Fernando Barrita C.

Fernando specializes in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, new technologies (including fintech), start-ups, co-investments, legal management, foreign investments, valuations and public trust and mediation, with more than 20 years of experience in business law. Prior to founding Anker Abogados, he was part of prestigious national law firms, becoming a partner in one of them before the age of 30.

In May 2009, Fernando obtained the authorization from the Ministry of Economy of the Government of Mexico to be a Mercantile Public Notary No. 8 of Mexico City, which allows him to act as a Latin-law public notary in commercial transactions, an expert in commercial law and an expert in all types of goods and rights (currently focusing on real estate and intangible assets). During the 2020-2021 biennium, he served as President of the Colegio Nacional de Correduría Pública Mexicana, A.C., an association that brings together the mercantile public notaries of the country and is the unified voice of this profession at the national level.

In July 2015, he was certified by the Superior Court of Justice of Mexico City as a certified private mediator, which allows him to give conclusive effect and res judicata to the agreements reached by the parties before him in settlement agreements in commercial, civil and family matters.

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Fernando devotes most of his professional time to advising domestic and foreign companies with a presence in Mexico on the day-to-day legal aspects of their business in the country.

In addition, Fernando has taught business law at important universities in the country, such as the Universidad Iberoamericana and the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) (2014-2021), the most prestigious teaching institution in Mexico in the field of social sciences. He has also been a guest professor in the Executive Master in Business Administration (Executive MBA) program of the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Recent Experience in Relevant Matters

• Consistently represented one of the most important venture capital funds in Mexico in the formation of its Funds I and II, focused on the fintech, new technologies and e-commerce sectors, as well as in the execution of its investments in portfolio companies.
• Represented a private equity fund (Search Fund) in the formation and acquisition of the largest ice cream factory in Latin America, as well as in the structuring and negotiation of the financing to leverage such acquisition, and later in the day-to-day corporate governance matters and valuation of the assets.
• Represented a private equity fund (search fund) in the formation and acquisition of a major manufacturer of nutritional supplements in Mexico, as well as in the structuring and negotiation of financing to leverage such acquisition, and later in the day-to-day legal affairs of the business.
• Continuously advises the world's largest online payment method on the legal aspects of its daily operations in Mexico.
• Represented a Mexican media group in the creation of the fastest growing satellite television operator in Latin America.
• Advised a Mexican conglomerate in the creation of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in partnership with leading players in the United States and Europe in the areas of MVNO and finance, respectively.
• He has continuously advised a major player in the construction and laying of submarine pipelines in its operations in Mexico, including its entry into our country, its growth and subsequent divestiture.
• Continuously advises a NASDAQ-listed American company on its Mexican electronic payment processing business and its various alliances with Mexican banks.
• Represented a publicly traded Mexican conglomerate in the spin-off of real estate assets to form a new public company focused on real estate.
• He has consistently advised several Mexican subsidiaries of international companies in the negotiation of loans before various intergovernmental organizations (OPIC, IFC, etc.).
• He has been responsible for the valuation of real estate and intangible assets in excess of US$2 billion.

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Extra-curricular Activities

• President of the Colegio Nacional de Correduría Pública Mexicana, A.C. (2020-2021).
• Vice President of the Colegio de Corredores Públicos de la Ciudad de México and member of its board of directors on several occasions.
• Diploma in Mexican History, Instituto Cultural Helénico.
• AFS Intercultural Programs - Italy 1997-1998.

Education

• School of Law (2003), University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
• Law Degree (graduate with honors) (2004), Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Diploma in Finance (2005), Escuela Bancaria y Comercial, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Master in Corporate Law (LL. M in Corporate Law) (2006), New York University, New York City, United States of America.
• Going Concern Valuation Specialization (2020), EPED, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Intangible Assets Valuation Specialization (2021), EPED, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Business Administration Executive Program (2023), IPADE, Mexico City, Mexico.

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