Competition and Antitrust News
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September 25, 2023
Competition and Antitrust
Newsflash - COFECE identified barriers to competition in the card payment processing market
Find out about the 3 barriers that COFECE considers have contributed to the exclusion of companies in the field of card payment processing. Learn about the recommendations that COFECE made to BANXICO and CNBV, as well as the order it issued to PROSA and GLOBAL.Pursuant to the "Summary of the...
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July 26, 2023
Competition and Antitrust
Newsflash - Mexican Supreme Court invalidates Advertising Law
What was the purpose of the Advertising Law? Prevent media agencies from acquiring advertising space for their own account, requiring that they may only do so in the performance of a contractual mandate granted by a client; Require media agencies to transfer any discounts obtained from...
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July 04, 2023
Competition and Antitrust
Newsflash - COFECE launches investigation of the market of digital goods and services
On July 3, 2023, the Investigative Authority of the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission ("COFECE") announced the initiation of an investigation based on a complaint regarding possible relative monopolistic practices in the market for the development, marketing and sale of digital goods...
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January 26, 2023
Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller wins Law Firm of the Year in Mexico in LatinFinance's Awards 2022
On January 26, LatinFinance announced the winners of the Deals of the Year Awards 2022, which recognized the most outstanding financial transactions in Latin America, as well as the individuals and institutions that participated in them. Ritch Mueller was once again the winner of the Law Firm of...
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October 20, 2022
Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller - New Partners Announcement 2023
We are pleased to announce as Partners of our firm as of January 1, 2023: Eric Silberstein Lerner, who joined the firm in 2016. He has over 10 years of experience advising buyers, private equity funds, sellers and financial advi- sors in the acquisition process of financial entities and...
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February 10, 2022
Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller signs the "Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs)" of the United Nations.
Committed to promoting gender equality in our country, in 2021 we participated in the "Project of Minimum Standards for Inclusion and Diversity in Mexican Law Firms" sponsored by Abogadas MX. As a result of this effort, on february 10th our firm became a signatory of the Women's Empowerment...
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February 09, 2022
Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller wins Law Firm of the Year in Mexico in LatinFinance's Awards
On February 7th, LatinFinance announced the winners of the Deal of the Year Awards 2021, where it recognized the most outstanding financial transactions in Latin America, as well as the individuals and institutions involved. Ritch Mueller was once again the winner of the Law Firm of the...
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January 31, 2022
Ritch Mueller
Reporte Agora: How were industries financed in Mexico during 2021?
LexLatin published its Agora Report on "How were industries financed in Mexico during 2021?", in which it highlighted both the most active law firms and industries in financing and offering transactions during the past year. Our firm ranked first in the number of issuances and highest...
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January 04, 2022
Competition and Antitrust
Mergers and Acquisitions
I Squared Capital snaps up Mexican data centre operator
Ritch Mueller represented the individuals and entities acting as majority shareholders of SixSigma Networks México (KIO) and KIO, in the negotiation, drafting and sale of 100% of the shares of KIO and its subsidiaries, to I Square Capital. Read note (susbcription site)...
2021
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December 21, 2021
Ritch Mueller
Ritch Mueller - New Partners and Of Counsel Announcement 2022
We are pleased to announce as new partners of our firm: Héctor Cárdenas Ortega, expert in Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate.Santiago Carillo Cattori, expert in Banking and Finance, and Real Estate.Adriana Padilla Rivas, expert in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution,...
