Carlos Aiza

Carlos Aiza is a partner in the financial services practice group at Creel, García, Cuéllar, Aiza y Enriquez, a leading full-service Mexican law firm. He focuses on corporate and asset finance and capital markets transactions. He has worked on a number of landmark transactions in the Mexican market, including the largest-ever competitive public tender-offer process, the first two Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs, the first three Master Limited Partnership (FIBRA E) IPOs, the three largest Real Estate Investment Trust (FIBRA) IPOs, the first three international CERPI listings, and the first CKD listing. His securitization experience includes the first Mexican cross-border whole loan, domestic mortgage-backed and domestic auto loan securitizations, and the first asset-backed commercial paper conduit. In the restructuring space, he advised on the largest-ever debtor-in-possession financing and on many of the largest Mexican workouts in recent history.

In 2024, Carlos was named Mexico Senior Partner of the Year by Legal 500, and in 2018 the Financial Times recognized him as one of the 10 Most Innovative Lawyers in North America. He is recognized as an Eminent Practitioner by Chambers and Partners for both Banking and Finance and Capital Markets and included in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame in both practice areas. He was recognized as one of the World’s 100 Leading Capital Markets Lawyers by Lawyer Monthly Magazine, and as one of Latin America’s Top 50 Lawyers by Latin Business Chronicle. In 2010, Latin Lawyer named him Mexico Law Firm Leader of the Year.

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