Energy and telecom will be driving Mexico’s M&As this year.

BY JOACHIM BAMRUD

Thanks to the recently passed energy and telecommunications reforms, Mexico set to see a boost in mergers and acquisitions in those sectors, experts say.

“It’s very promising with what’s happened with all the reforms,” says Antonio del Pino, Co-chair of the Latin America Practice at Latham & Watkins. “There’s a tremendous amount of interest in Mexico right now. My sense is that we’ll see more M&A activity over time as the reforms take shape. “

Michael McGuinness and Alexandro Padres of Shearman & Sterling’s Latin American team agree. “With the new presidential administration, the structural reform to the energy and telecommunications sectors and the ...

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