Carlos F. Obregón Rojo joined the firm in 1995 and has been a Partner since 2006. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets.
Carlos F. Obregón Rojo has focused his mergers and acquisitions practice on advising private equity funds and specialized funds (by sector) in acquisitions of businesses and assets within the pharmaceutical, media, financial, restaurant and education services sectors, among others. He has also advised purchasers, sellers and financial advisors in sale processes involving public companies including complex tender offers and corporate restructurings within the financial and industrial sector.
As to his capital markets experience, Carlos regularly advises underwriters and issuers in respect of domestic and international debt, equity and quasi-equity offerings, including corporate bond offerings, sovereign offerings, capital development certificates (CKDs), real estate investment certificates (FIBRAs) and structured asset backed transactions, both public and private (involving auto loans, mortgage loans, equipment leases and infrastructure projects, among other asset classes).
He has represented domestic and international lenders in structuring and restructuring credit facilities for Mexican public and private sector entities, particularly focused on asset backed financings.
Carlos acted as managing partner of the firm from 2012-2017. He worked as a Foreign Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, from 2000 to 2001.
Represented Taco Holding and its shareholders (including Nexxus Capital) in its corporate reorganization and subsequent sale of its Krispy Kreme Mexico business to Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation and Glaze International Holding.
Represented the Underwriters (BBVA Securities, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) and Goldman Sachs), pursuant to which Mexico sold its USD$1,455 million 4.500% Global Notes due 2029 and USD$2,103 million 4.500% Global Notes due 2050.
Represented Engenium Capital, in its capacity as borrower and guarantors, in a USD$40 million Term Loan. Nomura Securities International acted as lead arranger.
Represented Morgan Santley, UBS Securities, Banco BTG Pactual S-Cayman Branch in connection with Docuforma’s offer to purchase its 9.250% notes due 2022 and the offer of USD$300 million, 10.250% Senior Notes due on 2024.
Represented Engenium Capital in the purchase of 51% of the shares representative of the capital stock of Tip de México and its subsidiaries, a company that provides long and short term trailer leasing services. The transaction also involved a call option for the remaining 49% of the shares. Additionally, a secured credit agreement was entered into by Engenium Capital with several Mexican banks in order to finance such acquisition.
Acted as special Mexican counsel to the Underwriters (Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Morgan Securities, Banco Santander and UBS AG London Branch) pursuant to which Mexico sold its EUR€1,500 million 1.625% Global Notes due 2026 and its EUR€1,000 million 2.875% Global Notes due 2039.
Represented the shareholders of Harmon Hall, an English language teaching institution in Mexico, in the sale to Talisis, a strategic investor in the educational sector, of 100% of the Harmon Hall's holding company.
Represented Daimler México in various public offerings of debt certificates for an amount, in the aggregate, in excess of MXN$10,000 million.
Represented Spruceview México in the issuance of its CERPI.
Represented Grupo MYT, owner of a portfolio of restaurants in Mexico, and its shareholders, in the investment in Grupo MYT by L Catterton, a private equity fund.
Represented Acon in the assignment to Promotora Forteza of Acon's rights as settlor and beneficiary over the shares representative of 40.95% of Betterware de México and BLSM Latino América Servicios.
Represented Northgate Capital in their investment in Zontaur which is a company that operates, through its subsidiaries, Hooters and Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurants in Mexico. The investment consisted on the subscription of a capital increase of MXN$434.974 million which represented 43% of the capital stock of Zontaur.
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