Javier Arreola advises clients on cross-border and domestic project finance transactions. 

Javier represents corporate clients in a variety of transactions with significant emphasis in Latin America, including mergers, acquisitions, financing and restructuring transactions, joint ventures, private equity, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.

He advises clients on transactions within the infrastructure, energy, banking, and capital markets industries.

Javier’s experience includes:

  • Advising Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the North American Development Bank with respect to a US$241 million financing of two wind farms with a total capacity of 148.5 MW, located in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, which project finance closed on May 2015. For such purposes, led the drafting, discussion, and negotiation of the Mexican law-security documents (e.g., the security trust agreement and the non-possessory pledge agreement) *
  • Participating in the due diligence process, drafting, and review of the financing, corporate, and project documents concerning the financing and refinancing of three different natural gas pipelines developed by Esentia (f.k.a Grupo Fermaca) in the northern part of Mexico for the transportation of Natural Gas from the border with the United States of America to central Mexico
  • Participating in the drafting, review, analysis, and negotiation of the financing, corporate, and project documents concerning the refinancing and corporate restructure of the project companies involved in the construction and operation of a 396 -MW wind -power generation facility (previously known as the Mareña Project) located in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, sponsored by Mitsubishi, Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura and Contrato de Fideicomiso de Emisión de Certificados Bursátiles Fiduciarios de Desarrollo No. F/179505 (Balam), which project finance closed on May 2017*
  • Advising Actis Capital with respect to the acquisition of InterGen’s assets in Mexico which includes nine energy projects ranging from combined cycle plants, wind farms, natural gas pipelines, and compression stations. The total value of the acquisition was valued at US$1.256 billion, which was closed in December 2017*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia (Special Legal Consultant)
  • Mexico (Abogado)
  • New York

Education

  • Master of Laws in Environmental and Energy Law, Georgetown University Law Center, 2022
  • Energy Law Certificate, Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico, 2018
  • Bachelor of Law, Universidad Panamericana, 2017
    cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish