Lauded as ‘the best M&A team in the country’, Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C.‘s corporate offering takes in advising domestic and foreign domestic clients on major M&A transactions and providing day-to-day corporate and commercial guidance. The group is frequently instructed by corporations, private equity funds, real estate investment funds, global development institutions and investment banks seeking ‘smart and creative solutions’. Leadership of the practice is shared between Jean Michel Enríquez and Jorge Montaño, both of whom specialise in M&A, capital markets, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as general corporate matters. Carlos del Río focuses on M&A, private equity and real estate, regularly assisting pension funds and private equity funds with real estate investments. Transactional specialist Eduardo González is praised as ‘surely the lawyer with the most experience and quality in M&A matters in Mexico’; Humberto Botti is signalled as an ‘excellent lawyer’ and takes care of domestic and cross-border M&A and debt investment transactions. Additional partners to note include Iker Arriola, who divides his time between the firm’s Mexico City and Madrid offices; Diego Barrera and Esteban Valadez (M&A, private equity and venture capital); and Gerardo Zimbrón, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2024. Edgar Ancona is the key counsel-level contact following his January 2024 promotion from senior associate.

Lauded as ‘highly skilled’ and ‘client-oriented’, the corporate group at Galicia Abogados S.C. provides transactional and regulatory advice to entrepreneurs, small family businesses, investment funds, and national and multinational corporations in the infrastructure, energy, financial services, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and retail segments. Core areas of expertise include domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity transactions, joint ventures, buyouts, divestments, spin-offs and public takeovers. A recent work highlight saw the group assist FEMSA with its acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of payment-solutions provider Net Pay. Leadership of the practice is shared between José Visoso and Ignacio Pesqueira. Visoso focuses his practice on M&A, financings and real estate projects and also co-leads the firm’s private equity group; Pesqueira also majors on M&A, along with private equity, real estate and general corporate matters. Christian Lippert specialises in M&A transactions, antitrust and compliance mandates; Héctor Kuri has a particular focus on M&A transactions involving the mining segment; and Ricardo García takes care of TMT, technology and e-commerce transactions. Key names to note at associate level include seniors Roxana Schäfer, María Fernanda Luna, Mariana Islas and Florencio Madariaga. Florent Patoret was promoted to the partnership in January 2024.

Standing out for its ‘proactivity and client service’, the corporate team at Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes S.C. specialises in assisting with transactions that include M&A, stock acquisitions, asset sales, private equity investments, joint ventures and mezzanine investments. Banks, private equity firms, and multinationals in the infrastructure, financial services, energy and real estate sectors frequently feature on the group’s client roster. A recent standout matter saw the group assist Grupo IMSA with the sale of its 100% interest in Andermex to Grupo Orbia. Five partners co-lead the practice: Pablo Mijares, Ricardo Maldonado, Patricio Trad, Ignacio Armida, and Francisco Glennie. Mijares specialises in M&A and private equity transactions, as well as in public and private bidding processes; Maldonado is noted for his extensive experience in M&A, joint ventures and strategic alliances; and  Trad handles securities regulations, corporate and structured finance, infrastructure, energy and general corporate mandates. Armida and Glennie both focus their practice on corporate advisory and transactional work, as does key contact Patrick Meshoulam; Lorenza Langarica majors on structured financings, corporate, real estate and energy matters. Senior associate Anacandy Perusquía handles a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, advising buyers, sellers, investors, sponsors, borrowers and lenders; associate Juan Pablo Betancourt supports on M&A, banking and finance matters.

