Alejandro Santoyo

Practice Areas

Tax Law

Career

Alejandro specializes in tax advisory for M&A, capital markets, structured finance, estate planning and private equity. Advises large multinational, banks, global private equity investors and sponsors across multiple industries.

Professional Memberships

Mr. Santoyo is a member of the International Bar Association and has been an active member of the Mexican Colleague of Public Accountants, the Mexican Bar Association, and the Mexican Broker Dealers Association (AMIB), where he has served as member of their Tax Committees.

Publications

Alejandro has written multiple articles and papers on various legal subjects.

Languages Spoken

Fluent in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Experience

Alejandro was invited as partner of Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. in 2014 and previously worked as tax partner of Chevez, Ruiz, Zamarripa y Cía., S.C. for more than 10 years. During the years of 1997 and 2002 he worked for J.P. Morgan as tax vice president with responsibilities in Mexico and other offices in Latin America.

Work Highlights

Mr. Santoyo regularly advises large multinational banks and global private equity investors and sponsors on acquisitions and investments in Mexico across multiple industries. Most notably, Alejandro advised in 2023 a group of international banks on the ADSs initial public offering in the NYSE by Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, raising around USD$445 million.

Currently represents the Football International Federation Association (FIFA) in all legal matters related to the organization of the World Cup to be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada in 2026.

He also recently advised Innova Sport, a leading distributor of sports footwear and equipment in Mexico, in the implementation of its international expansion plan, through its investment in Masplay, a leader in this sector in the Andean region with a presence in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile.

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