Enrique Lopez Scherer

Primary Focus & Experience

Mr. Lopez Scherer’s practice focuses on the representation of a variety of financial institutions, issuers, sponsors and other clients on a range of US and cross-border capital raising and financing transactions.

His recent representations include:

• Represented the lead arrangers in a $2.5 billion syndicated credit facility for América Móvil, Mexico and greater Latin America’s largest telecommunications company;
• Represented the underwriters in the issuance of $1.85 billion in SEC-registered bonds and related cash tender offer by Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-owned oil and gas company;
• Represented the sole lead arranger and bookrunner in connection with a US$535 million senior unsecured export prepayment credit facility for Marfrig Global Foods S.A, guaranteed by NBM US Holdings, Inc., MARB BONDCO PLC, Marfrig Holdings (Europe) B.V., Marfrig NBM Holdings Limited and Marfrig Overseas Limited; and
• Represented the Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners in connection with the EUR€300 million financing for Grupo Lamosa, Mexico’s largest ceramics tile and stoneware manufacturer with substantial operations throughout Latin America and Spain, to support Grupo Lamosa’s EUR€425 million acquisition of Baldocer S.A., a leading Spanish ceramic and porcelain tile manufacturer.

Recognition & Accomplishments

Enrique Lopez Scherer received his law degree from the Universidad Panamericana (Mexico City), and his LL.M. from The University of Chicago Law School.  He is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and Mexico. Mr. Lopez Scherer is a native Spanish speaker.