Gunter Schwandt
Latin America Guide 2025
Band 3 : Capital Markets
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About
Provided by Gunter Schwandt
Practice Areas
Gunter specializes in capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, fintech, structured finance, secured transactions and cross-border lending. Gunter is an expert in highly complex public issuances and securitizations and has developed in-depth expertise in CKDs (development capital certificates) and FIBRAs (the Mexican equivalent of a U.S. REIT), advising sponsors and underwriters alike.
Career
Gunter spent a year working at international law firm Mayer Brown LLP in Chicago. He received his LLM (with honors) from the Northwestern University School of Law and a Certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management. He graduated as an attorney (with honors) from the Universidad Iberoamericana.
Professional Memberships
He currently sits as independent member of the board of directors of Mercado Pago, Mercado Libre´s licensed fintech entity in Mexico.
Publications
The International Capital Markets Review, 13th Edition, 2023; Technology M&A, Fintech Lexology Getting The Deal Through, 2023; Mexico Fintech Comparative Guide, Legal 500, 2023 and Lexology Getting The Deal Through 2nd Edition, 2020.
Chambers Review
Latin America
Capital markets partner Gunter Schwandt is experienced in securitisation and CKDs in Mexico, and is active advising on CERPI programmes and the issuance of structured notes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gunter Schwandt is a very organised lawyer. He is business-oriented and very practical, intelligent, always attentive and responsive."
"Gunter Schwandt is a very organised lawyer. He is business-oriented and very practical, intelligent, always attentive and responsive."
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