What Nader, Hayaux & Goebel does

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel (NHG) is a privately-held Mexican law firm headquartered in Mexico City with a secondary office in London, operating as a full-service transactional legal platform across 17 distinct practice areas including Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Insurance & Reinsurance, Energy, Infrastructure and PPPs, Fintech, Real Estate, Telecoms, Tax, Antitrust, Compliance, Workouts & Insolvency, Aviation, Data Privacy, Environment and Water Resources, and International Trade & Customs. The firm is staffed by 23 partners and over 40 associates, making it one of the largest transactional law groups in the Mexican market, and is recognized with Tier 1 rankings across Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, IFLR1000, Latin Lawyer, and ITR.

The firm's revenue model is professional services fee-based, generated through hourly billing, fixed fees for specific matters, and transaction-based fees for major deals; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. NHG serves large Mexican and international corporations, financial institutions, insurance and reinsurance carriers, fintech companies, private equity firms, and government entities, with notable mandates including the USD 2.5 billion sale of Iusacell to AT&T, HSBC's MXN 13.6 billion acquisition of Kavak's car loan portfolio, and over USD 20 billion in cumulative restructurings and workouts advised. The London office, established in 2010, is a differentiating channel that delivers Mexican law expertise to the international insurance and reinsurance market, and the firm maintains co-counsel relationships with international firms including Linklaters, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Shearman & Sterling. The firm has no parent company or external institutional investor, is owned by its partners, and reports no AI/ML product capability, with competitive advantage derived from partner talent, regulatory relationships, directory rankings, and cross-border reach rather than technology.

Name

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel

Legal name

Nader, Hayaux y Goebel, S.C.

Website

https://nhg.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel is a privately-held Mexican transactional law firm with 23 partners and over 40 associates, advising large corporates, financial institutions, insurers, and fintechs on M&A, capital markets, banking, insurance, and restructuring matters from offices in Mexico City and London.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transactional Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Finance Services (6199), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

Keywords

• Corporate legal services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Capital markets law
• Banking and finance
• Insurance and reinsurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Bosques

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fee-based legal services including corporate M&A, banking and finance, capital markets, and regulatory advisory. Revenue generated through hourly billing, fixed fees for specific matters, and transaction-based fees for major deals.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel is a leading Mexican law firm providing full-service transactional legal advisory across 17 practice areas including Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Insurance & Reinsurance, Real Estate, Energy, Infrastructure/PPPs, Fintech, Telecoms, Tax, Antitrust and Compliance. The firm advises Mexican and international corporations, financial institutions, multinational companies, and government entities on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. It operates from offices in Mexico City and London, and is recognized by major legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Latin Lawyer.

