Uría Menéndez is regularly turned to by private equity and banking clientsfor assistance with a wide range of financing transactions, including NPL deals and alternative financing. The ‘available’ team also advises credit and financial institutions, investment firms and insurers on regulatory matters, encompassing compliance, corporate governance, AML/CTF, digital banking and loan-fund regulations. Practice head Hélder Frias is vastly experienced in M&A involving financial institutions, banking-insurance alliances, and regulatory matters. Frias is supported by José António Reymão Nogueira and Sofia Santos Júnior, who focus on financing transactions and regulatory aspects of financial activities, respectively. Miguel Rodrigues Leal is no longer at the firm.
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Key clients
- Banco Santander Totta, S.A.
- Bankinter, S.A.
- CaixaBank, S.A.
- Barclays Bank Group
- ING Bank N.V.
- Hoist Finance AB
- UCI
- Explorer Investments
- Lince Capital
- De Lage Landen International B.V.
Work highlights
Acted for Hoist Finance AB (Publ) on its inaugural Portuguese securitisation: seven portfolios of unsecured loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of c. €510m, funded through notes issued by Orthonave STC, S.A.
Acting for Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions as the joint bookrunners and initial purchasers on TAP Air Portugal’s €600m high-yield bond issuance.
Acted for KKR and Greenvolt on a €350m financing package that combined a term loan and revolving facility secured across multiple jurisdictions.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Hélder Frias
Other key lawyers
José António Reymão Nogueira; Sofia Santos Júnior