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Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Our Firm represents national and international lenders, investors, developers and contractors in connection with the financing, development and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects, including, among others, power (renewables and conventional), oil & gas (upstream, midstream and downstream), roads, water treatment, airports and ports. 

Our representation includes all stages of the projects, including providing advice related to project financing, bidding processes, project development, equity investment and divestiture, due diligence, regulatory matters, permitting, land and rights of way, offtake agreements, engineering, procurement, construction, operation, maintenance and other related agreements. Our projects team provides an integrated service in conjunction with other practice areas of the Firm, particularly our environmental and social and tax teams.

Through the past four decades, our award-winning projects team has gained a deep understanding of the relevant industries and has constantly adapted to meet market trends, changes in regulation and the need to provide innovative and sophisticated services to our clients.

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Gabriel del Valle Mendiola

Partner

gdelvalle@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7097

Alejandra Echeverría González

Partner

aecheverria@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7051

Jean Paul Farah Chajín

Partner

jpfarah@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7033

Asaf Jiménez Adorno

Partner

ajimenez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7081

Thomas Mueller-Gastell

Partner

tmueller@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7045

Octavio Olivo Villa

Partner

oolivo@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7040

Jorge Oria y Anaya

Partner

joria@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7079

Federico Santacruz González

Partner

fsantacruz@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7052

Ana María Alpizar Hernández

Associate

aalpizar@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7158

Tatiana Canales Cantú

Associate

tcanales@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7287

Ada Paulina Castillo Rodríguez

Associate

acastillo@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7094

Carlos F. Chiossone López

Associate

cchiossone@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7036

Axel García Ortiz

Associate

agarcia@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7292

Alejandra López Martínez

Associate

alopez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7282

Adriana Padilla Rivas

Associate

apadilla@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7080

Marco Portillo Díaz

Associate

mportillo@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 91787044

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Hernández

Associate

jrodriguez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7000

Daniela Solís Navarro

Associate

dsolis@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7005

Luis Alonso Suárez del Real Tostado

Associate

lasuarez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7000

Salvador Ignacio Torres Bremer

Associate

sitorres@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7056

Rodrigo Vázquez Sainz

Associate

rvazquez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7267

Santiago Zardain Escudero

Associate

szardain@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 9178 7095

Gerardo Barbará González

Law Clerk

gbarbara@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7262

Renata Cantú Vila

Law Clerk

rcantu@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165-7271

Lucero Casillas Arce

Law Clerk

lcasillas@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7259

Pablo De Arrigunaga López

Law Clerk

pdearrigunaga@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7260

Darío Hernández Guzmán

Law Clerk

dhernandezg@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7220

Jorge Narváez Wills

Law Clerk

jnarvaez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7258

Juan Carlos Pérez Rocha Caudillo

Law Clerk

jcperezrocha@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7296

Bernardo Rodríguez Caraza

Law Clerk

brodriguez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7280

Diego Rodríguez Rodríguez

Law Clerk

drodriguez@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7294

Andrea Vidal Apreza

Law Clerk

avidal@ritch.com.mx

+52 (55) 4165 7261

Featured transactions

We represented Mexico Infrastructure Partners (EXI), in the structuring of a new Fibra-E named Fibra EXI, as well as Fibra EXI in the issuance of MXN$22,159 million CBFEs, placed in the Mexican Stock Exchange through an initial public offer and distribution to investors of EXI Funds.

CLIENT:

Mexico Infrastructure Partners (EXI) and Fibra EXI

PRACTICE AREA:

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Capital Markets

CLOSING DATE:

August 2021

VALUE:

MXN$22,158 millones

LEADER:

Gabriel del Valle Mendiola

PROFESSIONALS:

Gabriel Robles Beistegui (Co-Leader)

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Hernández

Roberto Rosas Rangel

Juan Carlos Pérez Rocha Caudillo

OTHER FIRMS:

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. acted as external legal advisor to the placement agents: Santander, BBVA and BTG Pactual. Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. acted as special Mexican tax counsel to Mexico Infrastructure Partners and the Issuer. Greenberg Traurig, S.C. acted as external legal advisor of the concessionaires that were acquired by Fibra EXI. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as external legal advisor to the Issuer. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP acted as external legal advisor to the international advisors: Santander and BTG Pactual. Mijares Angoitia acted as counsel to ICA

We represented XiiX Energy, in drafting and preparing their model agreement for distributed generation projects.

