Martín Sánchez

Partner since 2011


Phone: +52 (55) 5201-7400
Mail: msanchez@macf.com.mx

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Martín Sánchez

Partner since 2011


Martín has experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Regularly represents issuers and underwriters in equity issuances, structured equity transactions (FIBRA, CERPI and CKD), multiple offering programs, corporate and labeled/sustainable debt issuances, equity and debt takeover bids and complex multi-financing structures involving the issuance of structured/project bonds in Mexico and international markets. He also advises issuers on regulatory and compliance matters and procedures related to regulatory authorities.

In relation to the above, Martín advises issuers and companies in regulated sectors in the adoption of ESG standards, in the implementation of compliance programs aligned with the ESG strategy of companies and leads the firm's ESG/Compliance practice

 

Awards & Recognitions

  • Chambers and Partners, Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A
  • Legal 500, Capital Markets, Corporate / M&A
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   April 8th, 2024

CRE issues regulations in matters of assets’ transfer for connection and interconnection

On January 26, 2024, the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") published the Resolution number A/065/2023 issuing the "General administrative provisions regarding contributions, the methodology for calculating contributions, the criteria and basis for determining and updating the amount for contributions and the corresponding template agreements" (the "Regulations").  

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Eugenio Macouzet , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Martín Sánchez , Patricio Trad

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   April 5th, 2024

Resolutions that modified the Guidelines regarding Clean Energy Certificates are declared null and void

On March 12, 2024, the Ministry of Energy published in the Federal Official Gazette the Resolution informing all participants of the wholesale electricity market and the population in general, that the "Resolution amending the Guidelines that establish the criteria for the granting of Clean Energy Certificates and the requirements for their acquisition published on October 31, 2014" and the "Resolution amending the Second Transitory Article of the Resolution amending the Guidelines that establish the criteria for the granting of Clean Energy Certificates and the requirements for their acquisition published on October 31, 2014", published on October 28 and December 10, 2019, respectively, have become null and void.  

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Eugenio Macouzet , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Martín Sánchez , Patricio Trad

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   March 21st, 2024

Energy Regulatory Commission modifies requirements related to the modification and transfer of permits

On January 17, 2024, the Energy Regulatory Commission ("CRE") published the resolution number A/062/2023 (the "Resolution") which modifies resolution number RES/390/2017 that provides the General regulations that set forth the terms and conditions to request the authorization for the amendment or transfer of energy generation and supply permits (the “Regulations”).  

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Eugenio Macouzet , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Martín Sánchez , Patricio Trad

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   February 20th, 2024

The Federal Economic Competition Commission subjects the purchase of Iberdrola's generation plants to the fulfillment of commitments

On February 15, 2024, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) informed through a press release that it conditioned the closing of the transaction consisting of the acquisition by Mexico Infrastructure Partners FF, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (“MIP”) and Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura (“FONADIN”) of certain powers plants owned by Iberdrola Generación México, S.A. de C.V. and its subsidiaries (“Iberdrola”) (the “Transaction”), to certain commitments to allow the closing. 

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Carlos Orcí , Eugenio Macouzet , Francisco Fuentes Ostos , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Lorena Galicia , Martín Sánchez , Patricio Trad

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   January 24th, 2024

Awards and Recognitions | Recognized by Green Guide LATAM for the Second Consecutive Year

We are pleased to share with you that Mijares Angoitia Cortés y Fuentes SC, has been recognized for the second consecutive year by The Legal 500 Green Guide: Latin America 2024 for our outstanding practice in environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) matters.

Professional Related: Adriana Morales , Carlos Orcí , Gabriel Calvillo , Martín Sánchez

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   December 28th, 2023

Amendment to several provisions of the Mexican Securities Market Law

On November 15, 2023, Congress approved an amendment to the Securities Market Law (“LMV”), that becomes effective on December 29, 2023 (the "Amendment"). The main objective of the Amendment is to introduce a new scheme called "simplified registration of securities" and to simplify the applicable framework for SAPIBs and SABs that have securities listed on the Mexican stock exchanges.

Professional Related: Francisco Ibáñez , Manuel Echave , Martín Sánchez , Patrick Meshoulam

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   October 3rd, 2023

Publication of the Sustainable Financing Mobilization Strategy of Mexico by the Ministry of Finance

On September 18, 2023, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit ("SHCP" as per its acronym in Spanish), published the Sustainable Financing Mobilization Strategy (the "Sustainable Financing Strategy").  

Professional Related: Adriana Morales , Gabriel Calvillo , Martín Sánchez , Paula Pérez

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   August 1st, 2023

Latin Lawyer | The Guide to Corporate Compliance 4th Edition

We invite you to refer to Chapter 20 "Compliance as the Foundation for ESG Oversight," published in the latest edition of "The Guide To Corporate Compliance" by Latin Lawyer, in which our partner Martín Sánchez, Counselors Gabriel Calvillo and Adriana Morales, and our Associate Paula Pérez collaborated.

Professional Related: Adriana Morales , Gabriel Calvillo , Martín Sánchez , Paula Pérez

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   July 18th, 2023

Top Tier Firm | IFLR 1000 - Rankings 2023

We are proud to share with you that for the fifth consecutive year we have been recognized as a Top Tier Firm in all practice areas according to the IFLR 1000 ranking.

