Hernando Becerra de Cima

Hernando has over 18 years of professional experience and has oriented his recent legal practice to cross-border M&A, and financing transactions. Hernando advises local and foreign companies in their investments in Mexico, and with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions.

• Representation of global fund manager, IFM Investors, in the negotiation and execution of a stock purchase agreement to acquire a 25% equity interest in Organización de Proyectos de Infraestructura, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OHL Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V., one of the main infrastructure operators in Mexico, for approximately US$600 million
• Counsel to Mexico Power Group, a leading developer of wind farm projects in Mexico, in the US$215 million financing to build the 103 MW “La Bufa” wind farm in Zacatecas, Mexico, which included the acquisition of a majority stake in the project company by First Reserve
• Represented Dhamma Energy Management, a French-Spanish developer and asset manager of photovoltaic assets, in the sale of two of its Mexican Subsidiaries to SunPower Corporation Mexico
• Represented HSBC Bank USA, NA, as agent, in the implementation of a Mexican collateral package securing a multi-national financing incurred by Nord Anglia Education Finance LLC that includes a term loan agreement for approximately US$900 million, a revolving loan of approximately US$125 million and the 5.75% Senior Secured notes due 2022
• Representation of Pattern Energy in the sale of two photovoltaic projects in Mexico with an installed capacity of approximately 150 MWac each

• M&A
• Project development
• Project finance

• Automotive
• Energy
• Financial services
• Transport

• Mexico
• New York 

• LL.M., Master of Laws, University of Texas, Texas, United States (2009)
• Law Degree, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City Mexico (2006)