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Edgar Orozco focuses his practice on financing, infrastructure and project finance for public and private projects. Edgar has advised numerous public and private financial institutions, as well as various governmental entities, including the federal government of Mexico, in major national and subnational financing transactions in the social infrastructure sectors.

On the Financial Regulatory & Compliance front, he has a thorough understanding of regulatory issues affecting the financial services sector and has deep experience in licensing, compliance, investigatory, and enforcement matters.

In addition, Edgar focuses his practice on capital markets and has broad experience advising clients on initial public offerings, high yield and investment grade debt offerings, Rule 144A and Regulation S offerings, among others.

Competenze

Esperienze Professionali - Attività Accademiche

  • Represented several Mexican states in the refinancing and restructuring of their long-term public debt, which in individual transactions have reached total amounts up to MXP$60,000 million (including Mexico City, Nuevo Leon, Veracruz, Chihuahua, Durango, Nayarit, among others).
  • Represented Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA), an agency of the Mexican federal government, in the creation of a financial mechanism that allowed it to monetize future revenues generated by some of its operations in the amount of MXP$5,000 million. The funds will allow ASA to carry out strategic transportation projects in Mexico, including strengthening the country's airport sector.
  • Represented BANOBRAS in the financing to ICA, to be used in the construction of the fifth section of the Mayan Train (Puerto Aventuras - Playa del Carmen), for an amount of MX$6,000 million.
  • Represented BANOBRAS in the financing to ICA, to be used in the construction of the fourth section of the Mayan Train (Izamal-Cancun), for an amount of MX$8,000 million.
  • Represented Banco Azteca (BAZ) in the granting of a syndicated loan in favor of Conservadora Mexiquense de Caminos del Sur to be used in the Public-Private Partnership Project (PPP) for the rehabilitation and conservation of 1,637 kilometers of roads and highways in the state of Mexico. The loan was granted in the amount of MX$4,470 million and is divided into several tranches.
  • Advised Banorte in the granting of a loan to refinance the construction and development of the Lerma-Santiago Highway in the State of Mexico for an amount of MXP$3,000 million.
  • Represented Banorte in the acquisition, via financial factoring, of the collection rights for MX$4 billion derived from the termination payments that the state of Yucatan must cover in connection with the Service Contract of the Great Museum of the Mayan World of Merida.
  • Advised the federal government of Mexico and its 32 federal entities in the securitization of the “Fondo de Aportaciones Múltiples” (FAM) for the placement of MX$75,000 million, for the construction of educational infrastructure through the governmental program “Escuelas al Cien.
  • Advised the Mexican federal government in the international issuance and placement of Mexico’s catastrophic bonds.
  • Advised the government of Mexico City in the implementation and structuring of an annual issuance program backed by the federal government. This was the first green bond issuance by a city in Latin America.°
  • Representation of CKD IM (CKD Infraestructura México) in the renegotiation of eight asset management agreements related to the operation of wind and solar power plants located in various states of the Mexican Republic, with the purpose of assigning the services to be provided by the generators and the managers for the operation of such plants.
  • Advised the federal government of Mexico in the negotiation of the first public-private partnership contract for the construction of a federal prison center located in the state of Veracruz with an initial investment of MX$6,000 million.
  • Advised Grupo Seguritech in the negotiation and execution of a public-private partnership agreement for the construction and development of a C5 (command, control, communications, computing and citizen contact center) in the state of Michoacán with an initial investment of MX$4,500 million.
  • Advised the government of Mexico City in the negotiation and implementation of a trust for the granting of mortgage loans to people affected by the earthquake in Mexico City in 2017.°
  • Represented the federal government in the financing and fulfillment of agreements for the provision of services for eight federal penitentiary centers.°
  • Represented Avanzia, a Mexican subsidiary of the global infrastructure construction group Grupo Cobra/Grupo ACS, in the sale of assets and the expansion of its activities in oil and gas and power generation projects.
  • Advised Adventus Capital. in the granting of a DIP Financing to Ingenio de Puga, which allowed the financial rescue of the company and the necessary funds to restart production at the sugar mill.
  • Advised on the negotiation and implementation of an investment trust to whose assets important companies in the agro-industrial sector will contribute resources to be used for the construction, development and operation of an agro-logistic park in the municipality of Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. The Trust contemplates the establishment of different investment profiles and structures to: (a) develop a sustainable agroindustrial model based on a healthy environment, circular economy, and energy and water efficiency; (b) produce safe, high-quality food for local, regional, and international markets; and (c) link urban and rural areas by offering new opportunities for employment, recreation, and learning about agroproductive processes.

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Orozco Ceballos prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

Riconoscimenti e Premi

  • Listed, IFLR1000, "Rising Star," Project Finance and Project Development: Infrastructure (Mexico), 2024
  • Listed, The Legal 500 Latin America Guide, “Latin America: Mexico - Projects and Infrastructure,” 2023-2025

Formazione

Formazione
  • Law Degree (J.D. equivalent), with honors, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City, Mexico, 2014
Abilitazioni
  • Mexico
Lingue
  • Spagnolo, Madrelingua
  • Inglese, Fluente

Related Capabilities

Diritto Bancario e Finanziario Capital Markets Latin America Practice