Standing out for its ‘specialisation and subject knowledge’, the team at Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC is a strong choice for corporate mandates and M&A transactions. Boasting a London office in addition to its Mexico City base, the group is well-placed to assist multinational players in the insurance, financial services, telecoms, tech and real estate segments with cross-border M&A, joint ventures, strategic alliances, associations, takeovers, divestitures and regulatory matters. Recent months have seen the team advise Mapfre Group on the acquisition of 94.4% of the capital stock of Mexican insurance company Insignia Life for an initial amount of €85m. Michell Nader steers the practice and brings profound M&A experience to the table, in addition to a substantial track record in debt restructurings and financial transactions involving the real estate and telecoms sectors. Additional pre-eminent partners include Julián Garza, who has keen transactional and regulatory expertise; Hans Goebel, who garners client praise for his creativity and is well-versed in M&A and private equity transactions; insurance and corporate specialist Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly, who divides his time between London and Mexico City; and Luciano Pérez, who has focused his practice on specialised transactional matters involving the insurance, banking and fintech segments. Of counsel José Manuel Zavala handles of corporate and transactional work, advising companies on M&A, joint ventures, private equity and corporate governance matters; while senior associate Miguel Ángel González supports across the range of corporate matters. Former partners Hector Arangua and José Humberto Rocha left the firm in January 2023.

The ‘highly-trained’ team at Greenberg Traurig, S.C. is lauded by clients for its ‘skills, talent and creativity’, and actively participates in M&A transactions involving companies in the energy, infrastructure, real estate, telecoms, pharmaceutical and financial services segments. The group frequently assists with the structuring, negotiation and completion of domestic and cross-border sale-of-control transactions, business combinations and recapitalisation transactions. Two partners share leadership of the practice: Miguel Yturbe and Arturo Pérez Estrada. Yturbe specialises in banking and finance, capital markets, and general corporate matters, as well as M&A transactions across Mexico and Latin America; Pérez Estrada handles M&A, private equity, venture capital and fintech mandates, as well as general corporate matters. Additional key contacts include Victor Manuel Frías (M&A, corporate governance, compliance); José Raz Guzmán (banking and finance, M&A, capital markets); Luis Cortés Panameño (project finance, M&A, joint ventures, and cross-border financings); Gabriel Lozano (private equity and venture capital transactions, commercial loans, and securities offerings); José Antonio Butrón (project finance, capital markets, structured finance); Gabriela Palomino (who assists companies, sponsors, investors, private equity funds and CKDs with M&A transactions); and David Argueta (capital markets and financing transactions). The key names to note at associate level are Rocío Olea, Víctor F Callarisa, Ana Acosta Silva, Luis A Torres, and Adriana García-Cuellar. Antonio Robles Hüe left the firm in April 2024.

According to one client, the ‘business-oriented’ team at Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C. stands out for its ‘availability, dedication, and understanding’. The focus of the practice group’s work lies in assisting domestic and international companies with M&A transactions, private equity fund management, divestments, negotiations, due diligence, and regulatory compliance. It is frequently instructed by corporate clients working in the infrastructure, energy, real estate, pharmaceutical, healthcare and financial services sectors, and a recent work highlight saw the group assist Chilean human capital asset platform Rankmi with its merger with Mexican technology consulting and software agency Volanto RH. Luis Nicolau steers the department and specialises in finance, corporate and capital markets mandates, for which he is frequently called upon by foreign and domestic private equity funds and international financial entities. Eduardo Triulzi (banking and finance, M&A); market mainstay Jean Paul Farah (capital markets, energy and infrastructure projects, restructurings, and M&A); Gabriel Robles (banking and finance, M&A, capital markets); Héctor Cárdenas Ortega (M&A and Real Estate); and Eric Silberstein (capital markets and M&A) are additional key department figures. Following the June 2023 departure of Daniel Kuri Breña R, Eduardo Aiza Vaudrecourt is the name to note at associate level.

Acting for multinational corporations, private equity fund managers, family offices, and startups across the consumer goods, automotive, energy, financial services and real estate segments, the sizable team at Von Wobeser y Sierra, SC handles a broad range of corporate advisory and transactional matters. Key areas of expertise include advising on M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, private capital investments and exit transactions. Practice co-head Luis Burgueño focuses on private and public M&A, joint-venture, corporate governance and financing mandates; while fellow co-lead Pablo Jiménez also majors on M&A transactions and corporate governance, and is a member of the firm’s ESG practice group. Additional key partners include automotive and manufacturing industry group co-lead Rupert Hüttler; real estate practice head Pablo Saez; corporate and transactional generalist Alberto Córdoba; venture capital and private equity specialist Alejandro Orellana; and Javier Betancourt, whose broad practice takes in corporate, M&A, and banking and finance - he was promoted to the partnership in January 2024. Counsel Gloria Martínez majors on corporate, banking, cybersecurity and fintech mandates; while senior associate Manuel Martínez is particularly involved in real estate transactions.

