Biography
Ricardo Fernandez is an associate in Weil’s Tax practice and is based in Miami. Ricardo participates in the representation of Firm clients with respect to the tax aspects of a wide range of corporate, restructuring and private equity transactions.
Ricardo has been part of the teams advising:
- ChampionX Corporation in its pending sale to SLB
- Ember SPV I Purchaser Inc. (an entity controlled by funds managed by Ember Infrastructure Management, LP) in its acquisition, alongside IQ and CDPQ, of H2O Innovation Inc.
- Goldman Sachs, as administrative agent, collateral agent, L/C issuer, joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, in a $350 million term loan facility and $77 million revolving credit facility for Dye & Durham Corporation
- ILEGAL Mezcal in its sale to Bacardi Limited
- J.P. Morgan, MUFG, SMBC Nikko, and another financial institution, as representatives of the underwriters, in a $5 billion offering of senior notes by Occidental Petroleum Corporation
- The Mark Anthony Group in connection with the formation of the Más+ by Messi hydration beverage business, an international product venture with Lionel Messi, including related equity and licensing arrangements
- Px3 Partners in its acquisition of Filtration from Celeros Flow Technology
- Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (a portfolio company of Brookfield Business Partners) in a senior secured term loan and revolving facility
Ricardo received his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, his LL.M. from Georgetown Law School, and his Bachelor of Accounting degree from Florida International University.