Héctor Valladares

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Héctor is an attorney specializing in Banking and Finance, as well as Mergers and Acquisitions, with experience advising domestic and international clients on complex transactions in the Mexican market. His practice is distinguished by a technical, business-oriented approach that enables him to structure efficient financing and transactional solutions aligned with his clients’ strategic objectives.

Throughout his career, he has advised commercial companies, investment funds, start-ups and financial institutions on a wide range of corporate and finance matters. His experience includes structuring financings and investment projects with multi-jurisdictional components, involving the preparation and formalization of, among other documents, legal opinions, trusts, joint ventures and various security agreements related to such projects and financings. In the M&A practice, he has served as a key associate on share and asset acquisitions involving Mexican entities in both domestic and cross-border transactions, contributing to the successful closing of complex deals.

Héctor has a solid legal background in corporate and financial matters, enabling him to provide comprehensive, strategic advice on high-value transactions with a practical, business-oriented perspective.

Universidad Iberoamericana
Law Degree, 2020

Yale University – Coursera
American Contract Law I – 2021
American Contract Law II – 2023

Escuela Libre de Derecho
LL.M – Private Law – 2026

  • Along with Azucena Marin, Hector advised Barclays Bank PLC on the reorganization plan and restructuring implemented through Multi-Color Corporation’s prepackaged Chapter 11 process. The restructuring contemplated a reduction of approximately US$3.9 billion in net debt and a nearly US$889 million new common and preferred equity investment to support the company’s long-term growth and liquidity.

  • Hector and Azucena Marin advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent, in connection with Adient US LLC’s amended and restated revolving ABL credit agreement, which provides for aggregate commitments of up to US$1.0 billion.

  • Hector  was key associate for the M&A and B&F advisory to Nature’s Touch, a leader in the frozen organic and conventional fruit industry, on the successful acquisition of certain Sunrise Growers assets in Mexico, which was carried out in parallel with a secured credit facility in the aggregate amount of US$277.5 million secured by liens on the acquired assets with BMO.

  • Hector and the B&F team advised Export Development Canada on the refinancing of certain Loan and Security Agreement of up to $95MUSD, granted in favor of a full-service distributor that has operations through all the Americas and Europe.

  • He and the B&F team advised CIBC in connection with a secured credit facility for Venture Steel, a metals processor and distributor, of up to CAD$200 million, including the implementation of the Mexican law security package.

  • Banking & Finance
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Corporate Law
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  • Music
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