Gunter Schwandt

Gunter specializes in capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, fintech, structured finance, secured transactions and cross-border lending. Gunter is an expert in highly complex public issuances and securitizations and has developed in-depth expertise in CKDs (development capital certificates) and FIBRAs (the Mexican equivalent of a U.S. REIT), advising sponsors and underwriters alike.

Gunter spent a year working at international law firm Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago. He received his LLM (with honors) from the Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management. He graduated as an attorney (with honors) from the Universidad Iberoamericana.

He currently sits as independent member of the board of directors of Mercado Pago, Mercado Libre´s licensed fintech entity in Mexico.

The International Capital Markets Review, 13th Edition, 2023; Technology M&A, Fintech Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2023; Mexico Fintech Comparative Guide, Legal 500, 2023 and Lexology Getting The Deal Through 2nd Edition, 2020.