Salon C-12: where the investment committee decides the MXN/USD hedge and the treasurer kit lands before the VaR

Salon C-12 sits on the 5th floor where the investment and treasury committees of BMV-listed corporates and IMMEX subsidiaries with cross-border operations meet monthly: six horseshoe-arranged seats, a lectern for the corporate treasurer, a five-metre LED screen with simultaneous projection of the investment portfolio and the VaR dashboard, an annexed room with a secure phone line for calls with the placement bank and the portfolio administrator, a sealed chamber for the FX hedge annexes and a closed kitchen with discreet service. This is where the MXN/USD and MXN/EUR FX hedges get approved, where the corporate treasury investments get signed off, where the credit lines with the multiple bank and the development bank (Bancomxt, Nafin) get renewed, where debt issuances in the local and US markets get decided and where the cash surplus investment decisions get made. What separates Salon C-12 is the money market ritual: the treasurer kit enters before the VaR, exits signed for by each member at close and lets the head of treasury archive the minutes without the merch pulling attention from the portfolio.

Merch packages for Salon C-12

Committee kit

Production of 4 to 6 pieces delivered before the coffee break. Leather folder with combination lock, numbered notepad, roller pen with the corporate isotype, encrypted 16 GB USB drive holding the investment portfolio, the FX hedge and the VaR dashboard, calligraphed card with the member's name. Delivery with the treasurer and CFO's signature.

Placement bank box

Production of 1 to 3 pieces delivered to the placement bank banker (Banorte, Santander, BBVA, Citi where applicable). Leather or wooden box with the corporate isotype, bound book of the portfolio analysis, engraved plaque with the hedge year, paperweight with the isotype. Discreet handling by the corporate staff and delivery at the bank lobby at close of the session.

Staff merch

Uniforms for the treasurer, the treasury team and the operations personnel of Salon C-12. Italian-cut two-piece suit in graphite or navy for four people, white shirt, discreet tie, photo and committee badge, smartwatch with the agenda synced. Professional tailoring and delivery to back-of-house 90 minutes before doors open.

Portfolio administrator box

Production of 1 to 2 pieces delivered to the portfolio administrator (Sura, BlackRock, Vanguard, GBM where applicable). Wooden or leather box with the corporate isotype, bound book of the investment analysis, engraved plaque with the mandate year, paperweight with the isotype. Discreet handling by the treasurer and delivery at the administrator lobby at close of the session.

Salon C-12 logistics, access and custody

Salon C-12 operates with an independent 5th-floor freight dock: the side dock takes a 3.5-tonne van on a restricted shift. Access requires pre-registration, a complex-issued badge and a signed floor log; the FX hedge annexes are moved straight from the dock to the sealed chamber without going through the lobby. The Salon C-12 operations team delivers the committee material with visible ID and is responsible for safeguarding the material not delivered to the floor chamber. The annexed room with a secure phone line is used for calls with the placement bank, with the portfolio administrator or with the regulator when the session needs real-time consultation.

For sessions with international banks (from the US, Europe or Canada), we invoice in USD at the Banco de México FIX exchange rate of the day before, with USMCA compliance and support for deduction as a Treasury or Investment expense in the corporate fiscal close. For sessions covering IMMEX subsidiary FX hedging, we issue complementary invoicing in USD and USMCA compliance when the hedge crosses the border as part of the parent's treasury archive. The merch custody chain is documented with signature, time and seal at each control point: dock intake, operations inspection, transfer to the sealed chamber, delivery to the treasurer, recess restocking, post-session pickup, return of surplus to the corporate.

Salon C-12 confidentiality, compliance and prohibitions

Salon C-12 has operating rules the merch must respect: no mobile phone use in the room during the portfolio review, no merch items with unauthorised electronic elements, no backpacks or bags in the room (committee members use the sealed chamber for their gear), no POP material bearing third-party logos when the hedge is being discussed, no food or beverages other than the 5th-floor kitchen service. For sessions requiring limited-edition merchandising (outgoing treasurer signed book, committee anniversary paperweight, FX hedge year plaque), we coordinate with the complex operations area to make sure the piece complies with the security protocol, the money market protocol and the treasury archival protocol.

For SAT invoicing we issue CFDI 4.0 with 16% IVA breakdown and support for deduction as a Treasury, Investment or Financing expense, depending on the merch use. For corporates with IMMEX or US operations we issue complementary invoicing in USD or EUR and support USMCA compliance when the investment portfolio crosses the border as part of the parent's treasury archive. For groups with dual listing (BMV and NYSE/Nasdaq) we issue bilingual (es/en) invoicing and USMCA compliance when the committee material crosses the border as part of the 10-K archive. The merch ships with carta porte 3.0 when interstate or international transit applies, with the foreign trade complement where applicable, and with the payment complement when the corporate pays in instalments.

Salon C-12 MOQ, costs and reservations

Committee kit — from MXN 2,650 before IVA per piece at a run of 5. Placement bank box — from MXN 10,500 before IVA per piece at a run of 2. Staff merch — from MXN 4,800 before IVA per person at a run of 4. Portfolio administrator box — from MXN 11,500 before IVA per piece at a run of 2. Costs do not include the Salon C-12 rental, which is quoted directly with the complex events team by day, shift and added services (kitchen, coffee break, AV equipment, secure phone line where applicable).

For monthly investment committee sessions, we lock the calendar 30 days in advance with a firm written commitment. For extraordinary sessions (hedge review on market events, debt issuance decision, surplus investment decision), we lock the calendar 14 days in advance. Express production under 10 days carries a +35% surcharge for curation and dispatch. The reservation is made with a fourteen-point brief: committee date, decision type (hedge, investment, financing), number of members, number of pieces per package, corporate brand manual, money market protocol, cargo logistics, post-session donation, SAT invoicing and USMCA compliance when the merch crosses the border.

Salon C-12 FAQ

Can you deliver the committee kit with a signed receipt from each member?

Yes — we deliver the kit with a per-member formal receipt, signed by the member or by the treasurer on their behalf, with delivery time and the signature of the uniformed delivery staff. The custody chain is documented with a received seal and sealed in a closed envelope for the duration of the session.

Can you handle the merch for monthly investment committee sessions?

Yes — we run monthly programming on the same brand manual, scaling the run according to the agenda and special guests (placement banks, portfolio administrators, regulator). Coordination with the treasurer on the editorial curation of the kit.

Can you invoice the merch as a treasury expense?

Yes — we issue CFDI 4.0 to the SAT with 16% IVA breakdown and support for deduction as a Treasury, Investment or Financing expense, depending on the merch use. For corporates with IMMEX operations we issue complementary invoicing in USD with the foreign trade complement and USMCA compliance.

Is Corp-Merch an official partner of Salon C-12?

No. Corp-Merch.MX is an independent curation, production and logistics workshop for investment committee and treasury merch in Salon C-12 and other venues in Mexico City. Salon C-12 is mentioned for descriptive purposes only.

Request a Salon C-12 merch quote

Tell us the committee date, decision type (hedge, investment, financing), number of members, number of pieces per package, corporate brand manual, money market protocol, cargo logistics and SAT invoicing. We reply with a package-level quotation, curation proposal and digital mock-up within 24 to 48 business hours.



Corp-Merch.MX is an independent curation, production and logistics workshop for investment committee and treasury merch in Salon C-12 and other venues in Mexico City. We are not a partner, sponsor or official supplier of Salon C-12 nor of the complexes or corporates mentioned on this page. The figures, venues and suppliers mentioned are sector references and are cited for descriptive purposes only.