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– Chambers and Partners, Latin America Guide 2026
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– Chambers and Partners, Global Guide 2025
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS LAWYERS PCGA
Our Mergers & Acquisitions team has extensive experience advising on tailored transactions for local and international companies, non-bank financial institutions, and private equity funds. We handle a wide range of matters involving share and asset purchases, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and related transactions.
Our services include comprehensive legal due diligence, risk assessment, and the design of optimal transaction structures aligned with the specific needs of each deal. We guide clients through every phase of the process, offering strategic, business-oriented legal counsel.
We are proud to be recognized as one of the leading M&A practices in Mexico, known for our technical expertise, practical insight, and commitment to delivering successful outcomes.
Representative Transactions
Corporate Acquisitions
• Advised and represented Talleres Estrella S.A. de C.V., a leader in the Mexican paper industry, in the sale of assets worth 400 million Mexican pesos entered into with Bio Pappel, S.A. de C.V.
• Advised and represented TMF Group, a global management services advisory firm, in the negotiation and acquisition of the Mexican accounting firms, Grupo KMC Campos y Campos, S.C. and Matas Lorenzo, S.C. The two operations took place simultaneously to meet the client´s objectives and timelines. The recent acquisition will enable TMF Group to enhance its offering and provide added value to its clients in Mexico and around the world.
• Advised Newell Brands Inc (NYSE: NWL), a global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of consumer and commercial products, in the merger between two of its most profitable Mexican subsidiaries: Newell Rubbermaid de México, and Sunbeam Mexicana to incorporate a $400 million dollars new company. The merger was a cornerstone in the corporate restructuring of the entire Newell group in Latin America, derived from the global acquisition of the Jarden group by Newell.
• Advised and represented Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) in the successful implementation of a merger that combined the business operations and assets of three of its Mexican subsidiaries in Mexico.
• Represented Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) in the sale of its interest in Newell Window Furnishings de Mexico, a leading subsidiary in the curtains, blinds, and upholstery business, by a Mexican subsidiary of Hunter Douglas in a transaction valued at $270 million dollars.
• Represented Sterimed, a French global leader in the manufacture and distribution of health-related products in the acquisition of Especialistas en Esterilización y Envase (EEE), , as part of its expansion plans in LATAM.
• Advised DB Zwirn (Fortress Investment Group LLC) regarding the acquisition from BBVA Bancomer of a portfolio of non-performing assets valued at $100 million dollars.
• Represented the shareholders of Espomega, in the sale of all its capital and intellectual property to Bunzl, Plc (LON: BNZL).
• Represented Vilebrequin in the acquisition of its exclusive distributor in Mexico.
• Represented Serral Laboratorios in the negotiation and structure of a joint venture with Pfizer (BMV:PFE).
• Advised Skyview Capital, a global private investment firm, in the acquisition of Conduent de México, a subsidiary of Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT). The global transaction, which involved several jurisdictions, was structured as a combination of equity and asset deal.
• Represented In-RGY Consulting, a Canadian human resources information system consulting firm, In the acquisition of Iane, S.A. de C.V. (AYAX), Ultimate Kronos’ Group (UKG) main partner.
• Advised in the sale of the equity of Tenedora Reyor to the Mexican subsidiary of the Canadian real-estate & project development firm UrbanHub.
• Assisted MCAM Advanced Materials Mexico (a Mitsubishi subsidiary) in the corporate global restructure of Q Engineering Plastic Products, world lead plastic product solutions provider, as part of the sale of Mitsubishi’s holding companies.
Joint Ventures, Private Equity & Venture Capital Acquisitions
• Advised a group of private foreign investors on the acquisition of the historic Tamayo House and Studio in Mexico City: the former home and studio of Rufino Tamayo, one of Mexico’s most influential artists of the 20th century. This landmark property is set to begin a new chapter as a hub for artistic workshops and creative programs serving local and international students, artists, and professionals.
