Finance

LópezVelarde,Wilson,Abogados / Attorneys - At - Law has extensive experience in commercial finance, representing both lenders and commercial borrowers. Our attorneys have been instrumental in assisting the Mexican government in reforming the local legal framework to permit modern finance practices otherwise hindered or prohibited under existing legislation. In this effort, we have acted as consultants to the executive and legislative branches of government in the modernization of several important commercial finance laws and regulations, including secured financing, securitization, commercial filing, bankruptcy, securities ownership and pledging, financial leasing, and others. Commensurate with this leadership role in the field, our attorneys have written extensively on issues related to the modernization of Mexico’s commercial finance laws and speak frequently in local and international forums, organizations and institutions.

Commercial Finance: Our commercial finance practice provides a wide-array of legal services including asset-based lending using both tangible and intangible property, revolving lines of credit, equipment and acquisition financing, guarantee trusts, receivables financing, factoring, floor-plan financing, and financial leasing. Our services also include securitization and structured lending, due diligence review and sampling of pooled assets, enforcement on default, recovery and disposition of collateral, sale of distressed assets, and loan restructuring. Our financial services clientele include local and international, public and private banks, independent finance companies and asset-based lenders. Our commercial borrowing clientele include manufacturing firms, construction firms, real estate developers, oil, gas and energy firms, and aviation concerns, among others.

Project Finance: Our project finance practice draws on our extensive experience in infrastructure and industrial projects, our thorough knowledge of the commercial and financial legal framework, and our understanding of the local political considerations important to each project. Our firm has the experience necessary to understand the complex financing scenarios and challenges appurtenant to each project, and to provide tailored solutions under Mexican law that accommodate the individual needs and objectives of our individual clients as well as the collective needs and objectives of the project as a whole. Our clients include institutional and commercial lenders, local and foreign project sponsors, suppliers, off-takers including the Mexican government, contractors, operators and insurers.

Real Estate Finance: Our real estate finance practice represents both real estate developers and lenders and covers all aspects of real estate transactions including acquisition, disposition, construction, joints ventures, and leasing for residential, commercial, industrial, mixed-use and tourism enterprises. We also have experience in the preparation, review and placement of mortgaged-backed securities, as well as in the transactional and regulatory aspects of real estate investment trusts.