Alejandro Gonzalez Lazzeri

Mr. González Lazzeri plays a major role in the firm’s representation of investment banks, commercial banks and other financial institutions, strategic investors and corporations on a range of financing transactions in Latin America and Spain, including syndicated loans, acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, bridge loans, asset-based loans, project financings, and debt and equity securities offerings in the international capital markets.

Recent banking representations include:

• the creditors and underwriters in the $1 billion out-of-court global debt restructuring of Alsea, one of the largest restaurant operators in Latin America and Europe, with a brands portfolio that includes Domino’s Pizza, Starbucks, Burger King, Chili’s Grill & Bar, P.F. Chang’s, The Cheesecake Factory, Vips and TGI Fridays, and refinancing of existing debt with the proceeds from the issuance and sale by Alsea of $500 million 7.750% senior notes due 2026
• a syndicate of lenders and arrangers of a $600 million term loan to Advent International Corporation to finance its $1.1 billion acquisition of a 22% stake in Oleoducto Central
• a syndicate of lenders and arrangers in a $1 billion senior credit facility to Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P.
• Castlelake, L.P. in connection with a $740 million term loan facility to Abra Group Limited to re-finance Abra’s existing $1.15 billion in senior secured notes
• Cinépolis in its $1.35 billion debt restructuring
• a syndicate of lenders and arrangers in a $8.3 billion refinancing of existing bank debt for Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s state oil company
• Grupo Bimbo in:
  • the refinancing of its $1.75 billion sustainability linked revolving credit facility due 2026
  • a $2 billion revolving multicurrency credit facility provided by a syndicate of banks to finance its $1.7 billion acquisition of Canada Bread Company
• a syndicate of lenders and arrangers in a $1.5 billion syndicated credit facility for Coca-Cola FEMSA’s acquisition of SPAIPA in Brazil
• the Werthein family in the seller financing for the acquisition of Direct TV Latinoamerica

Recent capital markets representations include:

• Becle in its $800 million Rule 144A/Reg S offering of 2.500% senior unsecured notes due 2031
• Bimbo Bakeries USA in its $1.25 billion Rule 144A/Reg S offering of senior notes comprised of the reopening of $450 million of 6.05% senior notes due 2029 and issuance of $800 million 5.375% senior notes due 2036
• the dealer manager in Fomento Económico Mexicano S.A.B.’s $2 billion tender offer of its outstanding 3.500% senior notes due 2050, 4.375% senior notes due 2043, 0.500% senior notes due 2028 and 1.000% senior notes due 2033
• the underwriters and initial purchasers in Coca-Cola FEMSA’s $1.25 billion offering of 2.750% senior notes due 2030
• the underwriters and initial purchasers in FEMSA’s:
  • €1.2 billion SEC-registered offering of senior notes in two tranche, which was named Corporate High-Grade Bond of the Year for 2021 by LatinFinance
  • $1.5 billion offering of 3.5% senior notes due 2050
• Grupo Bimbo in its $500 million Reg S high-yield offering of 5.95% perpetual subordinated notes
• Grupo Mexico in its $1 billion Rule 144A/Reg S offering of 4.500% senior notes due 2050
• a syndicate of lenders and arrangers in a $600 million Rule 144A/Reg S high-yield offering of 6.875% senior secured notes due 2025 by Río Energy, UENSA and UGEN
• Metro de Santiago in its $1.5 billion Rule 144A/Reg S offering of notes and cash tender offer for up to $500 million
• Transportadora de Gas del Sur in its 8.500% $490 million senior notes offering due 2031
• Albanesi Energia in its offerings of 13.250% senior secured notes due 2026, 12.50% senior secured notes due 2027 and 9.625% senior notes due 2027 for their newly issued 11.00% senior secured notes due 2031 and related solicitations of consents
• the dealer managers of MSU Energy’s exchange offer for up to $400 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.875% senior notes due 2025 for 9.750% and senior secured notes due 2030
• Atlantica in connection with the offering by California Buyer Limited (a subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners) of $745 million 6.375% green senior notes due 2032 and €500 million 5.625% green senior notes due 2032
• Levantur, S.A. (Grupo Piñero) in the negotiation of a long-term asset-light strategic joint venture with Zurich Hotel Investments B.V. (Hyatt Hotels Corporation) for the Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts, which includes 23 resorts, totaling over 12,000 rooms

Additional representations include:

• Lionel Messi in his agreement to play for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF. This transaction was named Sports Business Journal’s Deal of the Year