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Gabriel Mesa is a partner in the firm’s New York office and a member of the Corporate Practice Group. He advises companies on corporate transactions, including joint ventures, private mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings in Latin America and other emerging markets as well as in the United States. His work spans venture capital and private equity investments, strategic acquisitions, privatizations and oil and gas ventures.
- Advised Grupo P.I. Mabe, the leading producer of hygienic products in Mexico, on its sale to Ontex Group NV, a publicly listed company based in Belgium.
- Counsel to Linzor Capital Partners, the Latin American private equity fund, in the merger of the retail operations of its portfolio company Moda en Distribución, S.A.P.I. de C.V., into Devlyn Holdings, S. de R.L. de C.V., to create Mexico’s largest eyewear retailer.
- Counsel to Grupo Financiero Banorte, the Mexican financial group, and its affiliate Afore XXI Banorte in the $1.6 billion acquisition of Afore Bancomer from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), the Spanish bank, to create Mexico’s largest pension fund. This matter was awarded LatinFinance’s 2013 “Domestic M&A Deal of the Year.”
- Counsel to Grupo Sura, the Colombian financial group, and its affiliate AFP Integra S.A. in the $516 million acquisition of 50% of AFP Horizonte S.A., the Peruvian pension fund, from BBVA. This matter received two M&A Atlas Awards: "Cross Border Deal of the Year (Large Markets)" and "South America Deal of the Year (Large Markets)."
- Counsel to a major European commercial bank in connection with a series of multi-billion dollar acquisitions and divestitures of financial services companies in Latin America over a five year period, including transactions in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay and Argentina.
- Counsel to a Colombian pipeline company and its parent in connection with a significant minority investment by a U.S. private equity firm.
- Counsel to a US private equity firm in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in a Latin American pharmaceuticals business.
- Counsel to a US private equity firm in connection with the restructuring of its 50/50 joint venture with a strategic partner in a Texas utility and the acquisition of a 100% interest in the utility.
- Counsel to a private equity firm in the successful establishment of a joint venture in Colombia to acquire and sell a portfolio of non-performing loans.
- Counsel to a leading multinational reinsurer in connection with the unwinding of a joint venture in Brazil.
- Counsel to a Colombian utility and its controlling shareholder in the unwinding of a project financing and in the sale of a controlling stake in the project to two private equity firms.
- Counsel to a group of private equity shareholders in the sale of a Mexican packaging company to another private equity buyer.
- Counsel to a private equity firm in connection with the restructuring of its equity interest in a pan-Latin American distributor of computer products.
- Counsel to a European energy company in connection with the acquisition of a power plant in Panama, and in the contemporaneous sale of a gas distribution company in Peru.
- Counsel to the management of a Mexican paper products company in connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest by a private equity firm.
- Counsel to the controlling shareholders of a Mexican paper products company in connection with the sale of a minority interest to a European strategic partner, and in a follow-on transaction involving the sale of a controlling interest to such partner.
- Counsel to a Latin American national oil company in connection with major oil and gas joint ventures and bidding rounds.
- Assistance to numerous purchasers in conducting due diligence on companies in the oil and gas business and their assets.
February 27, 2017
NEW YORK—Latinvex has named Covington partners Gabriel Mesa and Nicole Duclos among “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers” in 2017. Mr. Mesa counsels corporations in joint ventures and private mergers and acquisitions in Latin America and other emerging markets, as well as in the United States. A client described Mr. Mesa as "an excellent lawyer,” noting that his ...
December 21, 2016
NEW YORK—Covington was honored at the Americas M&A Atlas Awards ceremony held in New York on December 6. The firm was recognized for Cross Border Deal of the Year in connection with its representation of Grupo P.I. Mabe S.A., a Mexican manufacturer of disposable hygienic products, in its sale to Ontex, Ltd., a publicly traded international producer of personal ...
Latinvex Names Gabriel Mesa Among “Top 100 Lawyers”
January 29, 2016
NEW YORK — Latinvex has named Covington partner Gabriel Mesa among its “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers” for the third year in a row. Resident in the firm’s New York office, Mr. Mesa counsels corporations in joint ventures and private mergers and acquisitions in Latin America and other emerging markets, as well as in the United States. His work spans venture ...
