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 the Caribbean, 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:

• Credit Suisse and BBVA Bancomer, as lenders of a $1.55 billion senior bridge facility to GMexico Transportes a subsidiary of Grupo México to acquire Florida East Coast Holdings Corporation from Fortress Investment Group LLC
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch as lead arranger and the lenders in a 1.1 billion secured syndicated term loan facility to Minera Frisco to finance the acquisition of AuRico Gold México, S.A. de C.V. from AuRico Gold Inc.
• Bank of America and JPMorgan as joint lead arrangers of a $1 billion revolving credit facility to Pacific Rubiales Energy Corporation
• Bank of America and HSBC as global coordinators and mandated lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the syndicate of lenders in a $1 billion syndicated credit facility to Empresas Públicas de Medellín E.S.P.
• BBVA, Banco Itaú and Scotiabank as lead arrangers in a $645 million syndicated loan to Empresa de Energía de Bogotá in connection with its acquisition of equity interests in Transportadora de Gas Internacional
• HSBC Bank, Mizuho Bank and Bank of Tokyo as lead arrangers of a $1.5 billion syndicated credit facility and Banamex in a $500 million senior credit facility to Coca-Cola FEMSA to finance its acquisition of SPAIPA in Brazil
• HSBC Bank and Citibank in connection with $700 million in credit facilities provided to Coca-Cola FEMSA
• Americas Mining Corporation, a subsidiary of Grupo México, in a $1.5 billion senior secured credit facility
• Cinépolis in a $650 million financing, including a $350 million and MXP5.7 billion term and revolving credit facilities
• Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. in a:
  • $2 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders
  • $2 billion senior credit facility to finance its acquisition of Canada Bread
  • $1.3 billion senior credit facility to finance its acquisition of the fresh bakery business ofSara Lee
  • €300 million revolving credit facility
• Grupo México in a $275 million syndicated credit facility to finance the acquisition of two jack-up oil drilling rigs and two modular platform rigs to be leased to Petróleos Mexicanos
• Organizacion Soriana, S.A.B. de C.V. in a $500 million credit facility provided by The Bank of Takyo-Mitsubishi for the acquisition of Comercial Mexicana

Recent corporate finance representations include:

• BBVA, Citigroup and a large global investment firm as underwriters in Fomento Económico Mexicano $1 billion placement of bonds in the international capital markets
• BBVA, Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank as initial purchasers in a $1 billion Regulation S offering of 1.75% senior notes due 2023 by Fomento Económico Mexicano
• Citigroup, HSBC, JPMorgan, Mitsubishi and a large global investment firm as underwriters in a $2.15 billion offering of senior notes by Coca-Cola FEMSA
• Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V. in several Rule 144A/Regulation S offerings of senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $2 billion
• GMexico Transportes, S.A.B. de C.V. in its $1 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S initial public offering and listing on the Mexican Stock Exchange
• El Puerto de Liverpool, S.A.B. de C.V. in its:
  • inaugural $300 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 3.95% senior notes due 2024
  • $750 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 3.875% senior notes due 2026
• Kimberly-Clark de México, S.A.B. de C.V., in its:    
  • inaugural $250 million offering of 3.8% notes due 2024
  • $250 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 3.25% senior unsecured notes due 2025
• Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Credit Suisse and Itau BBA as initial purchasers in a $1 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 5.125% senior notes due 2023 by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.
• Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, HSBC and Itau BBA as initial purchasers in a $1.3 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due 2019 and a $300 million Rule 144A/Regulation S add-on offering of 7.25% senior unsecured notes due 2021 by Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.
• Merrill Lynch, GBM, Santander and a large global investment firm as global coordinators and initial purchasers in the $251 million Rule 144A/Regulation S initial public offering and listing on the Mexican Stock Exchange of Grupo Rotoplas
• Southern Copper Corporation, a subsidiary of Grupo México in its $2 billion registered public offering of unsecured notes

Recognition

• ILO Client Choice Award 2016-2018
• Latinvex Latin America Top 100 Lawyers 2016-2024
• Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2013-2024
• Chambers Latin America 2013-2024
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2014-2018
• Crain’s New York 2019 40 Under 40
• New York Law Journal’s 2014 Rising Stars
• Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America and 500 Leading Dealmakers in America
• The Legal 500 Private Practice Powerlist: U.S.-Mexico
• The Legal 500 Latin America 2012-2024