Luis A. Nicolau Gutiérrez joined the firm in 1990 and has been a Partner since 1990. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Competition and Antitrust, Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets.
Luis A. Nicolau has more than 30 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital markets transactions and banking and finance. He is a leading expert in assisting underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad. He has participated in many of the largest public Mexican M&A transactions, and advises foreign and domestic private equity funds on a regular basis. He has assisted numerous international financial entities in setting up their Mexican operations, including Scotiabank, JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, Santander and Morgan Stanley.
As to his experience in Fintech, he currently represents clients such as Mercado Libre, Todito, Bitso, Albo and different strategic investments, in regulation matters of financial technology institutions, as welll as financial and investment regulation in such institutions.
He currently maintains several board memberships, including at Grupo Posadas, Coca-Cola FEMSA, the public equity fund IGNIA, Morgan Stanley Mexico, UBS Asesores, KIO Networks, Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, Gentera, and of the investment committee of Promotora Social México; ex President of Fullbright Mexico’s Governing Body, former member of the board of directors of Vitro, Grupo Modelo and Papalote Museo del Niño, former member of the board of directors of the Indian Mountain School and former member of the Supervisory Board of the Mexican Stock Exchange.
He worked as a Foreign Associate at Johnson & Gibbs, Dallas, and at Shearman & Sterling, New York.
Represented Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as representatives of the underwriters in the offering by Fomento Económico Mexicano of USD$700 million of its 3.500% Notes due 2050.
Represented Goldman Sachs, BofA Securities, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) and MUFG Securities, as representatives of the initial purchasers in the offering by Banorte, of USD$500 million of its 8.375% Perpetual 10-Year Callable Subordinated Non-Preferred Non-Cumulative Tier 1 Capital Notes.
Represented Discovery Americas in its follow on investment in Aerotransportes Mas de Carga.
Represented Banco Santander México in its issuance of USD$1,750 of its 5.375% Notes due 2025.
Represented BofA, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, as representatives of the underwriters in the offering by Fomento Económico Mexicano, of USD$300 million of its 3.500% Notes due 2050.
Represented Barclays, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as Initial Purchasers in connection with the offering by Operadora de Servicios Mega of USD$350 million of its 8.250% Senior Notes due 2025.
Represented Barclays Capital, BBVA Securities, BNP Paribas Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, MUFG Securities Americas, Scotia Capital (USA) and SMBC Nikko, as dealer managers in connection with the preparation of an Exchange Offer by Petróleos Mexicanos, to exchange certain outstanding securities for new issues by Pemex of new United States Dollar-denominted Notes due 2031 and 2060.
Represented Barclays Capital, BBVA Securities, BNP Paribas Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities, Morgan Stanley, MUFG Securities Americas, Scotia Capital and SMBC Nikko Securities America, as managers pursuant to certain distribution agreement, in the offering by Petróleos Mexicanos of (i) USD$2,500 million of its 5.950% Notes due 2031, and (ii) USD$2,500 million of its 6.950% Notes due 2060.
Represented Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, as initial purchasers in the offering by Aeroméxico of USD$400 million of its 7.000% Senior Notes due 2025.
Represented BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan Securities, as representatives of the underwriters in the offering by Fomento Económico Mexicano of USD$1,500 million of its 3.500% Notes due 2050.
Acted as special Mexican counsel to Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities (USA), Morgan Securities, BofA Securities, Credit Agricole Securities (USA), and Mizuho Securities USA (1) in connection with the offers by Petróleos Mexicanos to exchange any and all of its outstanding securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto (i) under the heading “Any and All Offers—Group A” for, at the election of holders of Group A Securities, either newly-issued 6.490% Notes due 2027 or newly-issued 7.690% Bonds due 2050, and (ii) under the heading “Any and All Offers—Group B” for at the election of holders of Group B Securities, either newly-issued 6.840% Notes due 2030 or or newly-issued 7.690% Bonds due 2050, and (iii) the Issuer’s outstanding securities set forth in Exhibit A hereto under the heading “Waterfall Offers” for newly-issued 7.690% Bonds due 2050; (2) in connection with the offering and sale by Petróleos Mexicanos of its USD$1,250 million 6.490% Notes due 2027, USD$3,250 million 6.840% Notes due 2030 and USD$3,000 million 7.690% Bonds due 2050, guaranteed by PEMEX Exploración y Producción, PEMEX Transformación Industrial and PEMEX Logística.
Represented Barclays Capital, BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley International, as initial purchasers in the offering by Crédito Real of EUR€350 million of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2027, in accordance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
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