About

A highly experienced lawyer, Alberto Ferrández Barturen is the head of legal at Celeo Concesiones e Inversiones, a 100% owned subsidiary of Elecnor, the leading developer and operator of electricity and gas transmissions assets, solar power generation plants and water treatment concessions in Spain. He is also the secretary of the board of directors of other subsidiary companies within Elecnor. With international responsibilities, Ferrández Barturen oversees a total of six lawyers in Spain, Brazil and Chile having created an excellent, enthusiastic and cooperative legal team, capable of providing responses to the most complex, cross-border projects. ‘My first task was to create the legal teams in Spain, Brazil and Chile. I continuously strive for a positive and motivated work environment within the legal department. I try to do everything possible so that the legal department gets involved at every stage of the projects, which allows us to prevent problems and encourage a much better interaction between the other departments of the company’ he says. The recent changes in Spanish regulation have had a major impact on the company’s renewable assets and Ferrández Barturen has been at the forefront of the legal policy planning. ‘Our response to overcome this situation has been focused mainly on analysing the new legal and economic scenario, then: advising on the refinancing with banks; challenging the regulation before Spanish courts and renegotiating the terms and conditions with suppliers, service providers and authorities’. Throughout his in-house career, he has been involved in major deals, with one of the most remarkable being a financial closing reached in May 2015 in connection with the €445m refinancing of two thermosolar plants located in Alcázar de San Juan, Spain.