Overview
Irene Anton Espinosa is an associate in the Energy and Infrastructure practice at Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's New York office.
Her practice focuses on cross-border financing transactions, project finance and corporate credit facilities, with a particular emphasis on energy and infrastructure matters across Latin America. She advises sponsors, lenders and financial institutions on the development and financing of power generation and renewable energy projects, natural gas infrastructure, and real estate and commercial developments in the U.S., Mexico and throughout Latin America.
Irene has represented a broad range of clients — including international and domestic banks, development finance institutions and corporate borrowers — in complex financings involving multitranche term loans, syndicated revolving credit facilities, sustainability-linked loans and private placement notes. Her work spans the energy, natural resources, real estate and industrial sectors. Notably, Irene advised on one of the first sustainability-linked loans to a Mexican real estate investment trust.
Irene also advises on M&A transactions in the energy space and on acquisition financings, as well as transactions that combine deal structuring with complex debt arrangements.
Irene is actively committed to pro bono work.
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, LL.M. (with Honors), 2022
- Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, L.L.B., 2019
Representations
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, in connection with the amendment and repricing of an unsecured revolving credit facility for $100 million provided to a leading plastics and polyester producer.
- The co-founders and chief executive officer of Guess?, Inc. (NYSE: GES) on Mexican matters regarding their strategic partnership with Authentic Brands Group LLC pursuant to which Authentic acquired 51% of substantially all Guess? intellectual property and all of the outstanding common stock of Guess? not owned by the rolling stockholders at $16.75 per share in an all-cash transaction that values Guess? at approximately $1.4 billion, including debt.
- U.S. subsidiaries of Bio Pappel, one of Mexico's largest paper and cardboard products producer, as issuer, of US$70 million 5.75% Series A Guaranteed Senior Secured Notes due June 10, 2034, purchased by a global insurer and its global affiliates. The notes were secured by real estate of the issuer, located in Texas and California, as well as by the issuer's Mexican and U.S. affiliates and parent company.
- Fibra Uno trust, a Mexican real estate investment trust, in connection with a US$720 million syndicated multitranche sustainability-linked loan for the refinancing of certain credit obligations. The bank syndicate was led by BBVA Mexico, as administrative agent, collateral agent and sustainability agent.
Matters may have been handled prior to joining Paul Hastings.