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Alvaro Sarmiento Lapiedra

Partner
Mexico City
About
Alvaro Sarmiento advises clients on national and international financing transactions, including financing through public and private placement of securities, credits, and structured financing. In addition, he has extensive experience in local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

Alvaro has a broad practice focused on structured finance, where he represents issuers and investors in domestic and cross-border structured and asset-backed finance transactions in both public and private deals.
Areas of FocusFinanceCorporateMergers and Acquisitions

EXPERIENCE

  • Assisted a payroll lender in the creation of a Mx$10 billion securitization program and the first and second issuances of notes under such program through a public offering in Mexico for Mx$2 billion
  • Represented a leasing company in the creation of a Mx$5 billion securitization program and the first and second issuances of notes under such program through a public offering for Mx$1.37 billion
  • Advised a leasing company in the creation of a Mx$1.5 billion securitization program and the first issuance of notes under such program through a public offering for Mx$500 million
  • Acted as Mexican counsel to a Mexican manufacturer in the launching of a USD$180 million cross border program for the sale of accounts receivable originated by Mexican, American, and Canadian subsidiaries
  • Advised a leasing company in a Mx$1 billion asset backed financing with the Interamerican Development Bank
  • Represented a leasing company in a US$50 million cross border asset backed financing
  • Assisted a hotel developer in a USD$125 million loan refinancing backed by accounts receivable
  • Assisted a hotel developer in a USD$30 million loan for the acquisition of a hotel in the Riviera Maya
  • Assisted a hotel developer in a USD$131 million loan refinancing backed by accounts receivable
  • Advised an investment fund in the negotiation of a Mx$600 million loan backed with accounts receivable
  • Assisted a private capital investor in the creation of a private credit fund focused on structured finance and in the negotiation and implementation of several structured financing transactions ranging from USD$10 million to USD$20 million
  • Assisted a Mexican bank in developing its structured finance product and in the implementation of several structured financing transactions ranging from USD$10 million to USD$20 million
  • Assisted a payroll lender in the acquisition of a Mx$400 million loan portfolio
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Leading Lawyer, Mexico Banking and Finance, (2025 – 2026)
  • Recommended, Capital Markets, (2020 – 2023)
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance, (2015)
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance / Capital Markets, (2016, 2018 – 2019)
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance / Capital Markets / M&A, (2017)
Other recognitions

IFLR 1000

  • M&A, (2017)

Notable Practitioner

  • M&A, (2018, 2020-2022)

Latin Lawyer 

  • Banking and Finance / Capital Markets, (2022)
Education
  • Law degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • LLM, The University of Chicago

Media Mentions

Prior Experience

Before joining DLA Piper Alvaro worked in a Mexican law firm where he co-led the firm's securities and securitizations practices.

My latest insights

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DLA Piper advises Fimubac in MX$2 billion securitization

2 December 2024 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Quimica Delta in its business combination with Brenntag

16 May 2024 .2 minute read

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DLA Piper welcomes Alvaro Sarmiento Lapiedra as a partner in the Finance group

8 January 2024 .2 minute read

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Phone

+52 55 5261 1835
(Work, Mexico City)