December 9, 2015
NEW YORK, December 9, 2015 - Covington advised Grupo P.I. Mabe, the leading producer of hygienic products in Mexico, on its sale to Ontex Group NV, a publicly listed company based in Belgium. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016. The transaction will require regulatory approvals in Mexico, the US and certain other countries, and has ...
Covington Promotes Nine New Partners
October 1, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC, October 1, 2015 - Covington has elected nine of its lawyers to partnership. “We are delighted to welcome our new partners, who exemplify the spirit and substance of Covington,” said Timothy Hester, chair of the firm’s management committee. “This partnership class reflects our focus on the firm’s core practice strengths. We are confident that ...
February 9, 2015
NEW YORK, February 9, 2015 — Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Gabriel Mesa has been named to Latinvex’s list of “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers” for the second year in a row. Mr. Mesa counsels corporations in joint ventures and private mergers and acquisitions in Latin America and other emerging markets, as well as in the United States. He has ...
February 4, 2014
NEW YORK, February 4, 2014 — Covington & Burling was recognized by LatinFinance in connection with its 2013 “Domestic M&A Deal of the Year” award, which was given for the $1.73 billion acquisition by Grupo Financiero Banorte and its affiliate Afore XXI Banorte of Afore Bancomer from Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria A Covington team led by Rubén Kraiem and ...
1/24/2014
WASHINGTON, DC, January 24, 2014 —Covington & Burling is pleased to announce that Gabriel Mesa has been named to Latinvex’s list of “Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers.” Mr. Mesa counsels corporations in joint ventures and private mergers and acquisitions in Latin America and other emerging markets, as well as in the United States. Over the past year, he has ...
Covington Receives Two M&A Atlas Awards
October 28, 2013
NEW YORK, October 28, 2013 — Covington & Burling received two awards at the Americas M&A Atlas Awards ceremony held in New York on October 24. The firm was recognized for Cross Border Deal of the Year (Large Markets) and for South America Deal of the Year (Large Markets) in connection with Covington’s representation of Grupo Sura, the Latin American financial ...
June 18, 2013
WASHINGTON, DC, June 18, 2013 — Covington & Burling is advising ING Insurance International on the sale of its mortgage business in Mexico, ING Hipotecaria, to the Mexican banking subsidiary of Banco Santander, Spain’s largest bank, for approximately $50 million. The team is led by Gabriel Mesa and includes corporate associates Cecile Zwiebach, Dan Levine and ...
June 13, 2013, Covington E-Alert
Covington Advises Grupo Sura in $516 Million Acquisition
4/23/2013
NEW YORK, April 23, 2013 — Covington & Burling advised Sura Asset Management S.A. and AFP Integra S.A., affiliates of the Latin American financial group Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana, in a joint acquisition with Profuturo AFP S.A., an affiliate of The Bank of Nova Scotia, of 100 percent of the shares of AFP Horizonte, S.A., the Peruvian pension fund manager, ...
November 28, 2012
NEW YORK, November 28, 2012— Covington & Burling is advising Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A.B. de C.V., and its affiliate Afore XXI Banorte, S.A. de C.V., in a $1.6-billion acquisition of Afore Bancomer, S.A. de C.V. from the Spanish bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., which would create Mexico’s largest pension fund. Afore Bancomer is Mexico’s second ...
Covington Adds Leading Latin America Attorney
June 13, 2012
NEW YORK, June 13, 2012 — Covington & Burling is strengthening its transactional capabilities in Latin America with the addition of Gabriel Mesa, a senior corporate lawyer with in-depth experience in the region. Mr. Mesa joins the firm’s New York office as of counsel in the firm’s corporate practice where he is expected to advise corporations in joint ventures ...
- Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A (2017)
- Chambers Latin America, Corporate/M&A (2017)
- Latinvex, Latin America’s Top 100 Lawyers (2014-2017)
- Legal 500 Latin America, Corporate and M&A (2012-2015)
- Selected by Chambers Global as a leading lawyer for Latin America in 2008.
Practices
Education
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1993
- Columbia Law Review, Book Reviews Editor
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
Yale University, B.A., 1989
Judicial Clerkship
- Hon. Charles P. Sifton, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1993 - 1994
Bar Admissions
- New York
Languages
- Spanish