Professional Related: Carlos Jiménez , Ernesto de la Peña , Fernanda Cid , Francisco Glennie , Francisco Ibáñez , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Manuel Echave , Martín Sánchez , Pablo Mijares , Patricio Trad , Patrick Meshoulam , Ricardo Maldonado

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   April 5th, 2023

President’s Bill in administrative matters seeks broad reform affecting contracts with government entities, permits and concessions

On March 24, 2023, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, introduced a bill on administrative matters to the House of Representatives, which seeks relevant changes to various federal administrative laws (the “Bill”). 

Professional Related: Eugenio Macouzet , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Martín Sánchez , Nora Morales

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   March 29th, 2023

Sustainable Taxonomy of Mexico | Legal analysis and main implications.

Mexico's Sustainable Taxonomy (the "Taxonomy"), a classification tool created through a broad, participatory, and coordinated three-year process to identify and define activities with positive effects on the environment and society, following technical criteria and international standards was presented on March 16, 2023 by Gabriel Yorio, assistant secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit “Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público” (“SHCP”) within the framework of the 2023 Banking Convention.

Professional Related: Adriana Morales , Gabriel Calvillo , María Fernanda Castellanos , Martín Sánchez , Paula Pérez , Rodrigo del Valle

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   October 21st, 2022

Awards and Recognitions | Legal 500 Latin America 2023

We have been recognized again by Legal 500 as a leading law firm in Mexico.

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Alejandro Díaz , Carlos Jiménez , Carlos Orcí , Enrique Ramírez , Everardo J. Espino , Francisco Fuentes Ostos , Francisco Glennie , Horacio M. de Uriarte , Lorenza Langarica , Manuel Echave , Martín Sánchez , Nora Morales , Patricio Trad , Patrick Meshoulam , Paula Pérez , Ricardo Maldonado

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   October 4th, 2022

MACF acted as counsel to Fibra MTY in the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of their second Multi-Offering Program

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes, S.C. (“MACF”) acted as counsel to Fibra MTY, the first 100% internally managed real estate investment trust, in the structuring, negotiation, and implementation of their second Multi-Offering Program, authorized by the National Banking and Securities Commission with components with components of both equity (real estate securities or by its Spanish acronym CBFIs) and debt (debt notes or by its Spanish acronym Cebures).

Professional Related: Carlos Jiménez , Ernesto de la Peña , Fernanda Cid , Martín Sánchez

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   August 5th, 2022

Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes announces integration of ESG practice area, launch of ESG/Compliance Platform and recognition of our ESG capabilities in the Legal 500 Green Guide

Aware of the growing interest of companies to adopt standards and promote Environmental, Social and Governance (ASG or ESG) projects in Mexico and the world, we are pleased to announce the integration of our capabilities in transactional, compliance and litigation matters in a single ESG practice area and the launch of our ESG/Compliance platform.

Professional Related: Carlos Orcí , Gabriel Calvillo , Martín Sánchez

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   October 21st, 2021

Awards Legal 500 - Latin America 2022

This year our firm was recognized as a leading law firm in Mexico by the publication Legal 500. We invite you to learn more about our recognized practice areas.  

Professional Related: Aisha Calderón , Carlos Jiménez , Carlos Orcí , Enrique Ramírez , Francisco Fuentes Ostos , Francisco Glennie , Manuel Echave , Martín Sánchez , Nora Morales , Pablo Mijares , Patrick Meshoulam , Paula Pérez , Pilar Mata , Ricardo Maldonado

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   May 8th, 2020

LATAM COVID-19 Task Force: Considerations for Private Equity Investors - Willkie, Farr & Gallagher

Governments and companies around the world continue to grapple with the changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Professional Related: Martín Sánchez

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   April 9th, 2020

Willkie: Actions Affecting Energy and InfrastructureProjects in Latin America

The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing disruption across the world. Willkie has been endeavoring to provide our clients, colleagues and friends with current information, insights and analysis of the challenges and issues that companies are facing globally.

Professional Related: Horacio M. de Uriarte , Martín Sánchez , Patricio Trad

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   March 30th, 2020

LATAM COVID-19 Task Force - Challenges andResponses - Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

The outbreak of COVID-19 is causing disruption across the world. What are the challenges and issues that companies are facing and what are we seeing in Latin America, the United States and Europe? We have asked our colleagues in Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Spain and Venezuela to join our effort in creating this LATAM COVID-19

Professional Related: Martín Sánchez , Pablo Mijares

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   March 30th, 2020

The National Banking and Securities Commission adopted certain measures regarding the COVID-19 outbreak

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 international outbreak (the “Outbreak”) and the measures adopted by the Mexican authorities to contain it, the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (“CNBV”, for its acronym in Spanish) issued two resolutions to establish certain measures and grant relief to its supervised entities.

Professional Related: Manuel Echave , Martín Sánchez , Ricardo Maldonado

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Education

  • Master of Laws, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, 2002 (magna cum laude)
  • Law Degree, Universidad Panamericana, 1999

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

Experience

  • Foreign associate, Milbank, New York, 2004
  • Foreign associate, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, 2002-2003