Cases & Lacambra

Partner Executive Chairman & Managing Partner: Miguel Cases & Ernesto Lacambra.

Number of partners: 20

Number of lawyers: 70

Languages: Catalan, English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Serbo-Croatian

FIRM OVERVIEW:

Cases & Lacambra is a Client focused international law firm, with a deep commitment to offer the best comprehensive advice in business law. The Firm, with presence in Europe and America, has a highly tested track record in complex transactions involving the financial sector, special situations, financial markets regulations, cross-border disputes and transactions with a special tax sensibility.

The advice focuses on providing bespoke solutions to its clients, that include financial institutions, investment services companies, investment funds, family offices, business conglomerates and high net worth individuals.

The Cases & Lacambra teams are high-profile, committed to excellence and cross-border orientated.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Banking & Finance

Four partners. 11 associates.

They are based in Barcelona and Madrid offices (Spain); and in Andorra office (Andorra).

- Legal advice in successive project financings in favor of a Spanish Sociedad Anónima Cotizada de inversión Inmobiliaria (SOCIMI), the Spanish form of Real Estate investment trusts, for the acquisition and refurbishment of ten (10) residential buildings in Spain.

- Legal advice in relation to the financing of the purchase and CAPEX investment of a hospital in Spain by an investment platform aimed at assets within the health care sector.

- Legal advice in the refinancing and new financing for envisaged investments in favor of a developer-focused in corporate buildings and in the rehabilitation of buildings in the tertiary sector.

Email: [email protected] – [email protected] - [email protected] - claudi.r[email protected] - ANDORA; [email protected]

Corporate & M&A

Four partners. Seven associates.

They are based in Barcelona and Madrid offices (Spain); and in Andorra office (Andorra).

- Advice to the fund in the setting up of a joint venture with a local builder and joint acquisition of a plot of land for a posterior development. Economic interest: Confidential - Advise on the setting up of the business in Spain.

- Advise on the acquisition of a real estate property in Spain.

Email: [email protected] – [email protected] – [email protected] - josemanuel.l[email protected] - ANDORRA: [email protected]

Litigation & Arbitration

One partners. Two associates.

They are based in Barcelona and Madrid offices (Spain).

- Legal defense of a financial institution in a proceeding to declare the invalidity of an interest rate swap (IRS).

- Legal representation of a financial institution to claim stock and bond losses after banco popular (a Spanish bank) was acquired by a larger entity.

- Legal defense in a proceeding against a former shareholder and several employees for unfair competition.

Email: [email protected] – [email protected]

Real Estate

One partner. Three associates.

They are based in Barcelona and Madrid offices (Spain).

- The firm has advised a Mexican based family office during the due diligence process of several office buildings belonging to a Spanish SOCIMI in Madrid. The advice has included the acquisition of several plots in Valencia.

- The firm is advising Merced Capital – USA hedge fund-, in connection with the acquisition and development of several plots and buildings in Spain. (Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Ibiza and Marbella). The scope of our advice has involved due diligence process, the legal advice related to the execution of the acquisition, the financial and structure of the investment and the urban planning –licenses-, contracts with the constructor, financial entities, insurances companies, etc.

- Legal advice to an Israeli real estate fund on several aspects in connection with (i) the corporate structuring, (ii) the process of due diligence and acquisition of several real estate portfolio located in Madrid (Spain). Economic interest: approx. €24 MM.

Email: [email protected]

Tax

Six partners. Six associates.

They are based in Barcelona offices (Spain) and in Andorra office (Andorra).

- Tax advice to a foreign real estate fund in relation to its investment structuring and the development of its activities in Spain.

- Tax-related advice in respect of a restructuring project of a multinational group with the involvement of a Spanish subsidiary company of the group.

- Tax advice on the contribution of Real Estate assets for an approx. value of €150M to a SOCIMI (REIT).

Email: [email protected] – [email protected] - [email protected] - [email protected] - ANDORRA: a[email protected] - [email protected]

OFFICES:

• Andorra:

Andorra.

Manuel Cerqueda i Escaler, 3-5 - AD 700 Escaldes - Engordany

Tel: +376 728 001

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• Spain:

Barcelona.

Av. Pau Casals, 22, 08021 Barcelona

Tel: +34 93 611 92 32

[email protected]

Madrid:

Alcalá, 61, 28014 Madrid

Tel: +34 91 061 24 50

[email protected]

• U.S.A.:

Miami.

1221 Brickell Avenue Suite 2450 Miami FL 33131

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