Galicia Abogodos
Blvd. Manuel Ávila Camacho #24
7º Piso. Col. Lomas de Chapultepec,
C.P. 11000, México, D.F.
Tel: +52 (55) 55 40 92 00
Manuel Galicia Romero is founding partner of the Mexican firm Galicia Abogados, S.C. He is an attorney specialized in national and international business transactions and his practice areas include corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and private equity.
Mr. Galicia has broad experience in transactions with respect to credit facilities, private and public offerings, co-investments, privatizations, as well as advising corporations with respect to joint ventures in Mexico, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate restructurings. He has advised local, state and federal governments, as well as other governmental entities in diverse commercial transactions.
Mr. Galicia participated as legal advisor to the Coordinating Office of Foreign Trade Organizations in the negotiation of NAFTA and the Free Trade Agreement with the European Union (FTA EU-MX) and has served as advisor for national and international organizations.
Mr. Galicia serves as member of the Board of Directors of different corporations. He has been recognized in national and international publications as one of the most important transactional lawyers in Mexico.
Education
- Universidad Iberoamericana (Federal District, Mexico): Law Degree
- Southern Methodist University School of Law (Dallas, Texas, United States of America): Master in Comparative and International Law
International Experience
- Baker& Botts: Foreign Associate
Languages
- English, German, Spanish
Recognitions
- Decoration of Honor of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, in the Grade of Knight’s Cross (2007).
- Golden Decoration of Honor for the Services Rendered, in the Grade of First Class Knight’s Cross of the Republic of Austria (2011).
- Recognized as Tier 1 Lawyer in Corporate, M&A and Banking and Finance by the publication Chambers & Partners (2015).
- Recognized as Tier 1 Lawyer in M&A and Banking and Finance by the publication IFLR 1000 (2015).
- Recognized as Tier 1 Lawyer in Corporate/M&A by the publication The Legal 500 (2014).
Practice Areas
- Banking and Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Private Equity.
Relevant Transactions
- Advisor to AT&T in the acquisition of the capital stock of IUSACELL.
- Advisor to Organización Soriana, S.A.B. de C.V. in the acquisition of Controladora Comercial Mexicana, S.A.B. de C.V. for MXN$39,194 million.
- Advisors to Valores Integrales Inmobiliarios, S.A. de C.V. (holding of Grupo Acosta Verde) in the acquisition by Equity International of 49% of participation in VIISA and all its subsidiaries.
- Advisor of the Mexican Government in the merger of several banks of the Banrural System.
- Advisor in the acquisition of 100% of Banco Nacional de México by Citi.
- Advisor to Grupo Nacional de Chocolates, S.A. in the acquisition of 100% of the capital stock of Nutresa, S.A. de C.V., a company producer of chocolate in Mexico.
- Advisor to ING Group in the acquisition of Seguros Comercial América, Seguros Bital and Aetna Intl. Health Insurance Mexico.
- Advisor to ING Group in the sale of its annuities company to Grupo Sura.
- Advisor to Seguros Comercial América in the acquisition of MXN$120 million life insurance portfolio from Seguros Bital.
- Advisor in the issuance of a MXN$20,000 million banking bonds (Bonos Bancarios Estructurados) by HSBC México.
- Advisor in the public offering of notes (Certificados bursátiles fiduciarios inmobiliarios) of Fibra Uno.
- Advisor to Banco Popular Español in the direct acquisition of 24.99% of the capital stock of Grupo Financiero Ve por Más, S.A. de C.V. (“GFBx+”), and in the indirect participation in GFBx+’s subsidiaries, including Banco Ve por Más, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple, Grupo Financiero Ve por Más; Casa de Bolsa Ve por Más, S.A. de C.V., Grupo Financiero Ve por Más and Operadora de Fondos de Inversión Ve por Más, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Sociedades de Inversión, Grupo Financiero Ve por Más.