Guillermo Aguayo

Guillermo has led or co-led tax work in the following significant matters:

• A railroad freight company with operations in Mexico on various matters, including the merger of its US parent with a Canadian railroad valued at US$31 billion, resulting in the creation of a single-line rail network linking the US, Mexico and Canada; and the structuring and negotiation of two joint ventures for the construction of a unit train liquid fuels terminal and for the construction and operation of a refined energy products fuel terminal.
• An independent global infrastructure manager in its acquisition of a leading digital infrastructure provider in Mexico.
• A North American energy infrastructure company in the sale of a 20 percent stake to an American global investment company for US$3.37 billion.
• A US-based gold and copper producer with operations worldwide in its US$10 billion acquisition of a Canadian senior gold producer.
• The issuer on the IPO of the first Energy and Infrastructure Investment Trust focused on the electric sector in Mexico in which US$880 million was raised.
• Banks and financial institutions in various tax matters related to investment banking, securities, commercial banking, syndicated loans, asset management and day-to-day operations.
• A leading pet retailer in Mexico in negotiations for the reception of an equity investment from a private equity fund.
• A multinational independent power producer in the acquisition of a solar project in Mexico.
• Numerous clients on customs and foreign trade matters, such as the restructuring and expansion of IMMEX operations; on custom and foreign trade audits; on administrative customs procedures and on customs-related litigation.
• A well-known investment banking advisory firm in the structuring and placement of two Mexican exchange-traded funds.
• A Mexican non-bank mortgage and construction lender on tax advice related to its debt restructuring and bankruptcy processes.
• Banks, multilaterals and investors in the structuring of infrastructure projects.
• Various companies and international groups in structuring real estate projects for the tourist, commercial and industrial sectors on tax-related matters.
• Investment bankers, offshore firms and investors on matters related to tax compliance, structuring, repatriation and disposition of inbound and outbound investments of companies and high-net worth individuals.
• Clients on the structuring of personal and family wealth preservation and estate plans.