Noted for its ‘very good local and global expertise’, the sizable team at Baker McKenzie Abogados, S.C. is regularly called upon by public and private companies, investment banks, venture capital firms, startups and equity firms for its corporate and M&A capabilities. Spread across locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juárez, Monterrey and Tijuana, the practice group specialises in corporate matters, M&A, joint ventures, global restructurings and venture capital mandates. Ciudad Juárez-based Jorge L Ruiz coordinates the national transactional practice group and has particular experience with regards to corporate and M&A mandates involving the mining and automotive sectors. Reynaldo Vizcarra-Mendez handles matters of foreign investment, banking and finance, and international agreements. Carlo Pérez-Arizti, who is singled out for his ‘excellent and timely responses’, focuses on M&A and venture capital matters. Lorenzo Ruiz de Velasco, for his part, is praised for his ‘proven ability to negotiate and reach agreements’, and majors on corporate and cross-border financial transactions, M&A, and capital markets. Additional names to note include Stephanie Arias-Marruffo (corporate transactions); and Monterrey-based Rodrigo Montemayor (corporate and commercial law, M&A, project finance and real estate). Senior associate Jesus Perez-Palazuelos (M&A, corporate, contractual and foreign investment law) and associates Alejandra Heredia-Martinez and Javier Zenteno (corporate advisory and foreign investment) are also noted. All lawyers are based in Mexico City, unless otherwise stated. Senior counsel Gaspar Gutiérrez Centeno retired in January 2024.

With a team operating from offices in Mexico City, Monterrey, Querétaro and Guanajuato, Basham, Ringe y Correa, S.C. handles a range of corporate transactions, among them joint ventures, cross-border M&A, reorganisations and foreign investment matters. The group has particular experience with regards to due diligence for M&A transactions, and regularly counsels clients working in the financial services, retail, automotive and tech segments. A cohort of eleven partners share leadership of the group; key names to note include Mexico City-based Juan José López de Silanes, who focuses on corporate, M&A, real estate, and private equity mandates; Carlos Velázquez de León, who heads up the Monterrey office’s corporate offering; Juan Carlos Serra (corporate, energy, infrastructure); Jesus Colunga (M&A and real estate transactions); Pedro Said Nader (corporate, banking and finance); and Miguel Angel Peralta (banking, finance, and capital markets). Luis Luján is based in Querétaro and specialises in corporate advisory work and M&A. Gerson Vaca in Mexico City and Rodrigo Gardner in Monterrey are also noted for their contributions on corporate and M&A mandates.

The corporate department at Cuatrecasas handles M&A and related due diligence procedures, asset and liability transfers, joint ventures, and national and crossborder corporate restructurings, as well as corporate advisory work. Following its absorption of local boutique Rico, Robles, Libenson, S.Cl in January 2023, the practice added partners Iván Libenson and Gustavo Robles and thus expanded its transactional and regulatory capabilities. The group benefits from a robust international network that connects its headquarters in Spain to teams in Lima, Bogotá and Santiago de Chile, and is co-directed by Santiago Ferrer and Iván Libenson. Ferrer advises clients across the consumer, infrastructure, healthcare and real estate segments on M&A, co-investment, financing and economic competition; Libenson focuses on corporate and finance mandates. Gustavo Robles majors on M&A and strategic partnerships, as well as the obtaining of authorisations for complex infrastructure and telecoms transactions. The key senior associate-level contacts are Analy Velasco and Fernando Ruiz; both focus on corporate, commercial and transactional matters.

DLA Piper Mexico‘s corporate team is well-versed in a range of transactions including public and private M&A, spin-offs, asset sales, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Additional pillars of practice include due diligence, tax planning and corporate governance. Four practitioners share leadership of the group. Office co-director Mauricio Valdespino routinely advises private equity firms and institutional investors on complex M&A transactions; while Álvaro Garza-Galván provides both advisory and transactional support. Diego Martinez, in turn, takes care of corporate finance and debt restructuring transactions; and Jorge Benejam completes the leadership group, specialising in M&A and antitrust matters, with a particular focus on the life science, telecom and tech sectors.

