by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Mar 4, 2026 | Commercial law, Company law, Mexican Law
Dilution and Loss of Control of the Shareholder A share capital increase may modify control of a company and directly affect the equity of its shareholders. What is relevant is that, many times, this occurs without the shareholder perceiving the problem until the...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Jan 27, 2026 | Business company, Commercial law, Company law, contract termination, Contracts, Corporate, Corporate Law, Corporativo, Derecho Mercantil
When a company operates commercially in Mexico, the question often arises as to whether it is less risky to choose a governing law other than Mexican law for the interpretation of its contracts. This decision is usually based on an assumption that is not always...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Jan 2, 2026 | Company law, Corporate, Corporate Law, SAS
On December 26, an Official Notice was published in Mexico’s Federal Official Gazette announcing the adjustment factor applicable to the total annual gross revenues of a Simplified Stock Company (SAS), in accordance with the provisions of Article 260 of the...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Dec 30, 2025 | Business company, Company law, Corporate Governance & Complience, Corporate Law
When shareholders, partners, or senior management of a company begin to assess the benefits and challenges of carrying out a spin-off of a company, a variety of questions often arise. Among them, whether the spin-off will meet the objectives set in terms of greater...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Jul 18, 2025 | Business company, Company law, Corporate Law
In a recent case, a decision of a Mexican court was made public [1], which brings us back to the topic of whether, in all cases, the majority shareholder in a business company will necessarily have absolute control over its decisions. That is to say, if one or...
by José Antonio Cervantes Acosta | Sep 28, 2023 | Company law, Corporate, Virtual meetings
On September 12, 2023, the Mexican senate approved the amendments to the General Corporations Law (the Law) to allow the holding of shareholders and partners’ meetings through instant communications platforms (the Amendments). The document containing the Amendments...
