Uría Menéndez offers a strong banking and finance practice, equipped to handle a wide range of mandates for both domestic and international lenders and borrowers. The multidisciplinary team is well positioned to advise on project finance, syndicated loans, and sustainable financing, among other mandates. The group is led by Ángel Pérez López, whose work spans corporate, acquisition, and project finance, while restructuring forms a core part of Carlos de Cárdenas Smith‘s practice. Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María specialises in LBOs and refinancings, while Luis Jiménez excels in debt restructuring and corporate lending, and José Félix Zaldívar focuses on corporate, acquisition and project finance with an emphasis on the energy, infrastructure and real estate segments.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Testimonials
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- ‘Work to agreed timelines, partners and associates are always available and quick in replies and possess strong subject knowledge.’
- ‘Very communicative and responsive, able to explain complex subjects in simple language.’
- ‘High level of professionalism, availability, common sense, and the ability to resolve problems, discussions, and conflicts with elegance and simplicity rather than resorting to complex or aggressive strategies. A genuine interest in understanding the operation in detail, which is less common than one might expect.’
- ‘The ability to build long-term relationships and involvement of senior lawyers in the details, for me, is a key differentiator.'
Key clients
- Banco Santander
- CaixaBank
- Amrest Holdings
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management
- MGG Investment Group
- Morgan Stanley
- ING
- CACIB
- BBVA
- Aermont Capital
- IBA Capital Partners
- Batipart Europe
Work highlights
Advising a wholly-owned subsidiary of Neinor Homes on the issuance of senior secured notes totalling €750m to partially finance the public voluntary tender offer for 100% of Aedas Homes’ shares as well as to refinance Aedas Homes’ existing financial debt.
Acting as global lead counsel for the lender, CA-CIB, on a financing of around €700m granted to Nido Living (controlled by CPPIB) for the acquisition of a portfolio of PBSA/flexible living assets in Spain and Portugal.
Advising MHE&A (formerly NH Hotel Group) on refinancing its senior debt, including its €400m 4.0% senior secured notes due in 2026 and its €250m super-senior revolving credit facility.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Ángel Pérez López
Other key lawyers
Carlos de Cárdenas Smith; Sebastián Sáenz de Santa María; Eduardo Geli; Luis Jiménez; José-Félix Zaldívar