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We analyse insolvency and pre-insolvency situations and design corporate restructuring and refinancing projects with businesses and management teams that are committed to proactively managing risks and ensuring sustainability.

Our experience tackling business issues and our multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional capabilities enable us to coordinate and manage each matter to optimise processes and ensure the right knowledge and resources are in place so that our clients’ interests are always protected.

Market confidence in our abilities has seen us advise many of the leading Ibero-American financial entities, distressed-debt funds and investors, alternative financiers and distressed businesses on a number of the most important matters in this area, encompassing:

- Insolvency.
- Restructuring.
- Distressed and opportunistic M&A.
- Alternative financing.


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What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez is a first-rate firm with a prominent position in the domestic restructuring and insolvency market. It is renowned for its skilled handling of an impressive quantity of large-scale and complex restructuring and refinancing mandates, benefiting from a superb reputation among Spain's most important lenders. The law firm utilises strong financial expertise to frequently advise on the sale or purchase of non-performing loan and REO portfolios. It additionally assists major Spanish companies and well-recognised bank lenders in insolvency proceedings, including those that have important international implications. Clients benefit from the team's strategic geographical spread throughout the Iberian region.

Work Highlights

  • Uría Menéndez advised Grupo SM on the restructuring of its financial indebtedness, with an affected debt of approximately USD122 million.

Strengths

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Uría Menéndez offers technical quality and efficiency. It's excellent.

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The team can effectively manage complex issues.

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The firm offers in-depth knowledge of the law, creativity in finding solutions, an interdisciplinary approach and effective collaboration across departments.

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Uría Menéndez has magnificent professionals. It knows exactly what the client needs and delivers it with a superb level.

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Uría Menéndez knows the market and the needs of its customers perfectly.

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Notable Practitioners

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Carlos de Cárdenas Smith
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Carlos de Cárdenas Smith
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Senior Statespeople

Carlos de Cárdenas Smith has longstanding expertise in restructuring mandates. He handles refinancings and debt reorganisations. This is complemented by wider strength in banking and finance mandates, making him a strong choice for complex transactions.

Carlos has unparalleled knowledge and vision, combined with a responsiveness that is always very agile. He is simply the best possible option for this type of transaction.

Carlos de Cárdenas Smith is a lawyer with vast experience and prestige in the sector.

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Javier Yañez Evangelista
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Javier Yañez Evangelista
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Well known in the market for his previous experience as a judge, Javier Yañez Evangelista assists clients with complex insolvency mandates.

Javier Yañez Evangelista is really excellent.

Javier has a very practical vision of the law.

He is a really good lawyer.

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Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María
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Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María
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Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María is experienced in acting on major restructuring mandates that often have complex cross-border implications.
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Ángel Pérez López
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Ángel Pérez López
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Band 3

Ángel Pérez López draws strength from his experience in banking and finance, typically advising lenders on distressed transactions. His practice covers large-scale NPL and REO portfolio transactions.

Ángel Pérez López offers high availability, on-the-fly analysis capabilities and deep business insight.

Ángel is an extraordinary professional. He's approachable and has extensive experience and knowledge that add significant value to financial institutions' decisions.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Javier Yañez Evangelista
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Javier Yañez Evangelista
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Carlos de Cárdenas Smith
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Carlos de Cárdenas Smith
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Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María
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Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María
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Ángel Pérez López
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Ángel Pérez López
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