Expert Lawyers in Financial and Banking Law

Asset (Debt) Transactions

Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in the national middle market , advising leading national credit institutions with whom we have maintained a stable and trusting relationship for many years, as well as debt funds and project developers/sponsors in all types of financial transactions, offering a practical, dynamic, and rigorous approach focused on results and meeting deadlines. Our specialized practice in financial and banking law includes:
 

• All types of structured financing transactions: 
  1. Syndicated financing.
  2. Corporate financing.
  3. Acquisition financing (LBOs and MBOs). 
  4. Direct lending.
  5. ESG sustainable financing (with KPIs). 
  6. Working capital financing framework agreements.
• Advice on the negotiation, preparation, formalization, and subsequent approval of Restructuring Plans (pre-bankruptcy, including challenging them on behalf of Financial Institutions).
• Project Finance Operations, specializing in:
  1. Renewable Energy Sector.
  2. Real Estate Sector.
  3. Infrastructure Sector.
• NPL and REO purchase and sale transactions.

Financial regulation

Our Financial Regulatory Law team specializes in providing comprehensive advice to entities supervised by the Bank of Spain, the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), and the Directorate General of Insurance and Pension Funds (DGSFP). Our clients include credit institutions, listed companies, insurance companies, investment services companies, collective investment and venture capital fund managers, among other regulated entities.
 
We provide legal support in matters of financial law, such as:

1. Incorporation and advice on both closed-end and open-end collective investment undertakings (CIUs), mainly SCRs or FCRs, whether national or European, as well as the incorporation of their management companies (SGIICs or SGEICs)
2. Incorporation of Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), Payment Institutions (PIs) or Hybrid Institutions before the Bank of Spain
3. Incorporation of other regulated vehicles such as EAFs, SOCIMIs, and others.  
4. Advice on the implementation of financial regulations (MIFID II, Travel Rule, DORA, MiCA, etc.)
5. Advice on FinTech projects in order to determine their regulatory nature.
6. Preparation of consultations and responses to requests for information from supervisors.
7. Assistance in inspection processes and disciplinary proceedings.
8. Detailed monitoring of regulations under development, both national and European, and of the criteria issued by bodies such as the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).
9. Training and informative talks on regulatory developments with a direct impact on entities' compliance obligations.