Capital Markets
Latin America Guide 2025 : Mexico
Band 1
About
Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Galicia’s capital markets practice offers the full range of legal services across all stages and aspects of domestic and international capital markets transactions, helping clients to raise capital through debt, equity and equity-like products.
Our practice is known for unparalleled experience in project bonds, international debt offerings (144A debt issuances and Regulation S offerings), equity and equity-like transactions (IPOs and follow-on offerings), local debt transactions, public M&A transactions, asset securitizations and other structured financings.
The capital markets team has ample expertise and advises on corporate governance, compliance and other financial regulatory matters and are experts in sustainable finance & Investments: green bonds, sustainability investments, social bonds, private equity, structured finance, ESG funds and environmental assets.
The team works closely with the firm's energy, M&A and tax practices in securities and financing transactional work as well as with our litigation team on proceedings commenced by the Mexican securities regulator and/or that results from capital markets transactions.
We advise issuers and underwriters and have extensive experience and deep knowledge in multiple industry sectors, including financial, hospitality, food & beverage, energy, retail, mining, transportation and real estate.
Galicia boasts a market-leading capital markets team and is involved in the most complex and high-profile transactions in the market.
Chambers Review
Galicia Abogados is a solid full-service firm that boasts a prominent capital markets department in Mexico. The remarkable practice group is routinely sought out for its expertise in handling both public and private placements of debt and equity instruments. The capital markets team renders advice to issuers and underwriters, frequently dealing with securitisation programmes, bond and note issuances. The law firm is active in matters related to FIBRAs, sustainability-linked bonds, and international debt offerings.
Work Highlights
- Galicia Abogados' capital markets team advised the initial purchasers on the CEMEX's offering and sale of USD1 billion principal amount of its subordinated notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We receive fantastic services from Galicia Abogados. The partners are very hands-on and business-oriented, and they find solutions to every hurdle, which helps us a lot."
"We work very well with Galicia Abogados. The firm understands our business needs and provides timely advice, and the lawyers are committed to us, as they prioritise our needs."
"We receive fantastic services from Galicia Abogados. The partners are very hands-on and business-oriented, and they find solutions to every hurdle, which helps us a lot."
"We work very well with Galicia Abogados. The firm understands our business needs and provides timely advice, and the lawyers are committed to us, as they prioritise our needs."
Notable Practitioners
Distinguished practitioner Guillermo Pérez Santiago co-heads the capital markets practice in Mexico, drawing strong praise by market commentators for his remarkable securities knowledge. The much-admired lawyer handles a variety of operations in the field, including shelf registration of long-term notes and sustainability-linked bonds.
"Guillermo Pérez Santiago is the best capital markets lawyer in the market in Mexico. He is practical, business-oriented, knowledgeable, flexible, widely experienced, and has great availability."
"Guillermo Pérez Santiago is a very technical lawyer who is hands-on in the day-to-day of the transaction. He helps us solve complex matters."
Mexico City-based partner Maurice Berkman enjoys experience assisting with debt and equity transactions. His work in capital markets includes matters related to FIBRAs, CKDs and CERPIs.
"If we have any question, we know we can call Maurice Berkman and he is always available to talk. When I work with him, he is very clear in his explanations."
Mexico City-based partner Carlos Obregón Rojo boasts experience in assisting underwriters and issuers with a wide range of matters, including notes offerings, structuring CERPIs and sovereign debt issuances.
"Carlos Obregón Rojo is a great professional whom I have worked with throughout the years in several capital markets transactions in Mexico. He enjoys a very strong commercial vision."
Up-and-coming partner María de los Ángeles Padilla Zubiría continues to elicit praise from clients and peers alike for her activity in capital markets. María de los Ángeles is particularly active representing FIBRAs and banks.
"María de los Ángeles Padilla Zubiría is the lawyer to have on your side to resolve any concerns or negotiations in capital markets.She has extensive experience working with the CNBV."
Ranked Lawyers at
Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Mexico
Members
Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Head of Department
Jose Alejandro Cortes
Josefina Blanco
Ma. Angeles Padilla
Head of Department
Industries
Provided by Galicia Abogados, S.C.
Energy
Financial
Food & Beverages
Hospitality
Mining
Oil & Gas
Real Estate
Renewables
Retail
Sustainable Investments
Transportation