Product overview

Nader, Hayaux & Goebel is a leading Mexican law firm offering comprehensive legal services across 17 distinct practice areas. The firm operates as a unified full-service legal platform rather than a modular software product, with practices including Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insurance & Reinsurance, Real Estate, Energy, Infrastructure/PPPs, Fintech, and others. Each practice area functions as a specialized service line staffed by dedicated attorneys, with cross-practice collaboration enabling comprehensive client service for complex transactions. The firm has offices in Mexico City and London, and is recognized by major legal directories including Chambers, Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Latin Lawyer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Antitrust Practice Antitrust services for Mexican and foreign clients covering merger control proceedings, investigations into monopolistic practices, antitrust compliance consulting, advice on bidding and market conditions, and government entity advising.
• Aviation Practice Legal services for the aviation sector covering financing, leasing, regulatory matters, insurance, corporate/M&A, insolvency and workouts.
• Banking & Finance Practice One of the largest groups of attorneys dedicated to banking and finance matters in Mexico, advising clients across financial practice areas with support from M&A, tax, real estate, securities and infrastructure teams.
• Capital Markets Practice Specialists advising on international and domestic public and private offerings of debt and equity securities, tender offers, and innovative solutions for complex transactions; serves issuers, investors, broker dealers, credit enhancers and underwriters.
• Compliance Practice Advisory services for Mexican and foreign companies on prevention, identification and management of risks, liabilities, contingencies, and complex structures related to regulatory compliance.
• Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Advisory on compliance with Mexican data protection regulation and financial secrecy, and guidance on preventing, identifying, and managing data privacy and cybersecurity risks.
• Energy Practice Participation in major energy and natural resources projects and transactions, encompassing power industry, oil and gas, water, renewables, waste and mining projects.
• Environment and Water Resources Practice Environmental matters including ecological ordinances, environmental impact, hazardous substances, endangered species, air emissions, decarbonization, climate change, waste handling, remediation, and water resource regulations.
• Fintech Practice Team of attorneys with shared expertise in regulatory financial and financial technology matters, supporting clients in banking, finance, regulatory, capital markets and insurance for fintech licensing and compliance under Mexico's Fintech Law.
• Infrastructure, PPPs & Project Finance Practice Ground-breaking public-private partnership projects with particular expertise in PPPs, serving creditors, financial and strategic investors, developers, suppliers and government entities.
• Insurance & Reinsurance Practice Specialized and experienced insurance and reinsurance practice in Mexico since 1991, advising leading insurance and reinsurance companies globally in Mexican and Latin American matters, including regulatory, transactional and cross-border advisory.
• International Trade & Customs Practice Specialized consulting, audit support, litigation, free trade agreements application, tariff classification, export promotion programs (IMMEX, CIVA, PROSEC, Drawback), and unfair trade proceedings representation.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Representation of Mexican and foreign clients in all aspects of M&A transactions including due diligence, joint ventures, strategic alliances, mergers, spin-offs, stock and asset purchases, takeovers, and reorganizations.
• Real Estate Practice Real estate financings, development and construction of mixed-use projects, structuring investment trusts (FIBRAs), and structuring national and international investment funds.
• Tax Practice Advice to public and private companies on federal taxation matters in Mexico and international taxation issues, including capital markets transactions and structuring of investment funds.
• Telecoms Practice Corporate and finance transactions in the telecom sector, including regulatory matters in telecommunications, telephony, media, internet, satellite and broadcasting sectors.
• Workouts & Insolvency Practice Restructuring and workout services with expertise in cross-border insolvency issues, having advised secured and unsecured lenders in over US$20 billion of restructurings and workouts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over US$20 billion of restructurings and workouts advised to secured and unsecured lenders
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain (MexCC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly formed the Chamber in 2011, served as Chairman from 2011 to 2019, and currently serves as Honourary Chair. The chamber facilitates business relations between Mexico and Great Britain.
• International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA)minorOthersYves Hayaux-du-Tilly is a member of the Presidential Council of AIDA, participating in international insurance law discussions and initiatives.
• Chapter Zero Mexico / Climate Governance InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYves Hayaux-du-Tilly is founder and Co-Chair of Chapter Zero Mexico, the Climate Governance Initiative, and member of Governing Board of Climate Governance Initiative. NHG supports clients in their Sustainable/ESG Transition through an innovative Working Group.
• Mexican Association of Insurance and Bonding Law (AMEDESEF)coreOthersYves Hayaux-du-Tilly served as Chair of AMEDESEF and the firm actively participates in this leading insurance law association in Mexico.
• American Bar Association (ABA) Section of International LawminorOthersYves Hayaux-du-Tilly served as former Chair of Mexican Committee of ABA Section of International Law, facilitating cross-border legal cooperation.
• International law firms (as co-counsel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHG acts as Mexican co-counsel to international law firms including Linklaters LLP, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Shearman & Sterling in transactions involving Mexico and Latin America.
• The Legal 500 (contributor)minorOthersPartners Yves Hayaux-du-Tilly and Luciano Pérez contributed to The Legal500 Comparative Guide on Insurance & Reinsurance, providing country-specific Q&A on Mexican insurance law.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ritch, Mueller, Heather y Nicolau: Top-tier Mexican transactional firm focused on Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and M&A. Frequently cited as a peer in Tier 1 directories alongside NHG for the largest Mexican financings.
• Galicia Abogados: Large full-service Mexican firm with a similarly broad transactional practice including M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Energy. Overlaps with NHG on the largest domestic and cross-border deals and on serving Mexico's largest corporates.
• Mijares, Angoitia, Cortés y Fuentes: Highly regarded Mexican firm with leading Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, M&A, and Insolvency practices. Comparable in scale and rankings, and a frequent competitor for financial-institution mandates.
• Creel, García-Cuéllar, Aiza y Enríquez: One of the top Mexican transactional law firms with a comparable full-service platform spanning M&A, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Insurance. Competes head-to-head with NHG for marquee Mexican corporate and financial-sponsor mandates.
• González Calvillo: Mexico City-based full-service firm with strong Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, and Insolvency practices. Closely comparable to NHG in the workouts/restructurings and structured-finance arenas.
• Basham, Ringe y Correa: Long-established Mexican transactional firm with strong M&A, Real Estate, Banking & Finance, and Tax capabilities. Competes with NHG for inbound investment and major domestic transactional mandates.
• Santamarina y Steta: Major Mexican full-service law firm with deep M&A, Corporate, and Regulatory practices. Competes with NHG on cross-border M&A and is regularly seen on opposing sides of major transactions.

Broad incumbents

• White & Case: Global firm with a substantial Mexico practice spanning M&A, Project Finance, Capital Markets, and Restructuring. Competes with NHG on inbound international deals and on large Latin American financings.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: International firm with a leading Mexico practice in M&A, Capital Markets, and Banking & Finance. A direct competitor for cross-border mandates involving Mexican corporates and sovereigns, and a potential alternative to NHG as local counsel.
• Greenberg Traurig (Mexico): Global law firm with an established Mexico office offering a wide range of transactional and regulatory services. Competes for the same M&A and capital-markets mandates from its broader international platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NHGMexico
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/infogen-org-mx

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Investors

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