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Juan Francisco Torres Landa
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English, French, Spanish
As the firm’s Latin America Practice Leader, Juan Francisco’s impact is clear—he makes foreign investments work. He’s taught at UNAM, ITAM, and Universidad Iberoamericana and regularly speaks at key forums. Off the clock, he’s committed to societal change, advocating for public safety with México Unido Contra la Delincuencia.
Advised Mondelēz International in the acquisition of Grupo Bimbo’s confectionery business for approximately USD$1.3 billion.
Advised NX Football USA LLC in the acquisition of 50% of Club de Fútbol Necaxa.
Advice Yazaki Group, Goodyear, Cardone Industries, among others, in the rapid response labor mechanism under the USMCA framework.
Counsel Mitsubishi Corporation in its dealings as the 49% owner of the largest salt mine in Baja California Sur. Including corporate, procurement, regulatory, and divestiture of the equity interest.
Advising Valoreo in the initial round of financing for US$50m, as well as in the operations for its establishment and growth in Latin America.
Assisting Grupo BAL in the review of new investments in the financial and energy sectors; coordinating advice to proceed with project's evaluations.
Handling the reorganization of Procter & Gamble Mexico in a multi-jurisdiction strategy involving sophisticated corporate, tax, labor, and foreign trade.
Representing Cooper Tire on the acquisition of the minority interest held by local investors in COOCSA, a company that owns a tire manufacturing plant in El Salto, Jalisco. Valued in USD$50m.
Assisting Carso Energy with the cross-border project of the Presidio gas pipeline from Texas to Chihuahua.
Assisting Imerys with the corporate reorganization of all local subsidiaries in a global process to harmonize equity ownership and operational efficiency.
Advised Jaguar Land Rover in the acquisition of the shares of its importer and distributor in Mexico.
Advised ExxonMobil in a joint venture in the refined products sector to expand its presence in the Mexican energy sector.
Assisting Affinia Group in the divestiture process of its brake parts-related division.
Assisted Daimler AG with their general corporate restructure “Project Future”, to redistribute and re-designe the working and manufacturing process of the Daimler group of companies.
Advice to Pemex (PEP) in the reorganization for the procurement contracts to be replaced by multiple service contracts, facilitating the implementation of turn key projects within legal boundaries.
Advice to US energy company in the development of the first network of gas stations in a joint development with Femsa under the Oxxo brand. Regulatory, corporate and real estate advice.