Mr Enrique Nieto > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Uría Menéndez
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Work Department

Capital Markets M&A Company Law and Corporate Governance

Career

Enrique Nieto joined Uría Menéndez in 2009, and currently forms part of the firm’s Capital Markets Practice Area. During 2011 and 2012, he was seconded to the New York office.

His professional practice is specialised in advising on initial public offerings (IPOs) and stock exchange listings, rights issues and offerings of shares by listed companies, block trades, takeover bids and delistings (equity capital markets). In addition, he has extensive experience advising Spanish real estate investment trusts (Sociedades Anónimas Cotizadas de Inversión en el Mercado Inmobiliario or SOCIMIs) and their investors, both on the Spanish regulated market (Mercado Continuo) and alternative market (Mercado Alternativo Bursátil or MAB).

He also regularly advises clients, both issuers and investors, on matters related with capital markets regulations (investments in listed companies, transparency, market abuse, etc.), the corporate governance of listed companies (general meetings, internal regulations, corporate law, etc.) and mergers and acquisitions involving non-listed companies.

Languages

English

Memberships

  • Madrid Bar Association

Education

  • Law Degree (ICADE E-3), Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid), 2009
  • Business Administration Degree (ICADE E-3), Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid), 2010

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Capital markets: Debt

(Next Generation Partners)

Enrique Nieto – Uría Menéndez

The capital markets team at Uría Menéndez offers comprehensive advice on hybrid securities, regulatory capital instruments, as well as structured and project bonds, regularly assisting major corporates and financial institutions in navigating high-value transactions. The department is led by Rafael Sebastián, whose areas of expertise span capital markets, structured finance, M&A, and corporate restructuring. Carolina Albuerne, known for her banking regulatory expertise, frequently handles deals involving hybrid debt, a key area of focus for Javier Redonet. Enrique Nieto acts for issuers and investors in both ECM and DCM deals.

Spain > Capital markets: Equity

Highlighted for its ‘deep theoretical and practical knowledge of the subject‘, the capital markets team at Uría Menéndez is a key port of call in the Spanish market for major issuers and underwriters engaged in innovative and complex equity transactions, most notably IPOs. The group is also well versed in follow-on equity offerings, rights issues, accelerated bookbuilt offerings, equity-linked instruments, and public M&A. Practice leader Javier Redonet has a wealth of experience in ECM deals, as well as regulatory issues concerning listed companies and corporate governance matters. In addition to his impressive track record in public offerings and IPOs, Gabriel Núñez Fernández is also skilled in takeovers and M&A involving listed companies. Other noteworthy ECM practitioners include Alfonso Ventoso and Enrique Nieto, both of whom excel in delistings, takeover bids and block trades, among other mandates.