Mergers and Acquisitions

Our firm advises buyers and sellers, including Mexican and international private equity funds and strategic corporate players, in mergers and acquisitions involving publicly traded and private companies in Mexico, as well as in the purchase and sale of cash-flow generating assets located in the country. 

We have structured and implemented transactions with varying degrees of complexity, including public takeover bids, corporate reorganizations and leveraged buyouts, with respect to companies engaged in a wide range of activities (financial services, insurance, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, retail, transportation and others), as well as different types of assets located throughout Mexico, such as hotels, power plants and other infrastructure assets. 

Our services include both the negotiation of transactional documentation such as purchase and subscription agreements, governance documents such as shareholders and control agreements and project documentation (including, depending on the type of project, engineering and construction agreements, operating and management agreements, distribution, licensing agreements and administrative services agreements). 

Our M&A practice group works hand in hand with our antitrust, tax, environmental and social and regulatory teams. Projects may also involve energy and infrastructure or real estate expertise provided by members of those practice areas

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Featured transactions


We represented Nacer Global Education, the majority shareholder of Lottus Education, in the investment made by Kans Capital in Lottus Education, a platform specialized in educational services.

CLIENT:

Nacer Global Education

PRACTICE AREA:

Mergers and Acquisitions

CLOSING DATE:

November 2024

VALUE:

MXN$750 million

PROFESSIONALS:

Marcelle Cohen Shehoah

OTHER FIRMS:

Kans Capital: Chávez Vargas Abogados, y Muñoz Manzo y Ocampo. Lottus Education: Muñoz Manzo y Ocampo, y Greenberg Traurig.

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We represented ABB, in its joint venture with Grupo Niedax, to integrate both companies' cable tray businesses and offer advanced solutions to electrical contractors, distributors, and integrators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

CLIENT:

ABB

PRACTICE AREA:

Mergers and Acquisitions

CLOSING DATE:

November 2024

VALUE:

ND

OTHER FIRMS:

Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton acting as lead counsel

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We represented QX Global Group, a global consultancy firm with various satellite offices, in the sale process for its disposition of shares in its Mexican subsidiary Chazey Partners México. 

CLIENT:

QX Global Group

PRACTICE AREA:

Mergers and Acquisitions

CLOSING DATE:

July 2024

VALUE:

ND

OTHER FIRMS:

Dechert LLP - Counsel to QX Holdings Limited and QX Global Group Limited (United Kingdom); Posse Herrera Ruiz - Local Counsel in Columbia; S&R Associates - Local Counsel in India; Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC - Local Counsel in the United States; Sacker & Partners LLP - Local Counsel for pension matters in the United Kingdom.

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We represented ECF, in the acquisition of Grupo Pilsa, a Spanish leader in the distribution of small kitchen equipment and accessories for professionals in the restaurant industry.

CLIENT:

ECF

PRACTICE AREA:

Mergers and Acquisitions

CLOSING DATE:

July 2024

VALUE:

ND

OTHER FIRMS:

Pinsent Masons LLP, as counsel to sellers. Pérez Llorca, as Spanis counsel to EFC buyers.

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Featured news


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January 02, 2025

Mergers and Acquisitions

Ritch Mueller counsels Nacer Global on $750m investment in Lottus Education

Ritch Mueller represented Nacer Global Education, the majority shareholder of Lottus Education, in the investment made by Kans Capital in Lottus Education, a platform specialized in educational services. Learn more about our experience and team of professionals in the Mergers and Acquisitions...

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December 18, 2024

Ritch Mueller

Ritch Mueller - New Counsel Announcement 2025

We are pleased to announce the appointment of the following Associates as Counsel at our firm: Luis Miguel Posadas Yáñez, who joined the firm in 2013. He has more than 18 years of experience advising underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad....

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November 22, 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions

Swiss and German electricity groups grow LatAm presence with JV

Ritch Mueller represented ABB, in its joint venture with Grupo Niedax, to integrate both companies' cable tray businesses and offer advanced solutions to electrical contractors, distributors, and integrators in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Learn more about our experience and team of...

11

October 11, 2024

Ritch Mueller

Newsflash - Constitutional Reform on Indigenous Peoples’ Consultation

On September 30, 2024, a reform of Article 2 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States regarding the rights of indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples and communities (the "Reform"), was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation, which Reform entered into force on October...

Events


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19 March 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity Summit 2024

The Mexican Private Equity Association (AMEXCAP) held the 2024 Private Equity Summit, which brought together distinguished participants including funds, domestic and international investors, companies, financial institutions, and regulatory authorities to exchange innovative ideas, identify...

07

07 February 2024

Mergers and Acquisitions

AMEXCAP - México VC Day 2024

Due to the amazing growth of the Venture Capital industry in Mexico and the importance to promote the opportunities and the challenges to invest in this sector among potential investors and key players, Amexcap held the Mexico VC Day 2024 event, which brought together the most relevant Mexican GPs...

22

22 November 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions

Amexcap Members Day 2023

On November 22, Ritch Mueller had the honor of hosting Amexcap's Members Day at the JW Marriott in Mexico City. The event brought together partners from various investment funds, Amexcap executives, and our firm's partners, facilitating a valuable exchange of insights on strategic topics shaping...

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10 October 2023

Mergers and Acquisitions
Capital Markets

Latin Lawyer - Live Private Equity 2023

Latin Lawyer hosted the Live Private Equity 2023 event, which brought together top-level practitioners to discuss essential aspects of Private Equity and M&A in Latin America. Our partner, Luis A. Nicolau, participated as speaker in the panel titled "M&A: deal making, risk mitigation, and...

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