Bar Admissions
- Mexico
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.M.)
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Certificate, Business and Law)
- Universidad Anáhuac México Norte (Law Degree)
Languages
English
Spanish
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Jacinto Ávalos Capín
Partner
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Biography
Jacinto Ávalos Capín is a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Securities Practice Group. He brings more than a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions, banking and finance, FinTech, private equity, capital markets and insurance and reinsurance. He advises national and international clients across diverse industries on complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Jacinto’s practice includes the structuring of joint ventures, tender offers, corporate reorganizations, leveraged buyouts, private credit, structured and warehouse financings, and private securities offerings in both regulated and unregulated sectors.
Jacinto has particular experience in the structuring and negotiation of structured and warehouse financing facilities in Mexico, representing both international and local funds, including financing solutions involving asset-backed structures for the FinTech sector. His work in this area has supported the rapid growth of the FinTech sector, handling sophisticated financial solutions involving innovative asset-backed structures and regulatory matters.
In addition, Jacinto serves as secretary or alternate secretary on the boards of directors of several Mexican companies, advising on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and transactional matters.
Credentials
Experience
Awards & Recognition
- Chambers Latin America
- Banking & Finance, Band 5
- Corporate/M&A: The Elite, Band 4
- Chambers FinTech, Band 3
- Legal 500 Latin America
- Banking and Finance, Next Generation Partner
- Corporate and M&A, Next Generation Partner
- IFLR Rising Star, M&A
- Leaders League
- Banking & Finance, Excellent
- Fintech, Excellent
- Nearshoring, Recommended
- Latin Lawyer 250, Corporate and M&A
- Best Lawyers in Mexico, Ones to Watch, Banking and Finance; Corporate M&A
Previous Professional Experience
- Pérez-Llorca (Previously González Calvillo, S.C.)
- Partner (2025-2026)
- González Calvillo, S.C. (2015 – 2016; 2018 – 2024)
- Latham & Watkins LLP, International Associate (2017-2018)
- Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez, S.C. (2011 – 2015)
- Universidad Iberoamericana Law School, Corporate and Finance Law Professor
Representative Presentations and Publications
- “Banking Regulation in Mexico Guide: Overview,” Mexico Chapter, Co-Author, Thomson Reuters
- “Fintech 2024: Trends and Developments,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, Chambers and Partners (2024)
- “Year in Review: Mergers & Acquisitions in Mexico,” Contributor, Lexology
- “Fund Manager Regulation,” Contributor, Thomson Reuters
- “Fintech 2023 Guide,” Contributor, Chambers and Partners (2023)
- “Mergers & Acquisitions Review 2022,” Mexico Chapter, Co-Author, The Law Reviews (2022)
- “Fintech 2022 Global Practice Guide,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, Chambers and Partners (2022)
- “Lending & Secured Finance Guide 2021,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) (2021)
- “Private Equity Guide 2021,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, The Legal 500 (2021)
- “Banking & Finance Guide 2020,” Mexico Chapter, Co-Author, Chambers and Partners (2020)
- “Banking Regulation in Mexico Global Guide 2020,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, Thomson Reuters (2020)
- “Corporate/M&A Guide 2020,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, Chambers and Partners (2020)
- “Private Equity Guide 2020,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, The Legal 500 (2020)
- “Banking and Finance Guide 2019,” Mexico Chapter, First Edition, Contributor, Chambers and Partners (2019)
- “Banking Regulation Guide 2019,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, Thomson Reuters (2019)
- “Lending & Secured Finance Guide 2019,” Mexico Chapter, Contributor, International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG) (2019)
- “Creating Collateral in Mexico,” Contributor, Financier Worldwide (2016)
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