Juan Francisco Mendez

Juan Francisco is a Corporate Partner based in Simpson Thacher’s New York headquarters. He advises clients on international corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic matters. Juan represents many of Latin America’s most renowned corporations, as well as global companies, investment banks and private equity firms acting in the region. Juan Francisco has significant experience in equity offerings (including IPOs and follow-on offerings); debt offerings (including investment grade, high-yield, hybrid, structured, project and sovereign bond offerings); merger and acquisitions (sell-side and buy-side, auction and bilateral negotiations) and joint ventures; liability management and restructurings; and other complex transactions and crisis management and investigation matters. Juan has worked with such companies as Pan American Energy and YPF (Argentina); Intercorp group and Breca group (Peru); Grupo Sura, Avianca and Ecopetrol (Colombia); Quinenco and Embotelladora Andina (Chile); Grupo Mexico, FIBRA Macquarie and America Movil (Mexico); plus global banks such as JP Morgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. His practice focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean. Juan Francisco is fluent in English and Spanish.

Juan is a member of the New York City Bar and the International Bar Association. He is also on the board of the Safe Passage Project and the Vance Center, and regularly assists with pro bono work for Pro Mujer.

BA, University of Virginia (1993); JD, Columbia School of Law (1998)