The Firm provides counseling aimed at complying with the provisions regulating the stock market, particularly regarding:
The Firm provides advisory services in connection with the registration and public offering of securities in the Capitals Market and in the Debt Market. It has participated, as independent counsel, in several placements of securities.
The Firm provides advisory services to several investment advisors, in order to obtain and maintain their registration with the Investment Advisors Registry (Registro de Asesores en Inversiones) of the National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores), as well as in corporate matters, investment services and prevention of transactions involving Illicit proceeds, per the requirements set forth in Mexican legal provisions.
The Firm provides legal counseling services to domestic banks and affiliates of foreign banks on legal matters and compliance with regulatory provisions that are faced on a day to day basis. This service results to be particularly valuable to foreign banks, who appreciate having counseling on Mexican legal and regulatory matters.
This counseling includes, among others:
The Firm counsels both Regulated and Non-Regulated Multiple Purpose Financial Entities (Sociedades Financieras de Objeto Múltiple), from the onset until they initiate operations, including advisory services on and obtainment of the Technical Report issued by the National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) so that non-regulated entities may be registered with the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (Comisión Nacional para la Protección y Defensa de los Usuarios de Servicios Financieros).
Likewise, the Firm provides counseling to Sociedades Financieras Populares in regard to the regulatory framework they have to comply with.
The Firm’s commercial banking practice also deals with sophisticated lending structures and other financial transactions.
Typical operations include: