Carlos J. Ruiz Priego

Bachelor of Laws from Universidad Iberoamericana, with international studies at the Complutense University of Madrid and a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law from Universidad Anáhuac, Querétaro campus. He has specialized training in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT), Financial Law, Leasing, and Public Contracting, including international certifications from forums such as The Alta Group and the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association (ELFA) in the United States.

He is a founding partner of PMRC Abogados, where he leads legal advisory services for financial institutions and technology and financing sector companies, mainly SOFOMES, money transmitters, and other entities subject to regulatory obligations. He has coordinated numerous AML/CFT audits, drafted policy and procedure manuals, provided specialized training, and negotiated complex financial contracts including factoring, pure and financial leasing, and structured loans.

He is fluent in Spanish and English, and is recognized for his leadership, strategic vision, negotiation skills, and in-depth knowledge of the legal framework governing the Mexican financial system.

As part of his professional experience, he has provided legal services at well-known firms and companies, mostly within the financial sector, and has parti-cipated in the development of public procurement, purchase, sale and liqui-dation of companies procedures, preparation of all types of commercial and financial agreements, specifically, international financing contracts, counse-ling and preparation of legal documents required for the implementation of infrastructure projects and its financing, and preparation of legal risks audits according to the applicable financial and banking legislation.

Achievements: (i) He was member of one of the most important consulting firms specializing on leasing worldwide, with a presence in over 50 countries, where he participated, among other things, in negotiating, structuring and successfully closing an international lease transaction, in which an Australian bank with strong presence worldwide financed the acquisition of assets of a Mexican company leader in the steel industry; (ii) negotiation, structuring and closing a successful long-term financing deal granted by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to a Mexican financial institu-tion, in the amount of 10 million USD, and (iii) giving successful advisory to one of the most important tire manufacturing and distribution companies in the world.