Kristian Bergmann

Kristian specializes in Corporate Law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and infrastructure projects, foreign investment and financial transactions. In December 2015 he obtained his Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. During 2017 he completed a postgraduate course in “The Company and its Tax Effects” (La Empresa y sus Efectos Fiscales) at Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México in Mexico City. In December 2021 he obtained a Master’s Degree (LL.M) with honors from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining Anker Abogados, Kristian was part of the law firm Gonzalez Calvillo, S.C. being a law clerk and associate of such firm.

Recent Experience in Relevant Matters

• Acted as associate in the representation of a Mexican public company and its controlling shareholders in the sale of 40% of the shares representing the capital stock of such company to two foreign pension funds. This transaction was structured through a tender offer through the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., at a price per share of MXN$43.96. Also, as part of the transaction, a FIBRA-E (Energy and Infrastructure Investment Trust) was created, to which various infrastructure assets were contributed.
• Acted as associate in the representation of a private equity fund in the acquisition of a minority interest in a Mexican company engaged in the commercialization of advertising space, which, as part of the same transaction, acquired a majority interest in a U.S.-based company in the same industry. This acquisition was financed with equity and debt provided by a group of creditors in Mexico.
• Acted as associate in the representation of the controlling shareholders of a company engaged in the manufacture and sale of sterilized products and containers in the sale of 100% of its shares to a leading European company in the manufacture of packaging materials for the medical industry. As part of the transaction, the controlling shareholders received part of their consideration in shares representing the capital stock of the acquiring company.
• He has acted as associate in the representation of a foreign private equity fund in several acquisitions in Mexico, including acquisitions of companies involved in the provision of educational services and in the food industry.
• Acted as associate in the representation of a company engaged in the production of wheat flour in the negotiation and signing of a syndicated loan for up to $4,700 million for the acquisition of one of its main competitors. Likewise, represented the acquirer to obtain authorization from the Federal Antitrust Commission in connection with such acquisition.
• Acted as associate in the representation of the controlling shareholders of a company engaged in the operation and franchises of pawn shops in the sale of 100% of its assets to an American company. The transaction won the 11th annual international M&A Award for the financial deal of the year.
• Acted as associate in the representation of several investors in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Mexican subsidiaries of a Brazilian company engaged in the e-commerce of sports products.

Education

• Law Degree (2015), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Postgraduate studies in “The Company and its Tax Effects” (La Empresa y sus Efectos Fiscales) (2017), Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Master’s in law with honors (LLM) (2021), Northwestern University, Illinois, United States of America.

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