LAWYER PROFILE

Fernando Bernad

Global 2026

Cuatrecasas

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Project Finance

Spain

13 years ranked

Banking & Finance

Spain

21 years ranked

About

Provided by Cuatrecasas

Practice Areas

Partner. He is an expert in financing transactions, including project finance and infrastructure projects (motorways, subway lines, hospitals, and desalination plants), energy projects (solar thermal plants, photovoltaic plants, biofuel plants, and wind plants) in Spain and other countries; in acquisition finance (LBOs/MBOs); and simple and structured real estate transactions (sale-and-leaseback transactions and project sharing. Mr. Bernad also advises private and public sector clients on designing and implementing debt restructuring and refinancing transactions in sectors such as real estate, construction, leasing and renting, and large-scale retail.

Career

He is a regularly lecturer at business schools and universities.

Professional Memberships

He is the non-board member secretary of entities supervised by the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission.

Personal

Bachelor of Laws, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 1992. Diploma in Business Studies, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 1993. Master of Comparative Jurisprudence (MCJ), New York University, 1994. Doctor of Laws (PhD), Universidad San Pablo CEU, 2002.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Project Finance - Spain

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Fernando Bernad has expertise in project finance mandates, especially those in the energy sector. He also acts on debt refinancing issues and construction finance transactions.

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Banking & Finance - Spain

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Fernando Bernad advises Spanish corporates and capital funds on debt refinancing and syndicated lending deals. He complements his offering with his expertise in project finance mandates, especially those in the energy sector.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Fernando is an excellent professional. He is sharp in his analysis and has great expertise.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide
He is very involved and proactive.
Banking & FinanceChambers Global Guide