The group at Hogan Lovells handles the full spectrum of corporate transactions and has additional expertise in foreign investment matters, due diligence review, contracts negotiation, restructurings and corporate reorganisations. The practice’s diverse client roster includes household names in the food, banking, aerospace and retail segments. A group of six partners share leadership; key names in Mexico City include Juan Francisco Torres Landa, who routinely assists corporate clients with their arrivals to the Mexican market; Federico De Noriega, who focuses on finance, M&A and data privacy mandates; and Carlos Ramos Miranda, who splits his time between Mexico City and Houston and whose broad practice takes in due diligence for M&A transactions, the securing of regulatory permits and internal investigations. At the Monterrey office, Guillermo González Frankenberger specialises in M&A, real estate, and corporate governance; Gina Decanini majors on corporate, financing, real estate and commercial matters. Counsel Andrea López De La Campa and senior associate Karla Rabasa are the key non-partner contacts for corporate and M&A work at the Mexico City office. Mario Jorge Yañez left the firm in October 2023.

Holland & Knight's Mexican corporate team takes care of a range of related transactions, including M&A, joint venture, private equity, reorganisations and dissolutions. In addition, the drafting of commercial contracts and the provision of corporate governance advice are additional areas of expertise. The group’s client roster includes domestic and international corporations working in the petrochemicals, tech, transportation, hospitality and banking segments. The firm saw its ranks grow in April 2023, when it onboarded seven partners, two senior counsels, and eight associates from Sánchez Devanny. The corporate/M&A practice welcomed four of those partners to the firm’s Monterrey office: Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza, Humberto Morales Barrón, Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño and Oscar Quiróz Chávez ; their arrival considerably bolster's the practices capacity. Luis Rubio steers the group from Mexico City and has experience assisting companies, trade associations, and government bodies with complex corporate matters. Additional names to note in Mexico City include Octavio Lecona (telecoms, media, tech and M&A); Selene Espinosa (corporate and securities law); and Jaime Israel Moreno Treviño (corporate and real estate transactions). Xavier Mangino and senior counsel Elena Ibarrola left the firm in March 2024.

Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar's ‘solutions-focused’ team is lauded for its ‘commendable and exemplary’ client focus and specialises in a range of matters that include M&A, joint venture, private equity and venture capital, in addition to general corporate mandates. The group’s sectoral expertise takes in energy, banking, automotive, hospitality, manufacturing, and telecoms and it frequently counsels domestic and multinational companies, banks and SOFOMES. A trio of partners share leadership of the practice: founding partner Daniel Kuri Breña, who has focused his practice on assisting investment funds with acquisitions, along with capital markets and finance transactions; Luis Octavio Núñez, who covers M&A, joint venture, debt restructurings and securities offerings; and Jesús Sánchez Ugarte, who majors on M&A and antitrust matters, and has particular experience with respect to the oil-and-gas and manufacturing sectors. Rodrigo López Márquez's experience encompasses general corporate law, M&A and financings, and he is lauded as ‘highly attentive to his clients and available to solve problems at short notice’. Silvia Ema Roldan was promoted to the partnership in July 2023; however, Álvaro Sarmiento Lapiedra left the firm in January 2024.

Mayer Brown Mexico, S.C.'s corporate group advises on a wide range of transactions, among them M&A, joint ventures and divestitures. It is routinely engaged by funds, financing sources and companies in the alcoholic beverage, construction, e-commerce, automotive and logistics segments. The practice is co-directed by Raúl Fernández-Briseño, who is well-versed in corporate transactions and finance, and has particular knowledge of the infrastructure, telecoms, private equity and fintech sectors. He focuses on acquisitions, shareholders’ arrangements, cross-border transactions and corporate disputes, as well as regulatory issues. His fellow practice co-head, Francisco García Naranjo is primarily noted for his experience obtaining regulatory authorisations for the establishment and operation of financial institutions in Mexico, and has additional expertise in M&A. Key associate-level contacts include senior Javier Garibay (banking & finance, corporate, securities); and Eduardo Diego Fernández Forseck, who majors on joint ventures, and local and cross-border M&A.

