Andres Calderon Reta

Andrés Calderón Reta

He/Him/HisAssociate
Mexico City
About

Andrés Calderón focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and corporate matters related to real estate and capital markets. He is experienced in corporate reorganizations, investment vehicles, financing structures, the issuance and placement of debt instruments and initial public offerings at the domestic and international levels.

Areas of FocusCorporateMergers and AcquisitionsReal Estate
Bar admissionsMexico

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised Grupo Cox (Cox), a leading Spanish multinational water and energy company, in its acquisition of Iberdrola’s power generation assets in Mexico for US$4.2 billion
  • Participated in the initial public offering of shares of a Mexican homebuilder on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores
  • Advised iSquared Capital in its acquisition of KIO Networks, the largest data center operator in Mexico
  • Represented Grupo Financiero Banorte in its merger with Grupo Financiero Interacciones (approximately US$1.4 billion)
  • Represented Crédito Real, S.A.B. de C.V. in its domestic and cross-border restructuring under Mexican and U.S. insolvency laws
  • Represented Fibra Shop in its notes offering and exchange offer for MXN 2,300 million
  • Advised PrimeFlight Aviation Services in its acquisition of a 75% controlling stake in Aero Charter de México, a ground handling, cargo and airport support services operator
  • Represented Médica Sur in the sale of its clinical diagnostic laboratory business to Synlab
  • Represented Pernod Ricard México in its acquisition of a 40% stake in Mezcal Ojo de Tigre
  • Represented Goba Internacional (“Barrilito”) and its shareholders in the sale of 100% of its capital stock to ACCO Brands (MXN 640 million)
  • Advised a co-investment led by a listed investment vehicle (CKD) in the sale of the holding company of a hotel in Playa del Carmen to a Spanish hotel group
  • Advised Equity Group Investments in its co-investment in Baja Aqua-Farms, a leading bluefin tuna farming company based in Baja California, through a cross-border acquisition structure
  • Advised on the restructuring of a mixed-use real estate development on the Nayarit coast, including the conversion of trust beneficiary rights, project financing, and the disposition of residential and hotel lots
 
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German

Awards

The Legal 500, Latin America

  • Recommended, Mexico Corporate and M&A (2024)
Education
  • Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana

Publications

  • "Proposed reform to Mexico's General Law of Commercial Companies (Ley General de Sociedades Mercantiles) to allow virtual meetings," May 10, 2023
  • "Proposed reforms in Mexico to the Securities Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores) and the Investment Funds Law (Ley de Fondos de Inversión)," May 3, 2023

Media Mentions

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Andrés worked at other international law firm and a local boutique firm in Mexico. He participated in the representation of Mexican, foreign, private and public entities in the preparation of various types of agreements, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions.

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News

DLA Piper advises Quimica Delta in its business combination with Brenntag

16 May 2024 .2 minute read

Publication

Proposed reform to the Mexican General Law of Commercial Companies to allow virtual...

10 May 2023 .3 minute read

Publication

Mexican government proposes reforms to securities market and investment funds laws

3 May 2023 .7 minute read

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+52 55 5261 1842
(Work, Mexico City)

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