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Cuatrecasas

Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona

Europe Guide 2026 : Spain

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Cuatrecasas

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Restructuring/Insolvency: Barcelona - Spain

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Cuatrecasas has a leading restructuring and insolvency team in Barcelona. The firm is regularly instructed by Spanish debtors or their private equity owners to handle formal insolvency processes, including those that require judicial approval for the sale of production units. The team advises Spanish corporates on negotiations with bank lenders for the refinancing or restructuring of debt. Cuatrecasas also has demonstrable experience on the creditor side of debt restructuring, acting both for bank lenders and for hedge funds on high-value mandates.

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Strengths

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  • The Cuatrecasas team has excellent lawyers who adapt to everything and provide creative solutions.

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  • Cuatrecasas offers excellent technical skills, market knowledge, an ability to contribute proposals and a responsiveness that meets customer needs.

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  • They have a sound combination of pragmatism, precision and creativity that helps to provide clear guidance and alternative workable solutions in challenging situations.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Antonio Carreño
    Antonio Carreño

    Antonio Carreño

    Antonio Carreño assists Spanish corporate clients with insolvency filings. He often acts for the shareholders of hospitality businesses as well as investment firms on formal insolvency processes and the sale of business lines.

    • Antonio is an amazing procedural lawyer. He has really strong commercial, transactional and strategic vision.

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    • Antonio Carreño's capacity to remain calm stands out. He is also very clear and proactive.

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  • Carlos Ara Triadú
    Carlos Ara Triadú

    Carlos Ara Triadú

    Carlos Ara Triadú's practice focuses on advising companies on distressed debt transactions, litigation funding transactions and inventory liquidation.
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  • Javier Sánchez
    Javier Sánchez

    Javier Sánchez

    Javier Sánchez advises on debt restructuring, as well as on corporate sales carried out in the context of insolvency situations for investment groups and banks.
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