Mauricio Escandon

Managing Director
14+ years of experience 
Advises on cross-border transactions and structuring tax services for multinational clients
Expert on inbound and outbound investments
Mexico City
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Mauricio Escandon Fernandez is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Mexico City. He is part of the Latin America Complex Transactions Tax team.

Mr. Escandon specializes in international tax, providing advice on cross-border transactions and structuring tax services for multinational clients. His primary areas of focus are inbound and outbound investments for Mexican and foreign clients, M&A projects, supply chain restructures, and providing tax services to family offices and private clients.

With more than 14 years of experience, Mr. Escandon has led several multinational projects across Mexico, Latin America, and other countries, coordinating subservice lines in a wide range of industries, including hospitality, spirits and beverages, infrastructure, consumer products, telecommunications, and private equity.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Escandon spent five years with EY in its New York office as part of the Latin American Business Center, serving most recently as Senior Manager. Previously, he worked at KPMG in Mexico City and participated in an international assignment in the New York office as part of the Center of Excellence Desk within the International Tax practice.

Mr. Escandon earned a bachelor’s degree in public accounting from the Escuela Bancaria y Comercial in Mexico City. He is fluent in Spanish and English, and is a member of the Instituto Mexicano de Contadores Públicos (IMCP).

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