MEXICO CITY – June 30, 2021 – Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP represented Volkswagen Leasing, S.A. de C.V. (VWL) in the public offering of notes for an amount of MX$2,000,000,000.00 through the Mexican Stock Exchange. The offering took place on June 23 and settled on June 25. The notes have an irrevocable and unconditional guaranty of Volkswagen Financial Services Aktiengesellschaft. The offer was made under the VWL recurrent issuer program.
Volkswagen Leasing, S.A. de C.V. is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG in Mexico and was formed in September 2006. The company provides financing solutions for vehicle, insurance, and maintenance services, as well as equipment and accessories.
“We feel extremely honored to represent Volkswagen Leasing, S.A. de C.V. in this important transaction and are very thankful for the trust that they placed in us as their counsel,” said Mexico City office Infrastructure Practice Shareholder Juan Manuel Gonzalez Bernal and Corporate Practice Shareholder José Antonio Butrón Quintero, in a joint statement. “We congratulate VWL for taking the lead and going back to the local capital markets in a post COVID-19 environment.”
Gonzalez Bernal and Butrón Quintero led the Mexico City office attorney team that included Corporate Practice Associates David Argueta, Enrique Rugerio Lira, and Daniel Pimentel Zaga.
González Bernal is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Infrastructure Practice and administrative shareholder of the Mexico City office. He has more than 25 years of experience handling complex project finance transactions representing sponsors, developers, structuring agents and lenders across all sectors including airports, transportation, water, energy, and waste management among others.
Butrón Quintero focuses his practice on corporate law, M&A, banking, project finance, capital markets, structured finance, and securitizations. He has participated in several landmark transactions representing some of the leading enterprises and sponsors in a variety of sectors including infrastructure, energy and natural resources, commodities trading, consumer products, hotels and leisure, and technology.
About Greenberg Traurig Mexico: Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office offers clients innovative, strategic advice and legal services that span both traditional fields and contemporary regulatory sectors. The office has more than 60 bilingual attorneys who have been contributors to major national projects in Mexico and leverages the resources and reach of the firm’s global platform to provide clients with tailored legal services reflective of the specific industry and market conditions in which they operate. The Mexico City office is an integral part of the firm’s award-winning Latin America Practice, and has been recognized with leading banking, corporate, M&A, infrastructure, real estate, privacy, energy, administrative litigation, and competition practices in Mexico.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com
Volkswagen Leasing, S.A. de C.V. is a subsidiary of Volkswagen Financial Services AG in Mexico and was formed in September 2006. The company provides financing solutions for vehicle, insurance, and maintenance services, as well as equipment and accessories.
“We feel extremely honored to represent Volkswagen Leasing, S.A. de C.V. in this important transaction and are very thankful for the trust that they placed in us as their counsel,” said Mexico City office Infrastructure Practice Shareholder Juan Manuel Gonzalez Bernal and Corporate Practice Shareholder José Antonio Butrón Quintero, in a joint statement. “We congratulate VWL for taking the lead and going back to the local capital markets in a post COVID-19 environment.”
Gonzalez Bernal and Butrón Quintero led the Mexico City office attorney team that included Corporate Practice Associates David Argueta, Enrique Rugerio Lira, and Daniel Pimentel Zaga.
González Bernal is co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Infrastructure Practice and administrative shareholder of the Mexico City office. He has more than 25 years of experience handling complex project finance transactions representing sponsors, developers, structuring agents and lenders across all sectors including airports, transportation, water, energy, and waste management among others.
Butrón Quintero focuses his practice on corporate law, M&A, banking, project finance, capital markets, structured finance, and securitizations. He has participated in several landmark transactions representing some of the leading enterprises and sponsors in a variety of sectors including infrastructure, energy and natural resources, commodities trading, consumer products, hotels and leisure, and technology.
About Greenberg Traurig Mexico: Greenberg Traurig’s Mexico City office offers clients innovative, strategic advice and legal services that span both traditional fields and contemporary regulatory sectors. The office has more than 60 bilingual attorneys who have been contributors to major national projects in Mexico and leverages the resources and reach of the firm’s global platform to provide clients with tailored legal services reflective of the specific industry and market conditions in which they operate. The Mexico City office is an integral part of the firm’s award-winning Latin America Practice, and has been recognized with leading banking, corporate, M&A, infrastructure, real estate, privacy, energy, administrative litigation, and competition practices in Mexico.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has approximately 2200 attorneys in 40 locations in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, diversity, and innovation, and is consistently among the largest firms in the U.S. on the Law360 400 and among the Top 20 on the Am Law Global 100. The firm is net carbon neutral with respect to its office energy usage and Mansfield Rule 3.0 Certified. Web: www.gtlaw.com