Luis A. Nicolau Gutiérrez joined the firm in 1990 and has been a Partner since 1990. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions and Restructurings and Insolvency.
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, HSBC Securities (USA) and J.P. Morgan Securities, in connection with the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation launched by the Mexico City Airport Trust (MEXCAT), as issuer, addressed to the holders of the US$6.0 billion of MEXCAT’s international notes, for an amount of USD$1.8 billion, and the consequent amendment to the underlying documents governed by Mexican law.
Represented the underwriters in connection with the offering by Pemex of MXN$2,616 million of Global Depositary Notes at 7.18% due in 2024.
Represented the shareholders of Invekra, in respect of their sale of a 30% stake to General Atlantic.
Represented Banco Santander in connection with the issuance in the international markets of tier 2 subordinated capital notes, evidencing the complementary part of the net capital stock of Banco Santander (México), for an amount of USD$1,300 million at 5.95% due in 2024.
Represented the underwriters in connection with the Initial Public Offering of shares of Grupo Lala, for MXN$14,055 million.
Represented Volaris, in connection with its initial global public offering of shares and ordinary participation certificates (CPOs) in México and abroad for an approximate amount of MXN$5,145 million.
Represented Grupo Financiero Banorte in the acquisition of the 49% of Seguros Banorte Generali and Pensiones Banorte Generali, for an aggregate amount of USD$857.5 million.
Represented the underwriters in connection with the public offering of shares by Grupo Sanborns of MXN$12,088 million.
Represented the underwriters, in connection with the global share offering by Organización Cultiba, for an amount of MXN$2,243 million.
Represented Gruma, in the acquisition of 23.2% of its own shares from Archer Daniels Midland Company for approximately USD$450 million.
Represented Grupo Modelo's principal shareholders in the US$20.1 billion acquisition of Grupo Modelo by Belgium-based brewer Anheuser-Busch Inbev.
Represented Grupo Financiero Santander in connection with its initial public offering conducted on the Mexican Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.
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