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Capital Markets: Equity - Spain

4
Band 4

What the Team is Known For

With outstanding expertise in DCM as well as supporting clients on ECM mandates, A&O Shearman is well positioned to assist with a broad range of capital markets transactions. The team regularly advises on complex green, social and hybrid bond issuances as well as blockchain bonds. Additionally, clients benefit from the firm's prowess in handling ECP, EMTN and note programmes, evidencing strong debt capital markets capabilities. The firm's ECM expertise covers capital increases, rights issuances and private placements. The firm demonstrates additional strength in derivative transactions, synthetic securitisations and mortgage loans as well as RMBS. As a global law firm, A&O Shearman caters predominantly for well-known international financial institutions.

Work Highlights

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  • A&O Shearman represented a syndicate of financial entities in a tender offer of outstanding AT1 issued by CaixaBank, and linked to the issuance of a new AT1 bond. The matter value was quoted at EUR750 million.

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Notable Practitioners

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Salvador Ruiz Bachs
2
Salvador Ruiz Bachs
2
Band 2
Salvador Ruiz Bachs regularly operates on a broad variety of capital markets mandates from tender offers and preferred securities issuances to large green bonds. He also assists with the establishment of ECP and EMTN programmes.

Salvador Ruiz Bachs is excellent at taking care of clients. He is on top of all new developments, and he is always proactively reaching clients to explain and win mandates.

He is a key player due to his knowledge of the most complex regulatory aspects.

Alfonso Gutiérrez
4
Alfonso Gutiérrez
4
Band 4
Alfonso Gutiérrez is well placed to offer advice on a wide range of securitisation topics. His practice covers mortgage-backed securities.

Alfonso Gutiérrez understands what we are working towards in our business.

Alvaro Rojo
Alvaro Rojo
Star Associates
Alvaro Rojo is appreciated for his growing role in cross-border debt capital markets transactions. He often acts for international lead managers and dealers on bond issuances and EMTN programmes.

Alvaro Rojo is always committed to getting things done on time and to very high standards. 

Charles Poole-Warren
Charles Poole-Warren
Spotlight
Charles Poole-Warren is an expert in DCM mandates including large bond issuances, note programmes and hybrid bonds, where he acts for prominent international deal managers and sponsors. As a UK-qualified practitioner based in Madrid, he is a primary choice for cross-border mandates, especially those involving English law elements.

Charles guides the client through complex processes and demonstrates his in-depth knowledge in the debt issuance sector.

He provides a great experience, availability and service.

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Spain

Capital Markets: Debt

Salvador Ruiz Bachs
2
Salvador Ruiz Bachs
2
Band 2
Alvaro Rojo
Alvaro Rojo
Star Associates
Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

Salvador Ruiz Bachs
3
Salvador Ruiz Bachs
3
Band 3
Alfonso Gutiérrez
4
Alfonso Gutiérrez
4
Band 4
Capital Markets: UK/US-qualified Experts

Charles Poole-Warren
Charles Poole-Warren
Spotlight