Praised for its ’24/7 availability’ and ‘real transactional understanding’, the corporate and M&A team at what is now the Mexican office of Spain's Pérez-Llorca (following it's July 2024 absorbtion of González Calvillo) is equipped to handle corporate restructurings, shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, divestitures, share purchase agreements, and domestic and cross-border M&A. The provision of corporate governance advice to companies in the financial services, retail, tech, logistics and energy segments is an additional core area of strength. A recent standout matter saw the team advise Fibra Prologis on the construction, development, financing and operation of rooftop solar panels at industrial facilities located throughout Mexico. Key figures include co-managing partner José Ignacio Rivero Andere, who specialises in corporate finance, M&A and capital markets transactions; Jorge Cervantes Trejo, who takes care of M&A, project finance, private equity and energy matters; and Rodrigo Rojas Robleda, who deals with private equity, corporate and foreign investment work, as well as joint ventures and strategic alliances. Hernando Becerra de Cima (cross-border M&A, financing transactions) and Bernardo Reyes Retana (securities, capital markets, M&A, financial regulatory matters) complete the group of partners. Senior associate Jacinto Ávalos focuses on M&A, banking and finance, private equity and capital markets transactions.  Former practice co-heads José Victor Torres Gómez and Daniel Guaida left the firm in April 2024, as did counsel Rosa Elena Coto.

Sainz Abogados's corporate and M&A offering is centred on assisting corporations with domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including corporate restructurings, M&A, joint venture, private equity and providing corporate governance advice. The group has particular expertise counselling clients in the aviation, banking, energy, mining, pharmaceutical, and transportation segments. Practice head Octavio L Hernandez specialises in assisting private equity funds and financial institutions with investments, divestments and financings in Mexico and overseas. Alejandro Sainz is a -arguably the- leading figure in cross-border insolvency and restructuring mandates, and also handles finance and corporate reorganisations; Santiago Alessio Robles also majors on a corporate reorganisations, insolvency procedures, and M&A. The key names to note at associate level are Daniela Alcázar, whose practice takes in corporate restructuring, M&A and corporate compliance matters; and Lucía Laganá, who handles real estate transactions, M&A and foreign investment mandates. The team was substantially boosted by the arrival of established corporate, transactional and finance partners José Victor Torres Gómez and Daniel Guaida Azar, in addition to counsel Rosa Elena Coto, members of a more sizeable group that arrived from Gonzalez Calvillo in April 2024.

Lauded for its ‘excellent commercial knowledge’, the corporate group at Sánchez Devanny operates across three offices situated in Mexico City, Monterrey and Querétaro and is regularly instructed by domestic and international companies working in the automotive, retail, real estate development, pharmaceutical, manufacturing and energy segments. Areas of expertise for the team include stock acquisitions and divestitures, corporate reorganisations, M&A transactions, and the acquisition of financial entities. Key department figures include Monterrey office managing partner Ernesto Silvas-Medina, known for his experience in cross-border M&A, stock and asset acquisition transactions and joint ventures; Querétaro-based Diego Gómez-Haro, who is well-versed in the structuring of investment vehicles, asset and stock acquisitions and sales, and financing mandates; and Mexico City-based Jose Antonio Postigo-Uribe, who has particular energy-sector expertise and handles M&A, private equity, corporate restructuring, project finance and real estate. Daniel Maldonado Alcántara, also in Mexico City, takes care of M&A, contracts and real estate matters. Former Monterrey-based partners Gerardo Prado-Hernandez, Francisco Andrés Gámez Garza, and Humberto Morales-Barron left the firm in April 2023, as did senior associates Jaime Israel Moreno-Treviño, Oscar Quiroz, and Rogelio Azcárraga. In addition, partner Cristina Sánchez Vebber departed to establish her own practice in August of the same year. Following these moves, Marisol González-Echevarría and Debby McKey Durán were promoted to the partnership in January 2024 – both were previously senior associates at the Mexico City office and specialise in M&A, corporate governance, and joint ventures. Significantly, the firm is currently in discussion to merge with Garrigues' Mexico office.

