José Víctor Torres

José Victor is member of the firm’s Executive Committee and founder of the banking and finance practice. He is a seasoned financial lawyer with vast experience as lead counsel in complex cross-border transactions, financings, securities, M&A, multi-jurisdictional financings, syndicated loans, and leasing, as well as advising on public offerings.

• Counsel to Atlas Holdings in the acquisition of the assets of LSC Communications through a supervised sale process derived from LSC’s bankruptcy process in the United States
• Represented FIBRA Prologis in its green bond and placement on the Mexican Stock Exchange of the first ever Dollar-denominated green/sustainable bond registered before the National Banking and Securities Commission, and consisting of twelve-year fiduciary certificates issued under a multi-security program for an amount of US$375M with AAA ratings from Fitch Mexico and HR Ratings and a US Treasury coupon (0.97%) plus 3.15 f.i.r., with Sustainalytics having acted as the sustainable advisor that issued the Second Party Opinion on ESG matters
• Represented CIP Capital and 3Pillar Holding, as buyers, in the in the US$50M acquisition of Tiempo Acquisition Corp., aportfolio company of Alerion Capital
• Counsel to Atlas Holdings and Stryten Manufacturing in the acquisition of Exide de México, part of the American business’s acquisition of Exide Technologies for an amount of US$180M

• Banking
• Capital markets: Equity
• Investment funds
• M&A
• Private equity

• Banking
• Financial services
• Investment management
• Automotive

• Mexico

• LL.M., University of Texas, Austin, Texas
• J.D. (law degree equivalent), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico