• Served as lead tax counsel to a Mexican casino operator on the proposed acquisition of a major competitor*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a Colombian family office in the structuring of a private equity fund*
• Served as lead tax counsel to Mexican sponsor in the formation of a real estate investment fund*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a Chilean family office in the structuring of its regional investments*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a US-based real estate investment fund on its investments in Latin America*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a US-based hedge fund in structuring lending transactions in Mexico*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a major original auto parts manufacturer, in the reorganization of its North and Central American manufacturing platform*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a Mexican industrial conglomerate in the negotiation of several joint ventures with US based automotive and technology companies*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a joint venture between a US real estate investment fund and a Mexican operator, in the creation of a platform to invest in Mexican real estate projects*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”) in its proposed acquisition of a Mexican target
• Served as lead tax counsel to a Mexican gaming company in its proposed merger with a US-based SPAC*
• Served as lead tax counsel to a consumer electronic products manufacturer in the reorganization of its Mexican operations*
• Served as lead counsel for a European-based automotive part manufacturer in the tax reorganization of their Mexican operations*
• Served as lead Mexican counsel to a power generation systems manufacturer, in the implementation of global tax strategies*
• Served as lead Mexican tax advisor on multiple global transactions with an aggregate value of $50 billion*
• Served as lead tax adviser to a US-based investment group in the development of a US$100 million exclusive luxury vacation housing community in Los Cabos, Mexico*
• Served as lead counsel to a US based REIT in the restructuring of its Mexican portfolio to allow tax savings in excess of US $80 million*
• Served as lead tax, legal and operational adviser to a major US-based buyout fund in the migration to Mexico of the manufacturing operations of several holdings*
• Served as lead counsel and tax adviser to several foreign-based family-owned or majority controlled companies regarding the establishment, operation, expansion and divestiture of their Mexican operations in the manufacturing and distribution, real estate, services and retail industries*

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Represented a European gaming company in the acquisition of businesses in Mexico, Peru and Panama*
• Represented a Japanese consumer electronics products company in multiple acquisitions and divestitures in North America*
• Represented a US-based cloud-based software company in the acquisition of an R&D center in Colombia*
• Represented an Israel-based energy technology company on the acquisition of a Mexican target*
• Represented a Mexican automotive company in the acquisition of several businesses in the United States*
• Represented a US-based consumer household products manufacturer in the acquisition of a distribution company in Mexico, in a transaction valued at $50 million*
• Represented a Canadian real estate brokerage company in expansion into Mexico by acquiring a local real estate company*
• Represented a US-based real estate investment fund in the acquisition, reorganization and divestment of its Mexican real property portfolio with a net asset value average of $850 million*
• Represented a US-based developer in the divestment of its Mexican portfolio in a transaction valued at $350 million*
• Served as co-counsel to a major US conglomerate in the acquisition of majority stake in the automotive battery division of one of the largest diversified industrial groups in Mexico*

Real Estate and Development

• Served as lead counsel to a Bogota-based real estate investment fund in the negotiation of development joint-ventures in Peru and Chile*
• Served as co-counsel to a US-based real estate investment fund in the proposed acquisition of a Latin American based REIT*
• Served as lead counsel to a US-based time-share operator on the acquisition of a property portfolio in Mexico
• Served as lead counsel to a US-based real estate investment fund in the divestiture of its interests in multiple development joint-ventures in Mexico*
• Served as co-counsel to the investment group that developed the Rosewood properties in San Miguel Allende, Mexico and Punta Mita, Mexico*
• Served as co-counsel to the investment group developing a 500-room resotrt in Cancún, Mexico*
• Served as co-counsel of the investment group that developed a major resort located in Baja California*
• Served as lead or co-counsel to several US-based real estate investors in the development of housing communities and resorts in Mexico, with a combined investment of US $300 million*
• Represented the real estate division of a major oil company in the purchase and development of a housing joint venture in Mexico*
• Represented a US based investment fund in the management of commercial real estate in Mexico*
• Served as lead or co-counsel to several US-based real estate investors in the development of three industrial parks in Mexico, with a combined investment of US$200 million*
• Served as lead Mexican counsel to an Israel-based defense contractor in a public bid process with the Mexican Department of National Defense*

Financing

• Served as lead Mexican counsel to a US-based private equity fund on the financing of a Mexican telecommunications provider*
• Served as counsel to a multi-national gaming company in the financing of its global operations*
• Served as counsel to a US-based insurance company in the structuring of its Mexican lending platform*
• Served as counsel to a Mexican gaming operator in the negotiation of financing terms for a proposed acquisition valued at $320 million*
• Served as counsel to several US-based real estate investment funds and investment trusts in the financing of real property portfolios in Mexico*

Intellectual Property

• Served as lead Mexican counsel to a US-based software company in the reorganization of their global intellectual property holdings*
• Served as lead Mexican counsel to an Israel-based software company in a licensing transaction with a Mexican casino operator*

Operations

• Represented a US-based worldwide refrigeration company in the establishment of Mexican manufacturing operations for three divisions and the operations of a joint venture with a Mexican-based conglomerate*
• Served as lead Mexican counsel to several Israel-based technology companies on all business aspects of their operations in Mexico*
• Served as co-counsel to three major Fortune 500 US-based automotive suppliers in the establishment of their Mexican operations with a combined investment in excess of US$350 million*

*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott

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