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Mexican Legal Framework of Business Insolvency - White & Case

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the negotiable instruments and the reseller shall have a claim against the debtor/<br />

repurchaser subject to concurso for the difference between the market value <strong>of</strong> the<br />

negotiable instruments and the repurchase price, plus the premium [LCM 102-II].<br />

A further rule concerns the existence <strong>of</strong> reciprocal repurchase agreements<br />

between the debtor and its counterparty. Pursuant to this rule, all such reciprocal<br />

repurchase agreements shall be terminated on the date <strong>of</strong> the declaration <strong>of</strong><br />

concurso, the rules regarding liquidation or abandonment shall be applied with<br />

respect to each agreement, 37 and the resulting balances are thereafter netted out.<br />

The resulting netted-out balance, if in favor <strong>of</strong> the debtor, shall be payable to the<br />

debtor within 30 days or, if against the debtor, shall constitute a claim against the<br />

debtor subject to concurso [LCM 102-III].<br />

6. Securities Loans<br />

A securities loan is a contract through which a lender transfers title <strong>of</strong> securities<br />

to a borrower, who undertakes to return the same amount <strong>of</strong> the same type <strong>of</strong><br />

securities or their equivalent [CCF 2384 and CCOM 359].<br />

Special rules in the <strong>Insolvency</strong> Law for executory securities loan contracts apply<br />

only if the contract is guaranteed with <strong>Mexican</strong> currency (i.e., pesos) or with<br />

peso-denominated securities. It is unclear why these rules apply only to these<br />

cases and not to cases <strong>of</strong> unsecured securities loans, or securities loans<br />

guaranteed with another currency or with securities denominated in<br />

another currency.<br />

The <strong>Insolvency</strong> Law makes a direct reference to the rules applicable to executory<br />

repurchase agreements as the rules applicable to executory securities loan<br />

agreements guaranteed with pesos, and to the rules applicable to reciprocal<br />

37 The <strong>Insolvency</strong> Law is not clear on whether the rules regarding liquidation or abandonment apply. Another route <strong>of</strong><br />

interpretation suggests that the parties keep the negotiable instruments and monies in their respective possessions<br />

and the negotiable instruments are thereafter marked-to-market.<br />

<strong>White</strong> & <strong>Case</strong><br />

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