About

Provided by Santamarina y Steta SC

S+S is a leader in Mexico as legal advisor in the financial markets. We participate in debt and equity offerings, and public tender offers in several jurisdictions, often working together with distinguished foreign co-counsel experts in international markets. 

We advise financial intermediaries and participants in the Mexican and international markets, including investment funds, brokerage firms, mutual funds management companies, insurance companies and lending institutions, rating agencies, commission agents and agents of derivative instruments, as well as different Mexican issuers. We actively participate in diverse operations involving the National Banking and Securities Commission, the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Institutional Stock Exchange, the S.D. Indeval, S.A. de C.V., Institution for the Deposit of Securities, and the Mexican Derivatives Market. 

We also advise suppliers and consumers of all kinds of products and derivative instruments, including interest rates, foreign currency, equity, credit derivatives, repurchases and securities financing. We represent issuers, underwriters, credit rating agencies, agents and trustees in a variety of offerings and other transactions with securities and other financial instruments in Mexico, the United States of America and Europe.

We are front-runners in Mexico in programs of securitizing assets and actively participate with diverse credit rating agencies in the analysis of the legal configuration of structured financings.

Chambers Review

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Capital Markets - Mexico
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Santamarina y Steta is a renowned multidisciplinary domestic firm that fields a specialised capital markets department in Mexico. The team has experience assisting both underwriters and issuers with equity and debt transactions. The firm is regularly instructed by clients to assist with debt programme restructures and new issuances.

Work Highlights

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  • Santamarina y Steta's capital markets team assistedGrupo Sanborns with its delisting from the Mexican Stock Exchange and the privatisation of the company.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sergio Chagoya
4
Sergio Chagoya
4
Band 4

Partner Sergio Chagoya of Santamarina y Steta enters the rankings this year after obtaining market commentators' praise for his activity in debt issuances in Mexico.

"Sergio Chagoya is an excellent lawyer whose knowledge of the financial industry is exceptional."

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Diego Ostos
U
Up and Coming

Up-and-coming partner Diego Ostos is based in Mexico City and receives client endorsement for his prowess in notes issuances and structured debt financings.

"Diego Ostos' knowledge is key at guiding our company towards a positive outcome. He is an experienced lawyer in public offerings."

Ranked Lawyers at
Santamarina y Steta SC

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Sergio Chagoya
4
Sergio Chagoya
4
Band 4
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Diego Ostos
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Clients

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Alfa

Banco Invex, S.A.

Banco Mercantil del Norte

Controladora Comercial Mexicana / La Comer

Corporación Geo

Corporación Interamericana de Inversiones

Euroclear

Grupo Industrial Saltillo

Grupo Lamosa

Grupo Palacio de Hierro

Inmobiliaria Ruba

Interjet

Kimberly Clark de México

Mexican Stock Exchange

Rassini

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