Von Wobeser Y Sierra, S.C., ALFA International’s member firm in Mexico has varied and wide expertise in almost all kinds of corporate transactions.
Types of corporate transactions in which our firm has particular expertise
VWYS partners and associates have advised several clients in the automotive, construction, consumer goods, entertainment, culture, food and beverages, healthcare, information & technology, infrastructure, life sciences, manufacturing & maquila services, mining, oil & gas and real estate, tourism & hospitality industries:
- Acquisitions and divestitures;
- Corporate finance, including bonds;
- Corporate governance and restructuring;
- Domestic and cross-border transactions;
- Due diligence;
- Foreign corrupt practices and bribery;
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances;
- Mergers and spin-offs;
- National and international supply agreements;
- Public to private transactions;
- Regulatory approval processes;
- Shareholder activism;
- Takeovers;
The size of our firm’s corporate transactions team
Our corporate team is currently led by the following 7 partners and approximately 25 associates are involved in this practice area:
- Luis Burgueño
- Fernando Carreño
- Rupert Hüttler
- Alberto Cordoba
- Pablo Saez
- Alejandro Orellana
- Katharina Roehr
Examples of transactions our firm has undertaken
- Advised BMW AG in the negotiation and execution of their investment in San Luis USD +1 billion.
- Advised Anheuser Busch InBev in its acquisition of Grupo Modelo and the public tender offer carried out in the BMV and other foreign markets and the delisting tender USD +$20 billion.
- Advised Anheuser Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo in the strategic relocation and management of both high-level executives and staff after Anheuser Busch InBev´s acquisition of Grupo USD $20.1 billion.
- Advised Anheuser Busch InBev and Grupo Modelo in its divestiture of the U.S. business to Constellation USD +$5 billion.
- Represented The Coca-Cola Company and Mexican bottler Coca-Cola Femsa, S.A.B. de C.V., in the acquisition of Unilever’s Ades soy beverage business for USD $575 million.
- Represented Boral Limited, a U.S. manufacturer of construction materials, in the $2.6 billion acquisition of Headwaters Incorporated.
- Represented Valeo, a French auto parts supplier, in the acquisition of FTE Automotive from Bain Capital Private Equity for €800 million.
- Represented Anheuser-Busch InBev and its Mexican subsidiary Grupo Modelo in the sale of an interest and assets in Cervecería Modelo del Noroeste to Constellation Brands for USD $600 million.
- Advised JCDecaux, a French media conglomerate, in the purchase of its out-of-home advertising business from America Movil and the subsequent formation of a joint venture, for +USD $100 million.
- Represented Japanese auto parts manufacturer Takata in its multi-million dollar sale to China’s Joyson Electronics as a result of the Chapter 11 reorganization, for +USD $30 billion.
- Represented shareholders of the car rental company Advance in the sale of a majority stake in the company to the Mexican bank Monex, S.A. de C.V.
- Represented the Coca-Cola Company in the acquisition of Topo Chico mineral water business from Mexican bottler Arca Continental for USD +$270 million.
- Advised Borr Drilling Limited, a British oil drilling services company, in the formation and financing of a company with the Mexican conglomerate CME, to develop a project in Mexico for USD $350 million.