Guillermo González Frankenberger

Practice Areas

Commercial

Corporate Governance and Public Company Representation

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Our legal work in Latin America

Career

Guillermo Gonzalez has more than 25 years of experience in M&A, real estate, corporate governance, commercial, and corporate matters. He also has broad transactional-related labor experience.

His constructive negotiating and problem-solving approach benefits clients in commercial and industrial real estate sectors. His experience in cross-border and restructurings transactions includes specific knowledge in the maquiladora and automobile sectors.

He has led negotiations on restructurings, start-up operations, and acquisitions, including for family-owned businesses.

Guillermo joined Barrera, Siqueiros y Torres Landa (now Hogan Lovells BSTL) in 1995 and has been a partner since July 2009.

He is a member of the Mexican Bar Association and the U.S.-Mexico Bar Association, and is also a professor at the Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey.

Professional Memberships

Mexico Chair, The U.S. Mexico Bar Association (USMBA)

Member, Mexican Bar Association (Barra Mexicana Colegio de Abogados)

Mentor and Member, New Ventures Mexico Monterrey's Board

Publications

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/prior-consultation-of-indigenous-groups-in-mexico-for-development-projects-and-environmental-impact

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/real-estate-is-there-a-global-approach-to-esg

https://www.hoganlovells.com/en/publications/blockchain-understanding-smart-contracts

Industry Sector Expertise

Automotive and Mobility

Real Estate

Languages Spoken

Spanish

English

Experience

Representation, negotiation, and advice for the expansion of one of the main toy manufacturers worldwide for an amount of US$800m, for its block toy manufacturing facilities in Nuevo León, Monterrey.

Representation, negotiation, and advice for the sale of a portfolio of industrial buildings for $US220m.

Representation, negotiation, and advice for one of the main industrial developers in northern Mexico for the creation of an Industrial Park in Nuevo León, Monterrey.

Representation, negotiation, and advice for one of the main agricultural producers in the State of Nuevo León, Monterrey, in its general business and in the establishment and operation of greenhouses.

Representation, negotiation, and advice for one of the main industrial developers of Mexico in the acquisition and financing a portfolio of industrial properties for an approximate value of US$18m.

Representation and advice in the acquisition and investment for the development and construction of medical and high-end commercial facilities in a ​​26,674 m² area of Hermosillo, Sonora.

Representation, negotiation, and advice in the acquisition of Radar Industries Inc., by Shiloh Industries Inc. in Mexico.

Representation and advice in Mexico in the sale of Affinia Group to Mann + Hummel.

Representation and advice in Mexico in the acquisition of BBB Industries LLC by Pamplona Capital Management, its financing, and subsequent sale to Genstar Capital in Mexico.

Representation and advice on implementation in Mexico of the sale of the global biotechnology company Shire plc oncology business, to Servier S.A.S., for a total amount of US$2,400m.

Representation, negotiation, and advice on the purchase by Sage Automotive Interiors of the shares of Soko Seiren Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., owned by Soko Seiren CO. LTD.

Advice in the local legal structure, transition, and required permits for the acquisition of the global share of Sage Automotive Interiors by Adient automotive textiles in Mexico.

Advice to the main industrial developers in Mexico in the negotiation of "built to suit" leases, real estate sales, asset management, and general representation of issuers of (CKD).

Education