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About
Provided by Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez
Practice Areas
Mergers & Acquisitions | Capital Markets | Financings | Corporate Governance
Career
Ricardo has over 25 years of experience providing advice and counseling to Mexican and foreign clients on domestic and cross-border merger and acquisition transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances. He also represents issuers and financial institutions in several domestic and international, public and private debt and equity offerings, and advises clients in the negotiation, structuring and drafting of complex financings and in infrastructure projects.
Ricardo also focuses part of his practice to Corporate Governance matters, advising family-owned and publicly listed companies in related matters.
Ricardo serves as member and/or secretary of the Board of Directors of several private and stock exchange listed companies, including Consorcio Ara, Volaris, ICA, Grupo Televisa, Grupo Pueblo Bonito and Ollamani (Estadio Azteca, Club América and Play City).
On Pro Bono work, Ricardo actively participates as a mentor and lawyer assisting in matters of Endeavor México and of the Mexican Bar Association Foundation. He is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and of the International Corporate Governance Network.
Languages Spoken
Spanish & English
Education
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Law Degree
1991
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo De México
Diplomat Law Degree
1991
University of Chicago
Masters of Laws, LL.M.
1993
Chambers Review
Latin America
Market-leading partner Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is highly adept at advising on corporate matters, including the sale and acquisition of assets and equity investments in Mexico.
Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is based in Mexico City and is held in high regard by peers and clients for his capabilities in the capital markets domain. He boasts experience in the issuance of sustainability-linked long-term local bonds.
Mexico City-based practitioner Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez continues to be regarded as a notable banking and finance lawyer. His experience extends to assisting both lenders and borrowers with the structuring of sophisticated syndicated loans.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is an excellent lawyer with great capabilities and legal knowledge; he understands the business very well."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez has extensive and valuable experience in securities law and capital markets transactions in Mexico, as well as a deep understanding of regulatory bodies and counterparts."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is the lawyer to have in any complex legal transaction process. He is a great negotiator, practical and experienced, and he also quickly understands customer needs."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is incredibly knowledgeable and boasts robust experience. Above all, he provides a friendly service."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is an excellent lawyer with great capabilities and legal knowledge; he understands the business very well."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez has extensive and valuable experience in securities law and capital markets transactions in Mexico, as well as a deep understanding of regulatory bodies and counterparts."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is the lawyer to have in any complex legal transaction process. He is a great negotiator, practical and experienced, and he also quickly understands customer needs."
"Ricardo Maldonado Yáñez is incredibly knowledgeable and boasts robust experience. Above all, he provides a friendly service."
Articles, highlights and press releases
5 items provided by Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C.
Mijares in Latam Fintech Unicorn Investment
Represented SoftBank Latin America Fund in its USD 250 million investment together with Viking Global Investors, in Clip, a Mexican Fintech that achieved a USD 2 billion valuation, making it a new Mexican unicorn.
Televisa and Univision sign Landmark Deal to Merge Media, Content and Production Assets
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, have helped Grupo Televisa in a landmark transaction, pursuant to which Televisa’s content and media assets will be combined with Univision, to create the largest Spanish-language media company in the world.
Represented Alpek, in the sale of its two cogeneration energy plants located in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico and Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Advised Volaris in connection with the issuance of an asset backed trust.
Acted as Mexican counsel to Televisa on the execution of a credit agreement for a five year term loan in an amount of MXN 10,000 million.
Mijares in Latam Fintech Unicorn Investment
Represented SoftBank Latin America Fund in its USD 250 million investment together with Viking Global Investors, in Clip, a Mexican Fintech that achieved a USD 2 billion valuation, making it a new Mexican unicorn.
Televisa and Univision sign Landmark Deal to Merge Media, Content and Production Assets
Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York, have helped Grupo Televisa in a landmark transaction, pursuant to which Televisa’s content and media assets will be combined with Univision, to create the largest Spanish-language media company in the world.
Represented Alpek, in the sale of its two cogeneration energy plants located in Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, Mexico and Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Advised Volaris in connection with the issuance of an asset backed trust.
Acted as Mexican counsel to Televisa on the execution of a credit agreement for a five year term loan in an amount of MXN 10,000 million.