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Our team in Spain has a broad-ranging and in-depth experience in all kinds of financing transactions, advising both lenders and borrowers alike.

What sets us apart is our ability to draw on the knowledge of English and Spanish qualified lawyers here on the ground in Madrid. We can offer immediate access to both English and Spanish legal advice and run English law-governed transactions locally.

Our team works closely with the office's other practice areas to provide support to their matters and transactions. In particular, our cross-practice restructuring and insolvency team benefits from the knowledge of our finance lawyers, alongside our corporate, tax and dispute resolution teams.

Our practice provides legal advice on a wide range of financing transactions including acquisition finance, bank lending, corporate finance, debt capital markets, distressed debt, restructuring and insolvency, project finance, real estate finance and securitisations.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Spain

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is appreciated by lenders and borrowers such as banking syndicates, capital funds and Spanish corporates for its expertise in banking and finance transactions. The law firm is a popular choice to advise on mid-market acquisition and corporate financings as well as large refinancings. Its expertise in LBO financing adds to the firm's broad offering. Due to its cooperation with its corporate and construction law experts as well as its international reach, Herbert Smith Freehills is well positioned to offer comprehensive services.

Work Highlights

  • Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advised a syndicate of lenders, including Banco Santander, on a EUR190 million debt refinancing to Magnon Green Energy.

Strengths

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It is agile, flexible and efficient in the service it provides.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

The firm is able to understand the most complex and technical aspects of a transaction to comply with deadlines.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has a good team with a lot of experience and knowledge. It is pro-deal and pushes for the completion of the transaction.

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Armando García-Mendoza
3
Armando García-Mendoza
3
Band 3

Head of department Armando García Mendoza is sought after for his expertise in refinancings and acquisition financing transactions, advising equity funds and banking syndicates.

Armando is very knowledgeable, strategic, deal-oriented and easy to work with.

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Sergio Cires
6
Sergio Cires
6
Band 6

Sergio Cires advises international lenders on a plethora of financing transactions such as corporate, acquisition and debt restructuring finance. He also assists with project finance mandates.

Sergio Cires is very commercial and always available. He is impeccable.

Sergio is a very valuable person at a commercial level and has knowledge of the sector.

He has fantastic capacity, technically speaking, and in terms of deadlines and proactivity.

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Carmen Jara
U
Carmen Jara
U
Up and Coming
Carmen Jara offers expertise in debt restructuring transactions as well as acquisition and corporate finance mandates on behalf of well-known national and international lenders.

Carmen is very good technically. She is very specialised and coordinates her team well. She is impeccable.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Spain

Banking & Finance
Armando García-Mendoza
3
Armando García-Mendoza
3
Band 3
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Sergio Cires
6
Sergio Cires
6
Band 6
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Carmen Jara
U
Carmen Jara
U
Up and Coming
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Members

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Andrew Kelly

Armando García-Mendoza

Beatriz del Rey

Deborah Dove

Félix Hernández

Leopoldo González-Echenique

Clients

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BBVA

BNP Paribas

Banco Santander

Bank of America Merrill Lynch

CACIB

Caixabank

Magnum Capital Partners

Trilantic Capital Partners

Industries

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Energy

Healthcare

Infrastructure

Real estate

Retail