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Luis A Nicolau
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Latin America 2025: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A
Lawyers profile | Latin America 2025: Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A
Luis A Nicolau
Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
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Banking & Finance

Mexico

17 Years Ranked

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Band 1

Capital Markets

Mexico

17 Years Ranked

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Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Mexico

17 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Luis A Nicolau

Latin America

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructurings and Insolvency

Career

Luis A. Nicolau joined the firm as partner in 1990. He has more than 40 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets transactions and banking and finance. He is a leading expert in assisting underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad. He has participated in many of the largest public Mexican M&A transactions, and advises foreign and domestic private equity funds on a regular basis.

Luis has assisted numerous international financial entities in establishing their operations in Mexico and has helped various fintechs obtain the corresponding authorizations. He also advises these companies on regulatory issues under the current legal framework.

Luis currently maintains several board memberships, including at Grupo Posadas, Coca-Cola FEMSA, GCC, Cuervo, Grupo Coppel, Morgan Stanley Mexico, Gentera, and serves on the investment committee of Promotora Social México. He is the former President of Fullbright Mexico’s Governing Body; former member of the board of directors of Vitro, Grupo Modelo, Papalote Museo del Niño, Santander México, JPMorgan México and Credit Suisse Mexico; former member of the board of directors of the Indian Mountain School; and former member of the supervisory board of the Mexican Stock Exchange.

Articles, highlights and press releases

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Pagosafe's UDS$50 million financing

Pagosafe's UDS$50 million financing

Aug 27, 2024
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Eric Silberstein, Eduardo Aiza
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United Mexican States' €2,000 million Global Notes offering

United Mexican States' €2,000 million Global Notes offering

Jan 24, 2024
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Ernesto Talamás Velázquez, Tatiana Canales Cantú
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United Mexican States' USD$7.5 billion Global Notes offering

United Mexican States' USD$7.5 billion Global Notes offering

Jan 11, 2024
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Ernesto Talamás Velázquez, Tatiana Canales Cantú
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Vesta's underwritten public offering of 4,250,000 ADSs

Vesta's underwritten public offering of 4,250,000 ADSs

Jan 2, 2024
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Maria Fernanda Ibargüengoitia Lira, Paola Igartúa Vergara, Gerardo Barbará González
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Vesta's IPO in the NYSE

Vesta's IPO in the NYSE

Jul 20, 2023
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Oscar A. López Velarde, Fernando Caballero Gout, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Hernández, María Fernanda Ibargüengoitia Lira, Paola Igartúa Vergara, Gerardo Barbará González
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United Mexican States USD$2,941 million Global Notes offering

United Mexican States USD$2,941 million Global Notes offering

May 24, 2023
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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FEMSA's partial divestment in Heineken of EUR€500 million

FEMSA's partial divestment in Heineken of EUR€500 million

Mar 2, 2023
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
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Pemex's USD$2,000 million Notes offering

Pemex's USD$2,000 million Notes offering

Feb 14, 2023
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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United Mexican States USD$4,000 million Global Notes offering

United Mexican States USD$4,000 million Global Notes offering

Feb 2, 2023
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Discovery Americas' acquisition of Servimsa

Discovery Americas' acquisition of Servimsa

Nov 30, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, Diego García Fernández Mora, Sofía Elizaga Sánchez
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Billpocket’s sale to Kushki

Billpocket’s sale to Kushki

Oct 13, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, James E. Ritch
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United Mexican States' USD$2,203 million offering

United Mexican States' USD$2,203 million offering

Aug 30, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Ernesto Talamás Velázquez, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Arcos Dorados' USD$350 million Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes offering

Arcos Dorados' USD$350 million Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes offering

May 25, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Gabriel Robles Beistegui, Juan Carlos Rodríguez Hernández, Lucero Casillas Arce
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Sanfer Farma's investment in Probiomed

Sanfer Farma's investment of shares of the capital stock of Probiomed

May 25, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Adriana Padilla Rivas, Cecilia Legaspi Chávez, Eric Silberstein Lerner, Tatiana Canales Cantú
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GCC's USD$500 million note offering

GCC's USD$500 million note offering

Feb 3, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Eric Silberstein Lerner, Marcelle Cohen Shehoah, Pablo De Arrigunaga López
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KIO's sale to I Square Capital

KIO's sale to I Square Capital

Jan 11, 2022
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Octavio Olivo Villa, Gabriel Robles Beistegui, Isabel Ortiz Monasterio Borbolla
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Bancomext USD$500 million Subordinated Preferred Capital Notes offering

Bancomext USD$500 million Subordinated Preferred Capital Notes offering

Aug 26, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau, Andrea Vidal Apreza, Daniela Curiel Cervantes, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
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Mexico´s EUR€1,250 million notes offering

Mexico´s EUR€1,250 million notes offering

Jul 23, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Carlos F Obregón Rojo, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Aerodromes Infrastructure’s MXN$8,241 tender offer

Aerodromes Infrastructure’s MXN$8,241 tender offer

Jul 22, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Javier Barrera Gazcón, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
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Discovery Americas invests in KidZania

Discovery Americas invests in KidZania

Jun 14, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Eric Silberstein Lerner, Estuardo Anaya Soto, Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, Marcelle Cohen Shehoah, Rodrigo Vázquez Sainz, Tomás Antonio Bayo Canalizo, Ximena Fernández de la Torre
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Vesta's USD$350 million notes issuance

Vesta's USD$350 million notes issuance

Jun 11, 2021
Authored by Óscar López Velarde, Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Eduardo García Ruiz, Joshua Párraga Saggiante, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez, Ximena García Torres
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Mexico´s USD$2.5 billion notes offering

Mexico´s USD$2.5 billion notes offering

Jun 11, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Carlos F Obregón Rojo, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Vesta´s USD$200 million share issuance

Vesta´s USD$200 million share issuance

Jun 11, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Óscar López Velarde, Eduardo García Ruiz, Joshua Párraga Saggiante, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado, Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez
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FEMSA´s EUR€1.2 billion Notes offering

FEMSA´s EUR€1.2 billion Notes offering

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Metalsa´s USD$300 million issuance

Metalsa´s USD$300 million issuance

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Gabriel Robles Beistegui, Daniel Kuri Breña Rosillo
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Operadora de Servicios Mega´s USD$150 million Notes offering

Operadora de Servicios Mega´s USD$150 million Notes offering

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Axel García Ortiz, Emilio Ignacio Lie Gastelum, Joshua Párraga Saggiante
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Alpek´s USD$600 million Notes offering

Alpek´s USD$600 million Notes offering

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Daniel Kuri Breña Rosillo, Gabriel Robles Beistegui
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Mexico´s USD$3,000 million offering in Taiwan´s Formosa market

Mexico´s USD$3,000 million offering in Taiwan´s Formosa market poner monto

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Carlos F Obregón Rojo, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Fresnillo’s USD$850 million Notes offering

Fresnillo’s USD$850 million Notes offering

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Oscar A. López Velarde, Eduardo García Ruiz, Joshua Párraga Saggiante, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado
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Mexico's EUR€750 million "green bond" issuance

Mexico's EUR€750 million "green bond" issuance

May 24, 2021
Authored by Luis A Nicolau Gutiérrez, Carlos F Obregón Rojo, Javier Barrera Gazcón, Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado

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