With a broad banking and finance offering encompassing acquisition finance, restructuring, and real estate finance, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP is well positioned to advise on both domestic and international mandates and acts for a diverse client base of banks, private equity funds, and multinational corporations. Practice head Armando García-Mendoza has extensive experience across the energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors. Sergio Cires is frequently sought out for his work on leveraged finance, refinancing, and project finance, while Carmen Jara advises lenders, borrowers, and sponsors on a wide range of financing mandates.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team stands out for its coordination, the friendly and always available service of Sergio Cires and his team, and their legal expertise and coordination with other teams within the firm if the transaction requires it.’
- ‘Good quality team with great experience and excellent knowledge in the sector.’
- ‘Great experience, depth of the law firm practice, and cross-border experience.’
- ‘A highly experienced and efficient team. A leading firm specialising in all aspects of transaction financing. Furthermore, supported by a very strong and reliable M&A team.’
- ‘They are known for their strong work ethic, practical approach, and high level of professionalism, as well as their in-depth knowledge in their respective fields. Among the partners, Armando García-Mendoza stands out.’
Key clients
- Banco Santander
- CaixaBank
- Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario
- Blantyre Capital
- LCN Capital Partners
- Magnum Industrial Partners
- Morgan Stanley
- Cain International
- Boreal IM
- HIH Invest
- Kartesia Management
- Clarion Partners Europe
Work highlights
Advised CaixaBank and the rest of the Global Coordinators on an approximately €600m debt notes issuance for funding the general corporate purposes of FCC Medio Ambiente,part of the FCC Group.
Advised Banco Santander on the financing, granted to a company controlled by Portobello Capitaland Tensile Capital Management to, among other purposes, finance the acquisition of Plenoil, a leading company in "low cost" gas stations in Spain.
Advised Mediobanca Banca di Credito Finanziario on a financing transaction involving a €400m facilities agreement granted to Asterion Industrial Partners in order to finance its newly constituted Fund (Asterion Industrial Infra. Fund III, F.C.R.).
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
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
Armando García-Mendoza
Other key lawyers
Sergio Cires; Carmen Jara; Carmen Hermosín