Our Partner
Jean Paul Farah Chajín joined the firm in 1994 and has been a Partner since 2003. He specializes in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Energy and Infrastructure Projects, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate and Restructurings and Insolvency.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jean Paul Farah has over 30 years of experience representing international banks and export credit agencies in financing and issuances for various private and public entities across different sectors, including energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, consumer goods, and real estate. His M&A practice involves representing strategic investors and private equity firms in their capital and mezzanine investments in Mexico.Jean Paul has participated in a wide array of sustainability-linked financings for companies like Bimbo, América Móvil, Fibra Uno, and Fibra Macquarie, as well as significant M&A transactions in different sectors, representing Autralis, ENFOCA, Grupo Salud Auna, CGI Manufacture Holdings, Preficient, and Chart Industries, among others. Prominent transactions include note offerings for Kio Networks, Casa Cuervo, América Móvil, and Bimbo.He worked as a foreign associate at Uría Menéndez, Madrid (1997) and at Shearman & Sterling, New York (1998).
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RELEVANT TRANSACTIONS
- Represented the Banks, in the term and revolving financings granted to Petróleos Mexicanos.
- Represented Santander and the lenders, in the financing of the the Natural Gas Transportation Projects of “Los Ramones Sur” and “Los Ramones Norte”.
- Represented BBVA Bancomer, in a simple syndicated loan agreement granted to the Comisión Federal de Electricidad, for the refinancing of financed public works (obra pública financiada, OPF), under Pidiregas.
- Represented Gasoductos de Chihuahua (a joint venture between El Paso Energy and Pemex), in the development, operation and financing of the following projects: (i) San Fernando Natural Gas Pipeline for the Transportation of Natural Gas and (ii) TDN for the Transportation and Storage of LP Gas.
- Represented the Banks, in the Natural Gas Storage and Transportation Project headed by Grupo Nieto, for the Tuxpan-Atotonilco Gas Pipeline.
- Participated in the restructuring of Grupo Desc, Grupo Savia, Grupo Mexico, Gruma, and Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua.
- Represented Citibank and HSBC, in the creation of structured finance products for housing developers.
- Represented Citigroup, in the creation of its Latin American private equity fund.
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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- Top Ranked in Chambers Latam, 2024 Banking and Finance
- Ranked as "Market Leader" in IFLR1000, 2024 Banking and Finance
- Top Ranked in Chambers Global, 2023 Banking and Finance
- Ranked as "Leading Individual" in Legal 500, 2023 Banking and Finance
- Ranked as "Recommended" in Legal 500, 2023 Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Restructurings and Insolvency
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EDUCATION
- Columbia University Master of Laws (LL.M), 1997 New York, United States
- Universidad Panamericana Law Degree, 1993 Mexico City, Mexico
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LANGUAGES
- English
- Spanish