The ‘very professional and well-prepared’ team at Santamarina y Steta is composed of lawyers based across the firm’s three offices - located in Mexico City, Monterrey and Querétaro. The group handles M&A and joint venture transactions (including the drafting and negotiating of transaction agreements and related due diligence), as well as corporate mandates such as incorporations, dissolutions and company spin-offs in the automotive, pharmaceutical, retail, hospitality and manufacturing sectors. Practice heads Juan Carlos Machorro and Jorge León Orantes lead the department from Mexico City. Machorro handles the development and implementation of investment and financing projects in Mexico, while Orantes focuses on M&A, corporate advisory and financing transactions. Additional key corporate and M&A contacts in Mexico City include Pablo Laresgoiti, Alberto Saavedra and Aarón Levet. In Monterrey, César Cruz Ayala and Guillermo Moreno are the names to note; José Ramón Ayala works from the Querétaro office and specialises in M&A, public tenders and project finance. Associates Ilse Bolaños and Daniela Flores support from Mexico City and Monterrey, respectively. However, senior associate Diego Acosta left the firm in May 2023, as did Carlos Argüelles of the Monterrey office in August 2023.

Lauded as a ‘collaborative, available, multidisciplinary’ team, White & Case S.C.'s lawyers are equipped to handle M&A transactions and provide general corporate advice to major multinationals, commercial and investment banks, private equity funds and entrepreneurs. A recent standout matter saw the group advise China Power International Holding and Zuma Energía on the potential acquisition of three renewable generation projects in Mexico. Henri Capin-Gally directs the practice group and takes care of a variety of complex corporate and financial transactions, as well as antitrust mandates. Sergio Márquez, who was promoted to the partnership in January 2024, specialises in capital markets, M&A, and banking matters; Fernando Vázquez-Chelius Solís focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, along with private equity transactions, and has a particular emphasis on the regulated industries. Associate Mariel Martínez Zárate majors on assisting corporate clients, private equity funds, and SPACs with M&A and equity investments. The team was strengthened with the January 2024 hire of real estate investment specialist Alfonso Vargas Mayoral (as a local partner), from Ritch, Mueller y Nicolau, S.C.

Chevez Ruiz Zamarripa’s corporate capabilities include advising domestic and international clients on the design, structuring, and implementation of transactions, including M&A, financings and restructurings. With the addition backing of office in Madrid and Houston, the Mexican team is spread between Mexico City, Querétaro and Monterrey. Mexico City-based Miguel Valle steers the practice and specialises in corporate, M&A and real estate; he regularly advises on joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as day-to-day corporate work. Additional key partners include Ana Sofía Ríos, who focuses on M&A, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance; and Jimena González De Cossío, who handles M&A and structured financing. Fernando González takes care of corporate transactions, including M&A, joint ventures and capital raisings. The practice was notably boosted at senior level in September 2024 with the hire of former Galicia Abogados S.C. senior partner, Humberto Pérez Rocha, whose practice takes in banking, finance and capital markets, as well as corporate and transactional work.

CMS Woodhouse Lorente Ludlow advises clients in the food, tech, energy and financial services segments on corporate transactions. Recent work highlights for the group include advising Danish company Scan Logistics on the acquisition of Belglobe Mexico (a subsidiary of Swiss-based logistics business Belglobe); and providing corporate governance advice to a cohort of renewable energy companies. Giancarlo Schievenini, who is lauded by one client as being ‘always one step ahead, knowledgeable, creative and pragmatic’, specialises in multi-jurisdictional M&A transactions and the provision of corporate advice to energy and infrastructure-sector clients. Additional key figures include Raul Zepeda, who specialises in fintech and banking-related transactions; energy-focused Luis Fernandez Lagunas; and César Lechuga, whose broad practice encompasses corporate, real estate, infrastructure and finance. Senior associate Alejandro Perera specialises in structuring and negotiating corporate loans and structured financing, with particular focus on infrastructure and energy.

