MIJARES ANGOITIA CORTÉS Y FUENTES SC
Established in 1994, Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes SC has become one of Mexico’s top transactional firms. With a much admired M&A and capital markets practice, it also boasts an impressive client list including the likes of the Ford Motor Company and Continental Airlines. The firm is represented by 22 listings across nine practice areas.
One of five lawyers listed in the capital markets chapter, Ricardo Maldonado-Yáñez is a leading name. He has represented issuers and financial institutions in numerous debt and equity offerings and recently acted for Credit Suisse, Accival and Casa de Bolsa Banorte in the US$470 million equity offering of Banco Compartamos. He supplements his capital markets listing with further appearances in the banking, corporate governance and M&A chapters.
José Raz-Guzmán also earns four listings. His aircraft financing work earns him a mention in the transport chapter. A “first-rate” name in the banking industry, Raz-Guzmán’s clients include lenders and borrowers in a diverse range of financing transaction. In terms of capital markets work he was also retained alongside Manuel Echave Pintado by Artha Capital for its CKD issuance. Highly regarded for the breadth of his banking practice, Pintado also features in the real estate and construction chapter alongside Lorenza Langarica O’Hea and Fernando Orrantia Dworak.
Horacio de Uriarte has extensive experience in the energy sector and advised a consortium formed by TransCanada PipeLines Limited, InterGe and Gutsa Construcciones with regard to the development, construction and operation of the Mayakan pipeline. As well as featuring in the natural resources chapter, he is recognised for his project finance, capital markets and M&A work.
Patricio Trad Cepeda is also highly thought of for his capital markets and M&A practice. He is acting for Sage Financial in the acquisition of the McDonalds Corporation’s Latin American operations and also represented Advent International Corporation in the sale of its controlling interest in Latinoamericana Duty Free, Mexico’s largest duty free stores operator. Francisco Fuentes is another one of the firm’s respected M&A practitioners and is “top-tier” for his expertise when it comes to cross-border transactions. In addition, he is lauded for his competition practice and recently assisted Grupo Televisa in obtaining approval from the Mexican Antitrust Commission to acquire a majority equity stake in Cablemas, Mexico’s largest television cable company.
Such a level of talent demonstrates the expertise that Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes SC has to offer as a leading corporate firm.
