Eduardo Diego Fernandez Forseck

• Represented the Peñaloza family in the sale of the Chocolates Turín group, the largest Mexican chocolate manufacturer, to Mars, Inc.*
• Advised CMR, a publicly listed restaurant operator in Mexico and Latin America, in the acquisition of DASI, the holding company of the Sushi Itto food chain.*
• Represented Pernod Ricard, one of the largest global spirits manufacturer, in its joint venture transactions with Casa Lumbre with respect to the “Jilote” and “Ojo de Tigre” brands.*

Banking & Finance

• Represented Goldman Sachs on the USD$60 million Whole Loan purchase from Mercado Lending, S.A. de C.V., the fintech unit of Mercado Libre.
• Represented APJusto, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM. E.R. and Justo Lease, S.A.P.I. de C.V., and several of its subsidiaries and affiliates, in the restructuring of an existing loan facility with Goldman Sachs Bank USA to finance the acquisition of lease and loan portfolio acquired by APJusto, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM. E.R. and Justo Lease, S.A.P.I. de C.V. from Crédito Real.
• Represented Proteak UNO, S.A.B. de C.V., one of the main producers of teak and eucalyptus timber in Mexico, and several of its affiliates and subsidiaries, as borrowers, in the refinancing of an existing credit facility with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Société de Promotion et de Participation Pour la Coopération Économique (PROPARCO).

Projects

• Represented the Altán Consortium (including Morgan Stanley Infrastructure, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Grupo Multitel, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), CKD Infraestructura México and Axtel, among others) in the structuring of the consortium and represented such consortium on its US$7 billion winning bid to build and operate a mobile 4G network, one of the largest Mexican telecom infrastructure projects during President Peña Nieto’s administration.*