Ignacio Buil > Cuatrecasas > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Cuatrecasas Offices
Almagro, 9.
28010 Madrid
Spain
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Ignacio Buil
Position
Partner
Career
Ignacio Buil is an expert in financing and debt-restructuring transactions (in and out of court) and in negotiating financing and refinancing agreements involving a wide range of capital structures, including LBO refinancing; and project, real estate and corporate finance.
He represents borrowers and lenders, and advises financial institutions, hedge funds and private equity funds on financing and refinancing transactions, and on distressed investment strategies (including loan-to-own and direct lending). He has also participated in several national and multijurisdictional financing transactions and in acquisitions of NPL portfolios.
Since 2017, he is managing partner of the Cuatrecasas London office. Previously, he worked as an associate in the New York office of a leading US law firm, where he represented debtors and creditors in chapter 11 reorganizations, including advising on 363 sales and debtor-in-possession financings.
He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association (2005) and the New York State Bar (2009).
He is an associate professor (profesor asociado) at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
He is the author of several articles on legal aspects of financing transactions in international publications.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Restructuring and insolvency
(Leading individuals)The restructuring, insolvency, and special situations practice at Cuatrecasas is a vital resource for creditors, debtors, management teams, shareholders, investment funds, banks, and corporates seeking advice on restructuring transactions and general insolvency proceedings. The team is adept at representing both creditors and debtors, and is frequently engaged in crisis management matters, ranging from refinancing and distressed M&A to winding up and directors’ liability issues. The team is led by dual-qualified partner (Spain and New York) Ignacio Buil, who is based in Madrid and specialises in financing and debt restructuring transactions. Other key team members include Patricia Álvarez and Fedra Valencia, both based in Madrid. Additionally, Antonio Carreño and Javier Sánchez, working from Barcelona, play crucial roles in supporting clients in large-scale insolvency proceedings.
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- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
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- Employment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- White-collar crime
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- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Data privacy and data protection
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: patents
- Transport: Other transport
- Transport: Shipping