Tony H. Centurion Paredes

• Represented a French international banking group in a structured revolving loan for US$530 million to finance the first purchase of assets – 11 oil and gas pipelines – in accordance with the energy reform in Mexico by KKR to Pemex.°
• Represented a group of banks in connection with the refinancing of a senior loan of US$364.98 million for the development, construction, and operation of a gas pipeline with a 42-inch diameter and an approximately 454-km extension known as “Ramones Norte” in favor TAG Norte Holding and TAG Pipelines Norte.°
• Represented a publicly traded company that manufactures solar PV modules and runs large-scale solar projects in the development and financing of the photovoltaic project for US$50 million, “Aguascalientes I,” which was awarded an electricity coverage contract in the first long-term auction offered by CENACE. °
• Represented a real estate developer and a family office in structuring diverse investment vehicles in Mexico for the financing, investment, and development of real estate projects, including a premium mixed-use real estate development, “Punta Campanario,” covering an area of 87,141 square meters, supported by a real estate master investment agreement (a novel investment and financing mechanism in the Mexican market).°
• Represented a Japanese foreign exchange bank, Mexican financial institution, Spanish multinational financial services company, and a Japanese multinational bank in the structured financing of US$534 million for the construction by a subsidiary that participates in the petroleum industry activities of the second largest natural gas pipeline in Mexico, the “Samalayuca- Sasabe.”°
• Represented a construction company in a corporate bond offering of MXN$5 billion for the repayment of its outstanding loans and the development of its retail °
• Represented a private equity real estate investment firm in structuring three CKDs (structured equity securities) raising and deploying US$12 billion in real estate assets across Mexico.°
• Represented an international financial institution in a US$1.5 billion credit facilities granted in favor of industrial business complex for improvements of diverse retail assets located in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.°
• Represented a real estate developer in structuring eight investment vehicles, including the issuance of MXN $1 billion CERPI (investment trust certificates) in the Mexican Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA), for the financing and development of important projects, including the relevant construction and operation agreements, with a total of MXN$10.5 billion mixed-use GLA of circa 450,000 square meters.°
• Represented a Canadian social security system and real estate company in the negotiation of the financing facilities, PSA, and development agreement for the purchase and construction of a mixed-use project commercially known as “Desarrollo Puerta Bosques” in Mexico City, consisting of 455 residential units and comprising a total surface of 49,959 square meters and a value of MXN$2.5 billion.°
• Represented an electricity company as borrower in the refinancing of a US$1.5 billion loan sponsored by a group of several international banks.°
• Represented a subsidiary of Peruvian precious metal miner as borrower in the refinancing of its short- and long-term facilities for US$800 million sponsored by financial and banking institutions.°
• Represented a real estate developer company in the negotiation of the financing of a senior facility and PSA for the acquisition of its first industrial portfolio comprising 31 industrial parks, located in the state of Mexico for MXN$3.5 billion.°
• Advised a family office and real estate development in structuring and negotiating the acquisition and financing of a residential building commercially known as “Magno Parques Polanco,” located in Mexico City for MXN$1.3 billion.°
• Advised a global real estate company and a diversity private equity fund in structuring and negotiating the acquisition of industrial facilities comprising 543 acres, located in Guanajuato, Hidalgo, and the state of Mexico for MXN$2 billion.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Centurion prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, S.C.

• Member, Oxford’s Fintech and LegalTech Society, 2019
• Co-founder, Fundación Compromiso Hoy, an NGO that supports marginalized communities in Mexico, 2014-2018