FHipo Prices Follow-On International Equity Offering

April 19, 2016

New York, NY - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, represented FHipo (Fideicomiso Hipotecario) in its follow-on international equity offering raising Ps. 3 billion (approximately US $170 million). The transaction marks the first international offering of equity securities by a Mexican company this year. FHipo is the first Mexican mortgage REIT and raised over US $700 million in its IPO in 2014.

FHipo is a unique vehicle investing in Mexican mortgages. Its IPO and follow-on equity offering represent the establishment of an international secondary market for Latin American mortgages, which is helping to foster home ownership by Mexico’s emerging middle class. Paul Hastings attorneys also represented FHipo in its historic IPO in 2014.
Latin America partners Michael Fitzgerald and Joy Gallup led the Paul Hastings team, which also included local partner Steven Sandretto and associate Eduardo Gonzalez.

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