The ‘truly exceptional’ team at Cuesta Campos y Asociados S.C. operates from offices in Mexico City, León and Guadalajara, and regularly assists domestic and international companies with complex corporate transactions, as well as providing day-to-day corporate advice and regulatory counsel. A recent work highlight saw the group advise Sun Gro Horticulture on its acquisition of Pelemix Mexico, and the practice’s client base also often features corporations in the food and tech segments. Leadership is shared between name partner Hugo Cuesta, whose practice takes in corporate governance and M&A; and Azucena Marin, who specialises in corporate restructuring, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures and asset-based lending. Senior principal associate Rafael Sánchez provides assistance on a range of matters including company incorporations, contractual negotiations and due diligence.

Operating from offices in Mexico City, Querétaro, Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez, EC Rubio's corporate team advises multinationals working in the hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, real estate and energy sectors on cross-border M&A transactions. The firm also has offices in León, Irapuato, and Puebla and - as of April 2024 - added capabilities in Monterrey through its incorporation of local boutique Fegamo & Vasaf. Names to note in Ciudad Juárez include Felipe Mendoza (foreign trade and tax) and Daniela Flores (foreign investment, corporate governance and compliance); in Mexico City, Eduardo David (M&A, corporate restructuring, and joint ventures) and Alejandro Montes (corporate, M&A, and compliance) are the key practitioners. Over in Querétaro, Sergio De La Rocha and Lorena Mejía both handle corporate work, joint ventures and foreign investment matters. Up-and-coming Mexico City-based counsel Daniel Magaña focuses on corporate, M&A, antitrust and compliance mandates.

Garrigues Mexico's corporate capabilities include advising on M&A, foreign investment matters and commercial contracts, for which the group is routinely instructed by financial services, energy, real estate, tech, retail and telecoms companies. The practice is co-led by Gerardo Lemus and Gabriela Pérez Sierra; Lemus’ expertise takes in M&A, corporate and corporate governance mandates, commercial contracts, cross-border financings, real estate and antitrust. Pérez Sierra has a track record advising sellers and companies involved in energy-related transactions, and more recently has had a certain emphasis on counselling fintechs. March 2023 hire Manuel Groenewold, previously at White & Case S.C., specialises in securities, banking and finance, and corporate matters. The key contact at associate level is principal Rodrigo Durán de la Vega, who has experience advising on private company and asset acquisitions, along with corporate reorganisations. Senior Gabriela Cosío is also noted for her focus on corporate law and dispute resolution.

The focus of the ‘excellent’ team at Ibarra, del Paso y Gallego is centred on the provision of corporate advice. Key areas for the group include corporate and commercial due diligence, the negotiation of shareholders’ agreements, and the drafting, preparation, negotiation and review of contracts. It is also equipped to advise on the provision of loans, as demonstrated in a recent and notable transaction for General Motors. Gerardo Gallego Diaz De Leon heads up the department and specialises in advising foreign and domestic investors on M&A and real estate transactions, as well as contract negotiations. Alejandra Gutierrez Pérez Avena majors on corporate due diligence, compliance, and real estate transactions. At associate level, seniors Jorge Cobos and Fernando González Gómez share specialisms in corporate and commercial transactional work.

The corporate and M&A practice at Pérez Correa González specialises in assisting both local and multinational corporations, financial institutions, investment funds and tech enterprises with complex corporate transactions. Particular areas of expertise for the group include the provision of corporate governance and regulatory compliance advice, as well as the negotiation of contracts. The practice is co-led by Luis González, whose broad practice takes in private equity, venture capital, M&A, corporate matters and real estate law; and Fernando Eraña, who has experience advising both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions. Younger partner Omar Aguilar M focuses on M&A and corporate governance. The key names to note at senior associate level are Eduardo Montenegro, who regularly assists private equity funds, fintechs and startups with corporate and M&A work; and Eduardo Yrigoyen, who is often called upon by energy, infrastructure, advertising and hospitality companies to assist with M&A and corporate governance. The team was strengthened with the May 2024 hire of Emilio Carrillo Peñafiel, formerly at Bufete Carrillo Gamboa, who is highly specialised in financial and corporate transactions involving the real estate, telecoms and energy sectors.

