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Banking & Finance - Spain

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a sought-after law firm with expertise across the full spectrum of banking and finance law. The team is particularly active on high-value financing deals that typically have international components, aided by Freshfields' excellent cross-border capabilities. The team further boosts its offering with its prowess in handling acquisition and asset finance transactions as well as refinancings for private equity clients and banking consortiums.
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Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields assisted Criteria Caixa and Société Générale on the structuring of a EUR1.6 billion syndicated loan and revolving credit facility.

Strengths

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  • Freshfields has a lot of experience and an ability to manage complex situations.

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  • The firm is well integrated, has international reach and is always at the forefront and on top of market trends.

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  • Freshfields always provides excellent quality and maximum agility to ensure customers feel comfortable.

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  • The service it provides is unbeatable and its ability to stick to tight schedules is impeccable.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Ana López
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    Ana López

    Ana López is widely appreciated for her in-depth knowledge of complex financing transactions, mostly acting on behalf of borrowers.

    • She is very keen on understanding our goals and unwavering in getting the desired outcomes.

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    • Ana has an exhaustive knowledge of financial law and excellent analytical and logical skills to understand and solve very complex problems.

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    • Ana is a great support in complex situations. She has the ability to deliver very good results in short deadlines, adjusting to the needs of the processes.

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  • Cristina Esteve
    Cristina Esteve

    Cristina Esteve

    Cristina Esteve is praised for her practice in the Spanish banking and finance sector. Her practice includes leading operations linked to debt refinancing and finance agreements in real estate and telecommunications.

    • Cristina has a super broad understanding of the market and of all the operations there. She always helps us a lot to understand these, giving us well-qualified advice. We are very happy with her.

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