Gustavo Rodríguez is a partner of the firm, with extensive experience guiding companies through Mexico’s most complex legal, financial, and regulatory challenges. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financing, estate planning, and investigation proceedings by financial and antitrust authorities.

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Gustavo is frequently sought out for matters that require not only deep knowledge of Mexican law, but also discretion, business acumen, and a long-term perspective.

 

Gustavo has advised family offices as well as national and international corporations in transactions that shaped their industries and has represented clients in high-stakes investigations and disputes where business continuity was at risk.

 

Additionally, he regularly assists family offices in estate planning, control structures and business continuity.

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SELECTED TRANSACTIONS

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• Fernando Chico Pardo and Family on their US$2.3 billion acquisition of 25% of Banamex.

• Grupo GICSA in the restructuring of its certificados bursátiles GICSA15, GICSA 17 and GICSA 19 for $3.4 billion pesos.

• Grupo Herdez in the segregation of Grupo Nutrisa through a dividend in kind to its shareholders.

• Grupo Angeles in its acquisition of Laboratorios Kener

• Barclays Bank in the restructuring of a financing to America Movil B.V. for 150 million euros.

• Grupo GICSA in the restructuring of its certificados bursátiles GICSA16 and a financing from Nacional Financiera for a total of $7 billion pesos.

• Grupo Real Turismo in the sale of a hotel portfolio to private investors.

• Chedraui USA in a financing for US$400 billion by a syndicate of banks including Bank of America, BBVA and Santander.

• Bachoco in the restructuring of a US$700 million financing.

• América Móvil in a revolving credit facility for US$2.5 billion, granted by a syndicate of banks.

PRACTICES

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Capital Markets

Financing

Corporate

Mergers and Acquisitions

Special Situations

Antitrust

Regulatory Compliance

Real Estate

Private Clients

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EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

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Escuela Libre de Derecho

Law degree, with honors.