Ignacio Hirigoyen
Associate
Ignacio is an Associate in the Corporate/Securities section of the Dallas Office representing domestic and international clients. His practice focuses on a variety of general corporate and transactional matters, primarily in the context of mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international venture capital financings, structured finance transactions, public and private offerings, and corporate governance. In addition, as a member of the firm’s Structured Finance and Securitization Group, he works on residential and commercial real estate structured finance transactions, including term securitizations and warehouse facilities.
His corporate experience includes advising clients in general corporate matters including the incorporation, formation and dissolution of entities throughout the United States, as well as the reinstatement and redomiciliation of international entities.
Ignacio’s transactional experience includes advising multilateral financial institutions in structured finance transactions in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as drafting all related documentation in English and Spanish, including loan agreements, security agreements, consortium agreements and promissory notes.
Ignacio also represents clients in negotiating and drafting intellectual property-related agreements, including software vendor contracts, license agreements, consulting arrangements, and Internet and E-commerce-related contracts.
Ignacio Represented:
- vAuto, Inc. (a high-tech automotive inventory management tool and the second fastest growing software company in the country) in its sale to AutoTrader.com
- Trinity Hunt Partners, an advisor to middle market private equity funds, in acquisitions and dispositions of portfolio companies
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $62 million Senior loan to a regional financial institution in Costa Rica
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $50 million subordinated loan qualifying as tier II capital to a regional financial institution in Ecuador
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $10 million subordinated loan to a regional financial institution in Ecuador
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $20 million senior green loan to a regional financial institution in Honduras
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $20 million subordinated loan qualifying as tier II capital to a regional financial institution in Peru
- a large Multilateral Development Bank in a $20 million senior loan to a regional financial institution in Ecuador
- software developers in intellectual property licensing and distribution agreements
Publications
- Oil and Gas Companies Should Expect Increased SEC Scrutiny of Operations and Reserves (September 6, 2011)
- SEC Replaces Credit Ratings with New Wide Market Following Test for Shelf Registration Statement Eligibility (September 1, 2011)
- Revised HSR Form Adds Significant Reporting Requirements (July 26, 2011)
- EU Requires Consent Before Cookies Can Be Placed IP and Technology Developments - July 2011 (July 21, 2011)
- Bank Crisis in Argentina: The Constitutionality of Bank Deposits Pesification, the Massa Case - 14 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 53 (2008)
