Jorge Canta

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation

Spain

12 Years Ranked

Band 2

Investment Funds: Fund Formation

Spain

7 Years Ranked

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Global 2024

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About

Provided by Jorge Canta

Europe

Practice Areas

Partner. Specialist in financial regulation with a broad experience as legal counsel to financial entities. He is also specialist in management companies and investment vehicles, in particular in the alternative assets field (hedge funds, real estate and private equity).

He actively participates in creating management companies for open and closed-end collective investment institutions, and investment services institutions; and advises them regularly on private equity, venture capital and real estate funds.

Career

Mr. Canta is speaker and lecturer on issues related to investment funds in different postgraduate programs, including programs at Instituto de Empresa (IE) and Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Professional Memberships

He is member of the Madrid Bar Association.

Publications

He is co-author of the article "Políticas y procedimientos remunerativos de las SGEIC en la nueva regulación del capital riesgo tras la Ley 22/2014, de 12 de noviembre" (Remuneration policies and procedures of collective investment institution management companies under the new regulation of venture capital following the introduction of Act 22/2014, of November 12) published in Revista Española de Capital Riesgo (issue 2, 2015).

Personal

Bachelor of Laws, Universidad de Deusto, 1996. Master in Tax, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid 1998.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Investment Funds: Fund Formation - Spain

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jorge Canta boasts lengthy experience in the Spanish market, regularly advising on the establishment and authorisation of funds and fund management companies, including Luxembourg-based funds. He also acts for limited partners investing in new funds.

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Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation - Spain

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Jorge Canta advises notable corporates and financial service providers on a broad spectrum of matters relating to banking and finance regulation including payment service agreements and digital platforms.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"He is a very smart lawyer with a client-oriented approach. His deep knowledge of fund regulatory practice and market standards makes him the right person to handle our matters."