Partner, Ritch Mueller y Nicolau
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Luis A. Nicolau joined the firm in 1990 and has been a partner since then. He specializes in banking and finance, capital markets, regulation of financial institutions and mergers and acquisitions.
Luis is a leading expert in assisting underwriters and issuers in debt and equity offerings in Mexico and abroad. He has also participated in many of the largest public Mexican M&A, transactions and advises foreign and domestic private equity funds on a regular basis. He has assisted numerous international financial entities in establishing their operations in Mexico and has helped various fintechs obtain the corresponding authorizations. He also advises these companies on regulatory issues under the current legal framework.
Luis currently maintains several board memberships, including at Grupo Posadas, Coca-Cola FEMSA, GCC, Cuervo, Grupo Coppel, Gentera, and serves on the investment committee of Promotora Social México. He is the former President of Fullbright Mexico’s Governing Body; former member of the board of directors of Vitro, Grupo Modelo,
Papalote Museo del Niño, Santander México, JPMorgan México, Credit Suisse Mexico and Morgan Stanley Mexico; former member of the board of directors of the Indian Mountain School; and former member of the supervisory board of the Mexican Stock Exchange.
Luis has a law degree from Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico, and a LL.M degree from the University of Columbia. He also worked as a foreign associate at Shearman & Sterling’s New York office.