CLIENT:

XiiX Energy

PRACTICE AREA:

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

CLOSING DATE:

April 2021

VALUE:

ND

LEADER:

Alejandra Echeverría González

PROFESSIONALS:

Marco Portillo Díaz

OTHER FIRMS:

N/A

We represented Ciclo Combinado Tierra Mojada (CCTM) and its affiliates, in connection with the refinancing of its debt, which included an issuance by FEL Energy VI of USD$953 million of its 5.750% Senior Secured Notes due in 2040; and the execution of a credit agreement between CCTM, as borrower, certain affiliates, as guarantor, and various financial institutions as lenders and issuing banks, for an amount of up to USD$170 million, all secured by the revenues and assets of CCTM´s 874.5 MW fully operational combined cycle power plant located in the State of Jalisco, Mexico.

CLIENT:

Ciclo Combinado Tierra Mojada
FEN Energy ("FEN V")
FEL Energy VI (“FEL VI”)
FEL Energy V (“FEL V”)
Fenergía México V (“FEM V”)

PRACTICE AREA:

Environmental and Social Impact

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Capital Markets

CLOSING DATE:

December 2020

VALUE:

USD$1,123 millones

LEADER:

Thomas Mueller-Gastell

PROFESSIONALS:

José Berrueta Ochoa (Co-Leader)

Héctor A. Garza Cervera

Santiago Llano Zapatero

Estuardo Anaya Soto

Eduardo García Ruiz

Marco Portillo Díaz

OTHER FIRMS:

Milbank LLP New York counsel to Tierra Mojada. Arendt & Medernach Luxembourg counsel to Tierra Mojada. Loyens & Loeff N.V. Dutch counsel to Tierra Mojada. Latham and Watkins LLP New York counsel to the lenders. Galicia Abogados, S.C. Mexican counsel to the lenders. Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg S.à r.l. Luxembourg counsel to the lenders. Loyens & Loeff N.V. Dutch counsel to the lenders.

We represented Actinver Casa de Bolsa and Santander Casa de Bolsa, as underwriters, in connection with the restricted public offering of energy and infrastructure fiduciary certificates issued by the FIBRA-E ORIÓN Trust, for an amount of MXN$650 million, for the acquisition of Autopistas de Tapachula, holder of the Concession of the Tapachula-Talismán highway.

CLIENT:

Actinver Casa de Bolsa
Santander Casa de Bolsa

PRACTICE AREA:

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Capital Markets

CLOSING DATE:

October 2020

VALUE:

MXN$650 million

LEADER:

Gabriel del Valle Mendiola

PROFESSIONALS:

Oscar A. López Velarde

Gabriel Robles Beistegui

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Hernández

OTHER FIRMS:

Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C., como asesor legal independiente de Orión EY, como asesor fiscal de Orión

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Related Awards

Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year

LatinFinance

Top Tier Firm

IFLR1000

Top Ranked Firm

Chambers Latam

Pro Bono Leading Lights

Latin Lawwer and The Vance Center

Law Firm of the Year in Mexico

LatinFinance

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Featured news

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October 05, 2021

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Newsflash - Initiative to Reform the Mexican Constitution on Energy Matters

On September 30, 2021, the President of Mexico submitted to the House of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados) an initiative to reform Articles 25, 27 and 28 of the Federal Constitution of Mexico (the “Initiative”). The Initiative seeks to reorganize the Mexican electricity...
04

October 04, 2021

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Ritch Mueller is recognized by LatinFinance as "Infrastructure Law Firm of the Year in Mexico"

On September 30, LatinFinance held the "2021 Project and Infrastructure Finance Awards" ceremony in New York, to recognize the most relevant transactions in the infrastructure sector, as well as the leading institutions involved in Latin America.  Ritch Mueller was recognized for third...
17

August 17, 2021

Energy and Infrastructure Projects
Capital Markets

Mexico Infrastructure Partners issues FIBRA-E in the Mexican Stock Exchange

Ritch Mueller represented Mexico Infrastructure Partners (EXI), in the structuring of a new Fibra-E named Fibra EXI, as well as Fibra EXI in the issuance of MXN$22,159 million CBFEs, placed in the Mexican Stock Exchange through an initial public offer and distribution to investors of EXI...
04

May 04, 2021

Energy and Infrastructure Projects

Newsflash - The President of Mexico enacts amendments to the Hydrocarbons Law

On March 26, 2021, the President of Mexico submitted an initiative (the “Initiative”) to the Mexican Congress, in order to amend the Hydrocarbons Law (“HL"). As discussed with more detail in our March 29th Newsflash, the Initiative sought to:  (i) require permit holders to...
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