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Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Capital, Real Estate

Experience

Héctor Cárdenas joined the firm in 2010 and has been a partner since 2022.

He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, representing financial and strategic buyers, sellers, and financial advisors in the sale of assets and businesses across a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, education, technology, automotive, entertainment, and financial services. His practice includes public tender offers, financings, and reorganizations, with a strong focus on advising private equity funds in their structuring, acquisitions, and divestments.

In real estate, Héctor is actively involved in transactions related to the structuring and fundraising of private equity real estate funds, as well as in the purchase and sale of properties and developments.

Héctor gained international experience as a foreign associate at Simpson Thacher in New York.

- Represented Nexxus Capital in its investments in, or acquisitions of, and subsequent divestment of several companies in the food and beverage, construction, educational and technology industries.

- Represented Discovery in its investment in, or acquisition of, several companies in the education and financial services industries.

- Represented Linzor Capital in its investment in, or acquisition of, several companies in the education and technology industries.

- Represented Grupo MYT in the investment of L Catterton.

- Represented Kavak in its latest funding round.

- Represented Ivanhoe Cambridge in the establishment of a joint venture with Black Creek to develop and operate properties in Mexico.

- Represented CCLA in the establishment of a joint venture with GIC to develop and operate properties in Mexico.

- Represented Thor Urbana in the structuring, investment and acquisition of several properties to develop fixed used projects in Mexico.

- Represented Grupo Herdez in its tender offer to acquire shares Grupo Nutrisa’s shares.

Education

Harvard Law School

Master of Laws (LL.M)

2015

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Law Degree

2011

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Up-and-coming partner Héctor Cárdenas Ortega continues receiving support from market commentators for his corporate and M&A practice in Mexico. He is known for acting as counsel to private equity and financial players.

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Eduardo Aiza
Eric Silberstein
Gabriel Robles
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Héctor Cárdenas, Eduardo Aiza, Eric Silberstein, Gabriel Robles
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Héctor Cárdenas
Eduardo Aiza
Eric Silberstein
Gabriel Robles
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Héctor Cárdenas, Eduardo Aiza, Eric Silberstein, Gabriel Robles
Article • Aug 2025
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Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
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Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
Article • Jan 2025

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Technology M&A 2025 | Mexico | Law and Practice
Authored by: Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, Marcelle Cohen Shenoah, Samantha Maasberg Lopez, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
Global Practice Guide Nov 2024 Article

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