DLA Piper advised Spanish multinational water and energy company Grupo Cox in its acquisition of Spanish energy firm Iberdrola’s assets in Mexico for $4.2 billion. (Photo: Iberdrola Mexico)
Carlos Albarracín, Milbank and Francisco J. Cerezo, Mauricio Valdespino, Edgar Romo and Robert da Silva Ashley, DLA Piper. (Latinvex collage)
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
DLA Piper, Milbank Advise Cox Deal, Offer
Firms advised Cox-Iberdrola deal, financing and US debt offer.
BY LATINVEX STAFF
DLA Piper and Milbank advised multi-billion work for Spanish energy company Cox related to its Mexico business.
DLA Piper advised the closing of the $4.2 billion acquisition of Iberdrola’s Mexico assets and related financing by Cox, while Milbank advised on the $2 billion offer in the US capital markets for Cox Asset México, which was used to partially finance the Iberdrola deal.
Keywords: Capital Markets, DLA Piper, Energy, Finance, Mexico, Milbank, M&As