• Advised the shareholders of Sportium in the negotiations for a growth investment with Northgate Capital.
• Represented Swvl (NASDAQ: SWVL), a Dubai-based provider of tech-enabled mass transit solutions in the acquisition of Urbvan, a Mexican mobility transportation technology platform. This acquisition marked the expansion of Swvl into the Latin-American market.
• Advised Elevva, an Amazon and Mercado Liber brand aggregator in their soft-landing in Mexico, in the acquisition of several brands operating in Mexico.
• Represented the shareholders of Grupo Farmatodo in the termination of a joint-venture with Grupo Nadro and the sale of all of their shares to Grupo Nadro. Farmatodo is a pharmacy chain with strong presence in Puebla and Mexico City. Grupo Nadro is the principal wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical products in Mexico.
• Represented the shareholders of L’Attelier de Chocolat in the negotiations with a private equity fund for the sale of a portion of their capital.
Maquila Acquisitions
• Represented New-Indy Containerboard in the Mexican portion of its acquisition of Reliable Container in Tijuana, Baja California. Reliable Container is a subsidiary of Georgia Pacific one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet, and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products, and related chemicals. New-Indy is a joint venture between The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners LP. two private entities with experience in the paper and packaging industry.
• Represented Prairie Capital in the Mexican portion of the global sale of one of its portfolio companies, Architectural Lighting Work (ALW), a leader in providing interior and exterior architectural lighting solutions with LED lights to LMPG Inc, a leader in LED lighting solutions based in Montreal.
• Represented East West Manufacturing, LLC (EW) in the Mexican portion of the purchase of Eastprint Incorporated (EPI), a maquila of printed electronic composites and interface technologies based in Ciudad Juárez and in the acquisition of the Mexican operations of Compass Electronic Solutions.
• Advised Semtech Corporation in the Mexican portion of the sale of its subsidiary, Semtech Corpus Christi Corporation, to Micross.
• Advised Creation Technologies in the cross-border acquisition of Applied Technical Services, an electronics manufacturing services provider that designs and builds electronics components used in a range of products across industries.
• Represented Syntax Systems in the acquisition of Freudenberg IT Mexico (FIT), a global provider of cloud and Information Technology for first-rate medium-sized companies.
• Represented Bertram Capital in the Mexican portion of the global acquisition of Perennials & Sutherland, a leading company in the design and manufacture of acrylic fabric for interiors and exteriors and the development of luxury outdoor furniture.
Our M&A team has extensive experience in multiple “tailor-made” transactions with local and transnational companies, non-banking institutions, and private equity funds in a wide range of activities related to the purchase of shares and assets, joint venture and partnership models, and related transactions including analysis, due diligence and suggesting structures to the type of transaction, assessing the associated risks and contingency factors.
We are recognized as one of the best practices in Mergers & Acquisitions in the country.
Representative Transactions
Corporate Acquisitions
• Advised Newell Brands Inc (NYSE: NWL), a global manufacturer, marketer and distributor of consumer and commercial products, in the merger between two of its most profitable Mexican subsidiaries: Newell Rubbermaid de México, and Sunbeam Mexicana to incorporate a $400 million dollars new company. The merger was a cornerstone in the corporate restructuring of the entire Newell group in Latin America, derived from the global acquisition of the Jarden group by Newell.
• Advised and represented Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) in the successful implementation of a merger that combined the business operations and assets of three of its Mexican subsidiaries in Mexico.
• Represented Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) in the sale of its interest in Newell Window Furnishings de Mexico, a leading subsidiary in the curtains, blinds, and upholstery business, by a Mexican subsidiary of Hunter Douglas in a transaction valued at $270 million dollars.
• Represented Sterimed, a French global leader in the manufacture and distribution of health-related products in the acquisition of Especialistas en Esterilización y Envase (EEE), , as part of its expansion plans in LATAM.
