Private Equity 2025

MEXICO Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Gabriel Robles, Héctor Cárdenas, Eric Silberstein and Eduardo Aiza Ritch Mueller

Ritch Mueller is a top tier multidisciplinary transac - tional firm committed to offering high value-added le - gal advice to national and international clients in the structuring, development, and financing of its private businesses and public sector projects in Mexico. The firm’s work includes transactions across various sec - tors including financial, industrial, infrastructure, en -

ergy, retail and services. With over 100 professionals, Ritch Mueller strives to deliver value to clients through an efficient and in-depth service, backed by exten - sive expertise and experience. The firm is ranked by Chambers and Partners in the Global, FinTech and Latin America Guides, the latter as a Leading Firm.

Authors

Gabriel Robles joined Ritch Mueller in 2007 and was named partner in 2021. His main practice focuses on advising financial institutions, public companies and private equity funds, in both national and international transactions. He also specialises in capital markets, where he has advised issuers as well as underwriters in the structuring of equity and quasi- equity public offerings and their issuance, in mergers and acquisitions, with special emphasis on the process of acquisition of both private and public companies, and in banking and finance, participating in major financing and restructuring transactions where he has represented foreign and domestic financial institutions. Héctor Cárdenas joined Ritch Mueller in 2010 and was named partner in 2022. He has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, advising buyers, sellers, and financial advisers in the sale processes of businesses and assets across various sectors, such as food and beverage, educational services, technology, automotive, entertainment, gambling and financial services, among others. He specialises in complex acquisition structures including tender offers, leveraged acquisitions, and reorganisations, with a special emphasis on advising private equity funds in their structuring process, as well as in their acquisitions and divestments of businesses and assets.

Eric Silberstein joined Ritch Mueller in 2016 and was named partner in 2023. He has broad experience advising buyers, private equity funds, sellers and financial advisers in the acquisition process of financial

entities and companies in various sectors (pharmaceutical, transportation, food and beverages, among others), in both domestic and international transactions. In the banking area, he has advised borrowers and lenders in structuring, negotiating and implementing structured financings. In addition, Eric has experience advising issuers and underwriters on public and private offerings, including corporate bonds and equity offerings in Mexico and the United States, with a special focus on Tier 1 and Tier 2 offerings.

Eduardo Aiza joined Ritch Mueller in 2011. His main practice focuses on advising financial institutions, private equity funds, and insurance companies on complex mergers and acquisitions. He regularly represents

purchasers, sellers and financial advisers in acquisition and sale processes across a wide range of industries, involving both public and private companies. Eduardo has particular expertise in regulated transactions, including M&A of, and investment in, financial institutions and insurance companies. In addition, he has broad experience advising financial institutions and corporations on the structuring and restructuring of domestic and cross-border financings across different sectors.

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