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DIEGO BARRERA IS A PARTNER IN THE FIRM'S MEXICO CITY OFFICE AND A MEMBER OF THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, VENTURE CAPITAL, CAPITAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICES, AS WELL AS THE FIRM'S INNOVATION TASK FORCE.
Diego advises national and international clients on domestic and cross-border transactions in the infrastructure, energy, consumer goods, healthcare, and pharmaceutical sectors, as well as in venture capital, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, capital markets transactions, and corporate structuring. He has particular experience advising pension funds, private equity sponsors, and strategic investors on infrastructure and energy investments in Mexico. He also advises clients on ESG matters, particularly governance structures, diversity standards, ESG policies, and internal compliance review methods. Before joining the Firm, Diego worked as an international attorney in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Diego's representative experience in the consumer and retail sector includes advising Froneri International Limited in its acquisition of a 50% equity stake in Grupo Herdez, including the negotiation of the investment and shareholders agreements governing the post-closing corporate governance framework in 2026; Grupo Axo, S.A.P.I. de C.V. in its sale of a 49% interest in Multibrand Outlet Stores, S.A.P.I. de C.V. to TJX Companies, Inc., and in its further joint venture with TJX Companies in 2024; the sellers of Fábrica de Hielos de Apodaca, S.A. de C.V. ("Aguafría") in the sale of Aguafría to Reddy Ice, a portfolio company of Stone Canyon Industries in 2024; Grupo Axo, S.A.P.I. de C.V. in the formation of a joint venture with Ulta Beauty to launch in Mexico and open Ulta Beauty stores in 2023; and Grupo Axo in its acquisition of Komax in 2022.
In the education sector, he advised Nord Anglia Education in its acquisition of Eaton School, its acquisition of Greengates School, and its acquisition of Kipling Schools in 2025. He also advised Discovery Americas in the acquisition of multiple schools and in the divestiture of its education portfolio, including the sale of its educational platform "Merited," comprising all equity interests in Kedu Schools Network and Kedu Real Estate, to EQT Group in 2026.
In financial services and fintech, Diego advised Visa International Inc. in the acquisition of a majority position in Promoción y Operación, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (Prosa), a leading payments processor in Mexico in 2023; Plerk in its merger with Minu, consolidating both companies' food and gas voucher card services for employee benefits in 2023; and QED Fund VIII, LP in its Series B preferred stock financing of Felix Technologies, Inc. and its Mexican subsidiary, Felix Technologies, S.A. de C.V. in 2025.
In healthcare, he advised General Atlantic in its investment in MAC Hospitals, one of Mexico's largest hospital providers in 2023.
In the infrastructure, energy, and TMT space, Diego advised Newfoundland Capital Management LLC and Oxio Corporation in their acquisition of Telefónica's business in Mexico, through the acquisition of Pegaso PCS, S.A. de C.V. and Celular de Telefonía, S.A. de C.V. in 2026; Arroyo Energy Group in the sale of the 142 MW Huinalá combined-cycle power plant to Xinfra Fibra E in 2025; Grupo TSK in the sale, through its subsidiary Energy Finance Company 1, of its equity stake in Versalles de las Cuatas y Las Ánimas II to AINDA Energía & Infraestructura and Banco Invex in 2025; and Vinte Viviendas Integrales, S.A.B. de C.V. in its tender offer for up to 100% of the stock of Servicios Corporativos Javer, S.A.B. de C.V. in 2024.
In the industrial sector and other areas, he advised Advent International in the sale of Neoris, a global technology acceleration company, to EPAM Systems in 2024; Ureblock, S.A. de C.V. in its acquisition of Colombin Bel, S.A. de C.V., a manufacturer of flexible polyurethane foam in 2025; and Glisco Partners in its Series A financing and investment in Wild Foods, a manufacturer of high-protein, seal-free products in 2024.
Diego has been recognized by Legal 500 as Corporate and M&A (High-End), Next Generation Partner of the Year in 2026. He was named by the Financial Times, for the twelfth time, as one of North America's most innovative firms in the "Practice of Law: Dealmaking" category, recognizing his advice to Vinte Viviendas Integrales in its acquisition of Javer in 2025. He is also ranked by Chambers & Partners Latin America in Band 3, by Legal 500 as Next Generation Partner, and by IFLR1000 as Rising Star Partner.
Diego obtained his Law Degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in 2008, a Specialization in Commercial Law from Universidad Panamericana in 2009, an M.P.A. in Economic and Energy Policy Administration from Columbia University in 2012, and his LL.M. from Fordham University in 2013. He is admitted to practice in Mexico and in New York (Passive). Diego speaks both Spanish and English.