Mr Luis Sánchez > Latham & Watkins LLP > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
Plaza de la Independencia, 6
Madrid 28001
Spain

Work Department

Banking

Position

Luis Sánchez Mendez represents domestic and international clients in a range of complex finance transactions, including private equity acquisition financings, leveraged buyouts, and restructurings.

Drawing on his sophisticated knowledge of the needs of both sides of financing transactions, Mr. Sánchez delivers broad-based counsel to creditors, companies, and investors. He brings particular experience in domestic and cross-border debt restructurings, as well as investments by specialized investment funds in distressed assets.

Mr. Sánchez’s practice includes:

    • Acquisition and leveraged finance
    • Alternative financing and direct lending
    • Banking
    • Corporate lending, take-over bid financing, and loan markets
    • Distressed investing and debt trading
    • Real estate financing
    • Restructuring, insolvency, and workouts
    • Structured finance

Mr. Sánchez regularly writes about banking and restructuring topics for prominent publications, including Revista de Derecho Concursal y ParaconcursalRevista de Derecho Bancario y Bursatil, Cinco Días, and El Economista.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Banking and finance

(Rising stars)

Luis Sánchez – Latham & Watkins LLP

Led by Fernando Colomina, the finance department at Latham & Watkins LLP attracts high-profile instructions from a varied client roster comprised of domestic and international financial institutions and corporations. Typical mandates for the team include high-value asset-backed and acquisition financings, project finance, and refinancings of debt. Colomina possesses significant experience in lender and borrower-side work, covering banking, finance, refinancing and restructuring matters. The latter is a specialism of Pedro de Rojas, who routinely assists companies, investors and financial institutions in leveraged deals, corporate finance and restructuring processes. Cross-border debt restructurings and investment funds-related matters are key areas of activity for Luis Sánchez.