One point of contact. A full firm behind it.
calder & vale is built the way mexico rewards. one principal you know by name, and a bench of specialists convened around your engagement. you are never handed to an account manager. you work with robert, and through him, with the partners who structure the entity, clear the customs, and move the capital.
the principal
Robert Katona
Founder & Principal
a canadian resident in mexico city since 2020, robert sits on bilateral trade committees, took part in the tmec/usmca review, and was a delegate on the largest canadian trade mission to mexico in history. he is the single point of contact on every engagement, and the relationship the rest of the firm is built around.
specialists brought in by capability, not headcount. you meet them when your engagement calls for them.
Legal & Entity Structuring
Daniel García-Barragán
daniel is a partner at garcía barragán abogados, a mexican firm in practice since 1978, with partners ranked by chambers and the legal 500 in corporate, m&a, and arbitration. he leads entity formation, foreign investment, and the regulatory work that gives a foreign company standing in mexico.
Trade, Customs & Sourcing
Abraham López
customs clearance, supplier vetting, and trade-data intelligence across the corridor. abraham reads the shipment data on who is importing what, in what volume, and from where, then turns it into vetted suppliers and clean border crossings.
Talent & Recruiting
Juan Valdes
sources and places permanent and contract roles across the corridor. resume screening, live interview, and technical assessment, so the people you meet are ready before anyone reaches your floor.
Corporate Relations
Gabriel Magun
senior relationships across mexican corporate and institutional circles, and the standing to make them count. one of fundación por méxico's 25 líderes por méxico, he sits where capital and enterprise meet the mexican business establishment. when an engagement needs a door opened at the right level, gabriel opens it, and the introduction carries the weight of who makes it.
Banking & Capital
cross-border banking relationships and capital introductions, brought in when an engagement calls for financing or an equity partner.
M&A & Joint Ventures
twenty years of cross-border transaction experience, from target identification and deal structuring to post-close integration, brought in when the fastest way into a market is to buy or partner rather than build.
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