Lauded as ‘important business partners for any negotiation and implementation of M&A issues’, the lawyers at SMPS Legal handle the acquisition of interests in Mexican companies, the development of foreign capital structures, and advise on compliance with regulations applicable to all types of investments. The group - which is regularly instructed by investment funds, strategic investors, portfolio managers, real estate companies, and domestic and international banks - is co-directed by Eduardo Pizarro, María Teresa Paillés, María Esther Rey, Iván Pérez Correa, Daniel del Rio and Andres Pizarro Suárez. Pizarro handles the creation and structuring of corporations, spin-offs, and M&A; Paillés and Esther Rey are highly specialised in corporate and real estate mandates. Pérez Correa has focused his practice on private equity transactions, while del Río and Pizarro Suárez both handle a variety of foreign investment, real estate and M&A work. The key associate-level contacts are Nadiezhda Vázquez (banking and finance, corporate, and real estate) and Andrés González (capital markets transactions, corporate and M&A).

Monterrey-based firm Canales offers clients capabilities in general corporate work and governance, as well as assistance with M&A, joint ventures and leasing transactions. The practice group, which is regularly instructed by companies in the financial services, logistics, retail and real estate segments, is co-directed by Ana de la Paz Parga and Bernardo Canales. De la Paz focuses on advisory and transactional corporate matters, corporate restructuring and real estate work; while Canales, for his part, majors on corporate, project finance and aviation law. Additional contacts of note are capital markets, private equity, real estate and corporate partner Mauricio Montes Sepúlveda; and Emilio Sáenz, who handles energy matters, M&A, and corporate restructuring. Senior associate Javier Rodríguez provides the partners with across-the-board support.

The team at CDA Abogados, which garners client praise for its ‘quality, precision, willingness and dedication’, is regularly instructed by domestic and international companies seeking assistance with M&A, spin-offs, joint ventures, strategic alliances and corporate restructurings. Leadership of the practice is shared between Alejandro Díaz Steta and Luis Cervantes Castillo, both of whom were previously partners at Sainz Abogados. Both have broad practices handling banking and finance, bankruptcy and restructuring, corporate, M&A, real estate, and dispute resolution mandates. The team was further reinforced, recently, with the senior associate arrivals of Juan Enrique Lizardi Becerra (formerly at Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, SC), in August 2023; and Luis González Ludlow (previously at Kuri Breña, Sánchez Ugarte y Aznar), in January 2024.

The corporate team at Jáuregui y Del Valle, S.C. regularly assists sellers, buyers, private equity funds, family offices and banks with the structuring, negotiation and implementation of M&A transactions, reorganisations, spin-offs and privatisations, as well as providing corporate governance advice and managing shareholder conflicts. The group is co-led by María Fernanda Acevedo Olguín and Luis Rodolfo Flores Licona, both of whom were promoted to the partnership in January 2024. Acevedo Olguín specialises in corporate advisory and real estate matters, as well as the review, drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts; Flores Licona takes care of domestic and international corporate finance, M&A, corporate restructuring, corporate governance and AML compliance.

Corporate and M&A is a core area of focus for longstanding Monterrey-based firm Santos Elizondo S.C. The team advises domestic and international clients, including startups and multinationals, on M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate structures, regulatory permits and shareholder agreements. A trio of partners shares leadership of the practice: Guillermo Cantú Treviño, who focuses on corporate law, M&A and estate planning, and has significant experience advising domestic and international corporate clients on the sale and purchase of assets; Mario Zambrano Ábrego, whose broad practice takes in corporate and regulatory mandates, real estate, project finance and foreign investment matters; and managing partner Eduardo Botello Adame (corporate law, M&A, venture capital, and real estate). Also noted are Eduardo Manuel Garza Etienne (corporate, M&A, real estate); Jorge Alberto Arrambide Montemayor (corporate and energy law); and Gerardo Guajardo (corporate/commercial law, M&A, capital markets, and corporate restructurings).