Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulation | Global

Garrigues's outstanding team is regularly sought after for its expertise across the full spectrum of banking and finance mandates. The department is especially known for its prowess in advising on significant project finance agreements that facilitate energy and infrastructure developments in Spain and abroad, including those with ESG components. Furthermore, Spanish corporates and banks appreciate the firm's strength in refinancings, acquisition and asset finance transactions. The law firm complements its holistic offering with its presence in finance regulatory mandates, especially those pertaining to the authorisation and setting up of new investment vehicles and M&A transactions.

Linklaters houses a top-tier banking and finance practice with excellent bench strength. The department is heavily involved in leveraged buyouts and refinancing transactions, and often advises large lending syndicates or financial sponsors on high-value finance transactions. The department additionally assists with the negotiation of credit facilities that incorporate sustainability targets for borrowers. Furthermore, Linklaters assists major Spanish corporates with various transactions ranging from the refinancing of debt through to new project finance transactions in the renewable energy sector. The law firm complements its services with its expertise in standalone regulatory mandates for banks and financial services companies, advising on EU-wide regulations, compliance in M&A matters and market entries. The team is also active in project finance.

Spanish law firm Ramón y Cajal Abogados houses a respected team that is best known for expertise in finance regulatory matters. The team advises financial services providers on regulatory compliance. In addition to banks, the team advises SICAVs as well as standard or non-standard CISs, closed-ended CISs, venture capital firms, hedge funds and real estate CISs as well as their management companies. It also assists FASEE with providing temporary state aid to strategic regional companies.