Rafael Robles is a founding partner. His broad domestic and cross-border practice focuses primarily on capital markets, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring.

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Our clients value Rafael’s high regarded as one of the most trusted advisors of Mexican tycoons, and for representing the biggest companies and financial institutions in Mexico in highly complex transactions.

 

Rafael brings more than three decades of experience, keen market knowledge and a true understanding of the financial and business objectives of our clients.

 

In the international arena, Rafael is regarded as one of the pioneers advising Mexican companies in their 144A / Reg-S issuances, exchange and tender offers, as well as other cross border capital markets transactions.

 

Additionally, he regularly assists governmental bodies in shaping the legal and regulatory framework concerning securities law, finance law, antitrust law and telecom law.

 

Rafael’s practice also includes advising private clients in wealth management, estate planning, asset relocation and international investments matters.

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Rafael has been recognized and ranked by Chambers and other respectable rankings.

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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.

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America Movil in:

• multiple domestic debt public offerings

• multiple international debt issuances

• its spin-offs and direct listings of its towers businesses, Telesites in Mexico and Sitios Latinoamérica, internationally

• multiple exchange and tender offers

• the reclassification of its capital stock

 

Grupo Traxion in:

• the acquisitions of Solistica, Medistik, RedPack, El Bisont, AFN, Egoba Grupo Sid

• its IPO

• follow-on offering

• multiple debt public offerings

 

Grupo Lala in

• its IPO and international 144A / Reg-S offering

• its go-private and delisting process

• its domestic debt public offerings

• multiple M&A transactions acquisitions

 

Grupo Nutrisa on its direct listing in the Mexican Stock Exchange.

 

RIMSA in its sale to Teva

 

GICSA in:

• its IPO and international 144A / Reg-S offering

• its multiple domestic debt public offerings

• its issuance of 144A / Reg-S notes

• its restructuring of CEBURES and 144A / Reg-S notes

 

Shareholders of Aeromexico in its Chapter 11

 

Grupo Chedraui in:

• its IPO

• its domestic debt public offerings

• in the acquisitions of, Smart and Final, Fiesta Mart, Carrefour Mexico and Arteli.

 

Grupo Sanborns in its IPO

 

Bachoco in:

• its go-private and delisting process

• its domestic debt public offerings

 

Banco Inbursa in

• its multiple domestic debt public offerings

• divestment from The New York Times

 

Grupo Kaltex in:

• the issuance of its 144A / Reg-S Senior Secured Notes

• its exchange offer and tender offer of its 144A / Reg-S Senior Secured Notes

• the acquisition of Grupo Milano

 

BBVA Mexico in its Tier 2  Subordinated Preferred Capital Notes

 

Mexican Stock Exchange in

• a joint venture with Nasdaq for the development of a new technology platform

• regulatory, reporting and compliance matters

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Grupo Angeles in its multiple acquisitions, including:

• Laboratorios Kener and CIMA Hospitales

• Grupo Angeles in multiple facilities agreements

 

Grupo IDESA in its cash tender offer for its outstanding 6.5% senior notes due 2028.

 

Cetelem in its certificados bursátiles shelf program.

 

GEF Capital Partners and Vinci Partners on its acquisition of Solistica Brasil and Colombia

 

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

 

FlyAcross’ alternative capital raise and debt placement with Prudential

 

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

 

Casa Ley in the repurchase of 49% of its capital stock from Safeway

 

Banco Sabadell in the sale of its stake in BanBajio to Temasek

 

Miniso in its private capital raising from Grupo Sanborns

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Tactive on is management buy-out of Evercore Casa de Bolsa .

 

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) in its acquisition of Montego Bay Airport in Jamaica

 

Santander Mexico in its Acquisition of ING Hipotecaria

 

Grupo Carso in its sale of its stake in Phillip Morris Mexico to Philip Morris International

 

Bondholders in FAMSA’s bankruptcy proceeding

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