We don't advise from a distance.
the companies that succeed in mexico aren't the ones with the best strategy decks. they're the ones with someone on the ground who picks up the phone.
after six years of facilitating cross-border relationships in mexico, and watching hundreds of companies return from trade missions with contacts but no infrastructure to act on them, we formalized what we'd been doing informally into a full advisory practice. the opportunity was always real. the follow-through wasn't. not because the companies weren't serious, but because mexico is a relationship market, not a transaction market.
today we coordinate the full infrastructure of cross-border expansion: legal, logistics, trade intelligence, partner sourcing, and commercial growth. one point of contact. every capability connected.
Robert Katona
Founder & Principal
robert moved to mexico city in 2020 with a conviction that the future of north american commerce would be built at the borders, not managed from a distance. what began as a series of quiet introductions between canadian founders and mexican partners became a practice, and eventually, an institution.
over six years, he built the kind of trust that doesn't appear on a slide deck: the kind earned by showing up to meetings that get rescheduled three times, navigating regulatory conversations in two languages, and understanding that in mexico, the real negotiation happens after the formal one ends.
robert sits on bilateral trade committees, participates in the tmec/usmca review process, and was a delegate on the largest canadian trade mission to mexico in history: 370 delegates, 240 organizations, 23 deals totaling hundreds of millions in value, february 2026. led by the honourable dominic leblanc, president of the king's privy council for canada.
canadian citizen. based permanently in mexico city. building what endures.
trade missions, bilateral committees, senate delegations, industry conferences.
One point of contact. Every capability.
Cross-Border Legal
entity structuring, regulatory compliance, tax framework. legal 500 and chambers & partners ranked.
Trade Intelligence & Logistics
customs brokerage, hs code analysis, import-export data, supplier sourcing, factory inspections across mexico, china, and india.
Investment Banking
m&a facilitation, joint venture structuring, deal advisory. twenty years of cross-border transaction experience.
Commercial Strategy & Growth
go-to-market planning, channel development, pricing architecture, and operational systems for revenue generation in new markets.
COMCE
Consejo Empresarial Mexicano de Comercio Exterior, Inversión y Tecnología. 75 years of facilitating international trade
CanCham Mexico
Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico. Est. 1982. Maple Leaf Partners include Air Canada, Magna, Scotiabank, TC Energy
Mundo Ejecutivo
Team Canada Trade Mission Delegate. February 2026, 370+ delegates, 240+ organizations, 23 deals announced
TMEC/USMCA Bilateral Committee Participant
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