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Mr Jabier Badiola

Work Department
Banking and Finance
Position
Country Managing Partner
Career
Jabier Badiola is the Managing Partner for Spain and Head in Dentons’ Banking and Finance practice in Spain. Jabier has been elected to the Europe Board at Dentons following a vote of the Europe Partners.
Jabier specializes in finance law and has more than 20 years of experience in major cross-border syndicated finance transactions, with a particular focus on general lending, asset finance, project finance, structured finance, corporate finance and debt restructuring. Jabier has extensive experience acting for lenders, borrowers and sponsors, with a particular focus on financial institutions and private equities in Europe and Latin America.
Languages
English, Italian, Spanish and Basque
Memberships
Member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2001
Education
· Libera Universitá Internazionale degli Studi Sociale (LUISS), Centro de Investigación de Derecho de Empresa (CERADI), Postgraduate Studies in Business Law, Rome (2001)
· University of Oslo, Norway, Exchange program (1999 – 2000)
· Universidad de Deusto, Degree in Law (2000)
Personal
Jabier has authored and co-authored several articles and legal books on financing structures, including “Aproximación a las diferentes modalidades de financiación” in Cuadernos de derecho para ingenieros, sponsored by Iberdrola, S.A., 2016 and “Estudios sobre Financiaciones Sindicadas, 2017”.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Banking and finance
Bolstered by its ‘international network of offices that greatly facilitates cross-border transactions’, Dentons‘ Madrid-based banking and finance practice is best known for its expertise in project finance, commercial lending, and structured finance. Department head Jabier Badiola – a key point of contact for Spanish and international financial entities, insurance companies and investment funds – steers the team on a range of banking and finance matters, including project finance and debt restructuring. Luis Belart specialises in cross-border deals, most notably financings in the real estate and energy sectors.