Market: Mexico

US ceramics group snaps up counterpart in Mexico

Basham, Ringe y Correa has helped US flooring company Mohawk Industries buy Mexican ceramic and porcelain manufacturer Vitromex, including advice to the company on its pre-merger review process before national competition agency COFECE.

21 March 2023

Mexican infrastructure group exits stock exchange

Jáuregui y Del Valle, SC has helped Mexican infrastructure and real estate developer Grupo Marhnos delist from the country’s stock exchange.

20 March 2023

SMPS and Chávez Vargas steer Mexican real estate loan

SMPS Legal has helped the real estate subsidiary of Mexican investor Gerbera Capital obtain a loan from a syndicate of lenders for 588 million Mexican pesos (US$31 million).

17 March 2023

US investor sells lighting assets in Mexico

Pérez Correa González in Mexico City has helped US investment fund Prairie Capital in the Mexican aspects of the sale of its global LED lights manufacturer Architectural Lighting Work (ALW) to Canadian lighting company LMPG.

17 March 2023

Mijares stars in Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte issuance

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes SC has acted as deal counsel in the 3.2 billion Mexican pesos (US$171 million) issuance of sustainable bonds by Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA).

15 March 2023

Garrigues poaches corporate partner from White & Case in Mexico

Garrigues (Mexico) has hired partner Manuel Groenewold from White & Case SC, bolstering its corporate and finance offering.

13 March 2023

Chilean HR start-up raises US$48 million in funding round

Three Cooley LLP offices and Villarino e Ilharreborde Abogados in Santiago have helped Chilean HR start-up Rankmi raise US$48 million in a Series A funding round led by Softbank and through its  merged with Mexican counterpart Osmos.

10 March 2023

Mexico faces NAFTA legacy claims as deadline looms

Canadian mining investors have lodged a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) legacy claim against Mexico and threatened another, as the deadline to bring such cases approaches.

08 March 2023

Brazil’s Villemor Amaral launches social security group with hire

Brazilian firm Villemor Amaral Advogados has launched a social security law practice by recruiting the founding partner of local firm Masaki Advgoados to lead the new department.

08 March 2023

Braskem and Dutch group partner for ethane project in Mexico

Baker McKenzie (Mexico) has helped Dutch liquid storage company Advario join forces with the Mexican subsidiary of Brazil’s Braskem to construct an ethane terminal in Mexico’s eastern state of Veracruz.

07 March 2023

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