• Advised DB Zwirn (Fortress Investment Group LLC) regarding the acquisition from BBVA Bancomer of a portfolio of non-performing assets valued at $100 million dollars.
• Represented the shareholders of Espomega, in the sale of all its capital and intellectual property to Bunzl, Plc (LON: BNZL).
• Represented Vilebrequin in the acquisition of its exclusive distributor in Mexico.
• Represented Serral Laboratorios in the negotiation and structure of a joint venture with Pfizer (BMV:PFE).
• Advised Skyview Capital, a global private investment firm, in the acquisition of Conduent de México, a subsidiary of Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT). The global transaction, which involved several jurisdictions, was structured as a combination of equity and asset deal.
• Represented In-RGY Consulting, a Canadian human resources information system consulting firm, In the acquisition of Iane, S.A. de C.V. (AYAX), Ultimate Kronos’ Group (UKG) main partner.
• Advised in the sale of the equity of Tenedora Reyor to the Mexican subsidiary of the Canadian real-estate & project development firm UrbanHub.
• Assisted MCAM Advanced Materials Mexico (a Mitsubishi subsidiary) in the corporate global restructure of Q Engineering Plastic Products, world lead plastic product solutions provider, as part of the sale of Mitsubishi’s holding companies.
Joint Ventures, Private Equity & Venture Capital Acquisitions
• Advised the shareholders of Sportium in the negotiations for a growth investment with Northgate Capital.
• Represented Swvl (NASDAQ: SWVL), a Dubai-based provider of tech-enabled mass transit solutions in the acquisition of Urbvan, a Mexican mobility transportation technology platform. This acquisition marked the expansion of Swvl into the Latin-American market.
• Advised Elevva, an Amazon and Mercado Liber brand aggregator in their soft-landing in Mexico, in the acquisition of several brands operating in Mexico.
• Represented the shareholders of Grupo Farmatodo in the termination of a joint-venture with Grupo Nadro and the sale of all of their shares to Grupo Nadro. Farmatodo is a pharmacy chain with strong presence in Puebla and Mexico City. Grupo Nadro is the principal wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical products in Mexico.
• Represented the shareholders of L’Attelier de Chocolat in the negotiations with a private equity fund for the sale of a portion of their capital.
Maquila Acquisitions
• Represented New-Indy Containerboard in the Mexican portion of its acquisition of Reliable Container in Tijuana, Baja California. Reliable Container is a subsidiary of Georgia Pacific one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of tissue, pulp, paper, toilet, and paper towel dispensers, packaging, building products, and related chemicals. New-Indy is a joint venture between The Kraft Group and Schwarz Partners LP. two private entities with experience in the paper and packaging industry.
• Represented Prairie Capital in the Mexican portion of the global sale of one of its portfolio companies, Architectural Lighting Work (ALW), a leader in providing interior and exterior architectural lighting solutions with LED lights to LMPG Inc, a leader in LED lighting solutions based in Montreal.
• Represented East West Manufacturing, LLC (EW) in the Mexican portion of the purchase of Eastprint Incorporated (EPI), a maquila of printed electronic composites and interface technologies based in Ciudad Juárez and in the acquisition of the Mexican operations of Compass Electronic Solutions.
• Advised Semtech Corporation in the Mexican portion of the sale of its subsidiary, Semtech Corpus Christi Corporation, to Micross.
• Advised Creation Technologies in the cross-border acquisition of Applied Technical Services, an electronics manufacturing services provider that designs and builds electronics components used in a range of products across industries.
• Represented Syntax Systems in the acquisition of Freudenberg IT Mexico (FIT), a global provider of cloud and Information Technology for first-rate medium-sized companies.
• Represented Bertram Capital in the Mexican portion of the global acquisition of Perennials & Sutherland, a leading company in the design and manufacture of acrylic fabric for interiors and exteriors and the development of luxury outdoor furniture.