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Salvador Ruiz Bachs

Salvador Ruiz Bachs

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 3 practice areas

Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives

Spain

6 years ranked

About

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Europe

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance and Capital Markets

Personal

Salvador is an expert in debt capital markets, derivatives and structured finance and financial regulation.

Salvador has wide experience in national and international capital markets. He is an expert in regulatory capital and mrel issuances and he regularly advises on debt capital markets, convertible bonds, GMTN and EMTN commercial paper programmes. He has also wide experience in the design, negotiation, and marketing of derivatives, synthetic securitisations, and structured products. He is an expert in financial regulation especially on the resolution regime of financial institutions. He is the head of the EU BRRD center of excellence leading the advice to resolution authorities and financial institutions on resolution planning and resolution actions. He advises financial entities, particularly, banks, investment firms, fund management companies, private equity firms, insurance and pension funds, among others, licensing and products requirements, rules of conduct, capital requirements, investment rules, major holdings in financial institutions and listed companies, transparency requirements and AML. His professional practice is also focused on contractual matters about banking, investment, insurance and other financial services. He is an expert in fintech having advised on some of the first blockchain capital markets issuances and advises on crypto currency business.

Salvador has been ranked as leading individual in financial services regulatory and Debt Capital Markets by Chambers & Partners and also highlighted in Legal 500 and IFLR as an expert in banking and finance.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Financial Services Regulation - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Salvador Ruiz Bachs regularly advises on various regulatory mandates ranging from online payment platform issues to post-Brexit licensing to complex acquisitions in the banking world. He is a popular choice for distinguished international as well as domestic lenders, e-commerce companies and supervisory bodies.

Capital Markets: Debt - Spain

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial
Salvador Ruiz Bachs regularly operates on a broad variety of capital markets mandates from tender offers and preferred securities issuances to large green bonds. He also assists with the establishment of ECP and EMTN programmes.

Capital Markets: Securitisation & Derivatives - Spain

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Salvador Ruiz Bachs regularly operates on a broad variety of capital markets mandates from tender offers and preferred securities issuances to large green bonds. He also assists with the establishment of ECP and EMTN programmes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Salvador Ruiz Bachs is an expert in the material and his collaboration has been vital for us.

    Financial Services RegulationChambers European Guide
  • Salvador Ruiz Bachs is able to combine practical knowledge and international capital market expertise with Spanish law experience.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers European Guide
  • He has a lot of technical capacity and high knowledge of the capital markets arena.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers European Guide
  • Salvador is always calling his clients proactively to see if they need any help. He is much loved and appreciated by all customers.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers European Guide
  • Salvador Ruiz Bachs is an expert and his collaboration has been vital for us.

    Capital Markets: DebtChambers European Guide

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