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Ramón y Cajal Abogados Offices

Ramón y Cajal Abogados
CALLE ALMAGRO 16-18
28010 MADRID
Spain
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Amado Giménez

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+34 91 576 19 00 agimenez@ramoncajal.com View profile

Work Department

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance

Position

Partner

Career

He joined the Firm in 2016 as a partner at the Madrid office.

Amado specialises in structured corporate finance operations, acquisitions (LBOs), bank loan refinancing and restructuring of liabilities (pre-bankruptcy) and sale of portfolios (NPLs), chiefly in the property, finance and energy sectors in Spain and elsewhere.

During his professional career he has acted as advisor to mainstream Spanish financial institutions, businesses across a range of sectors, and also investment funds.

He also has a wealth of experience in coordinating and implementing public/private project finance schemes for transport infrastructures, heading up the general secretariats of concessionaires.

Languages

English

Memberships

Madrid Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid).

Education

  • Master in Corporate and Commercial Law (LLM), Instituto de Empresa, Madrid.
  • Law Degree, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Personal

Teaching:

  • Tenured Professor of “project finance” on the Master’s Degree in International Business Law (MIBL) of the Escuela de Negocios Universidad San Pablo CEU.
  • Speaker at forums and academic institutions.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Banking and finance

With the ability to handle a broad range of matters, from syndicated lending to asset-based deals, refinancings and project finance, Ramón y Cajal Abogados houses a banking and finance practice focused on mid-market transactions and financial services regulatory issues. Specialised in structured, corporate, and acquisition finance as well as debt restructuring, Amado Giménez ‘leads a team characterised by its technical depth and its focus on getting the deal done‘. Regulatory work is overseen by Cristina Vidal and Alfonso Fernández-Miranda, both of whom are skilled at assisting financial institutions, investment firms, collective investment schemes and listed companies.

Spain > Restructuring and insolvency

Ramón y Cajal Abogados regularly advises on group restructurings, creditor rights, board liability issues, debt refinancings, acquisition of business units, and bankruptcies. Its client roster includes corporates and financial institutions from a range of industries, including energy, real estate, and pharmaceuticals. Among recent team developments, Javier Menchén left the firm in March 2023; Amado Giménez, who takes the lead in restructuring matters, is now overseeing the team alongside Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno, responsible for the insolvency side of the practice. Carmen Fernández-Hontoria is also recommended by clients for her proficiency in restructuring and insolvency mandates.

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