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Alvaro Sarmiento Lapiedra

Partner
Mexico City
About

Alvaro Sarmiento advises clients on national and international financing, including financing through public and private placement of securities, credits, and structured financing.

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 Credito Real in the creation of a Mx$10 billion pesos securitization program and the first and second issuances of notes under such program through a public offering in Mexico for Mx$2 billion pesos.

  • Represented Arrendamas in the creation of a Mx$5 billion pesos securitization program and the first and second issuances of notes under such program through a public offering for Mx$1.37 billion pesos.

  • Advised ABC Leasing in the creation of a Mx$1.5 billion pesos securitization program and the first issuance of notes under such program through a public offering for Mx$500 million pesos.

  • Acted as Mexican counsel to Vitro in the launching of a USD$180 million dollars cross border program for the sale of accounts receivable originated by Mexican, American, and Canadian subsidiaries.

  • Advised Arrendamas company in a Mx$1 billion pesos asset backed financing with the Interamerican Development Bank.

  • Represented 123 Leasing in a US$50 million dollars cross border asset backed financing.

  • Advised Consubanco in in the issuance through a public offering in Mexico of Mx$700 million 3-year notes.

  • Assisted a hotel developer in a USD$125 million dollars loan refinancing backed by accounts receivable.

  • Assisted a hotel developer in a USD$30 million dollars loan for the acquisition of a hotel in the Riviera Maya.

  • Assisted Fimubac in the creation of a Mx$10 billion pesos securitization program and the first and second issuances of notes under such program through a public offering in Mexico for Mx$2 billion pesos.

  • Advised an investment fund in the negotiation of a $600 million pesos loan backed with accounts receivable.

Education
  • Law degree, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • LLM, The University of Chicago
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Legal 500 Latin America

  • Leading Lawyer, Mexico, Banking and Finance, 2025
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance, 2015
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance / Capital Markets, 2016, 2018-2019
  • Recommended, Banking and Finance / Capital Markets / M&A, 2017
  • Recommended, Capital Markets, 2020-2021, 2022-2023
Other recognitions

IFLR 1000

  • M&A, 2017

Notable Practitioner

  • M&A, 2018, 2020-2022

Latin Lawyer 

  • Banking and Finance / Capital Markets, 2022

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. Between 2006-2008 Alvaro worked in the New York office of a highly regarded American law firm.

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DLA Piper advises Quimica Delta in its business combination with Brenntag

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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)
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