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Haynes and Boone Advises Shell in Sale of Central American Downstream Businesses

Haynes and Boone, LLP announces completion of the sale of Shell's downstream businesses, including supply, distribution and marketing businesses, in Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras to affiliates of the Central American conglomerate, Grupo Terra. >>



Ricardo Garcia-Moreno

Partner

Houston


1 Houston Center
1221 McKinney, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
T +1 713.547.2208
F +1 713.236.5432

Areas of Practice

Education

  • J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1994
  • B.B.A., Marketing and International Business, University of Texas at Austin, 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1994

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Judicial Clerkships

Law Clerk to the Honorable Reynaldo G. Garza, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, September 1994 to September 1995

Languages

  • Spanish

Mr. Garcia-Moreno practices corporate law with an emphasis in mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance and corporate governance.  

Mr. Garcia-Moreno also has a broad-based sports practice representing sports teams, owners of public assembly, sports, entertainment and recreational facilities, and companies that provide various goods and services to such teams and facilities.

Representative Experience

Mr. Garcia-Moreno has represented clients in the United States and internationally in transactions involving:

  • mergers, acquisitions and divestitures involving public and private companies, including sports franchises;

  • capital markets transactions, including public, Rule 144A and private placements of equity securities and debt transactions;

  • acting as “outside general counsel” to public and private companies; and

  • preparation and negotiation of various agreements relating to the development, use, marketing and operation of public assembly, sports, entertainment and recreational facilities.

Selected Professional Activities and Honors

  • Recognized as a Best Lawyers in America - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Sports Law (2008-2010) (Woodward/White, Inc.)

  • Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers - Rising Stars Edition - multiple years.

  • Serves on the Board of Directors of KIPP, Inc., a Texas charter school, with over 1,100 students (pre-K to high school) in Houston, Texas.

Memberships

  • American Bar Association 

     


Selected Representative Experience


Divestitures
Represented Royal Dutch Shell in the sale of its downstream businesses in Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Acquisition of Companies
Represented a New York Stock Exchange listed company in multiple acquisitions of service-related companies located throughout the United States.

Acquisition of Division
Represented a New York Stock Exchange listed company in acquisition of a division of a public company.

Financing and Acquisition
Represented investor group in equity and debt offering and subsequent acquisition of a pipeline construction business.

Investments
Represented foreign nationals in multiple private-equity investments and real estate developments in the United States.

Public and Private Offerings
Represented a New York Stock Exchange listed company in an initial public offering, secondary equity offering, 144A debt placement and exchange offer, and public debt transaction.

Sports Team Acquisition
Represented lead investor in acquisition of NHL hockey franchise.

Sale of Business
Represented private company in sale of a manufacturing business to a joint venture of public companies.

Online Publications

02/12/2009 - SEC Mandates Interactive Data Financial Reporting
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued rules that will require most public companies to file financial statements with the SEC in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). Interactive data in XBRL format permits users of financial information to automatically download financial data directly into documents and analytical tools.