Bird & Bird fields a banking and finance team ‘characterised by very deep technical knowledge’ across the full range of banking and finance matters, including syndicated loans, real estate finance, and project finance. The practice is jointly led by José Luis Lorente Howell, who has extensive experience in acquisition finance and restructurings in both domestic and international contexts, and Fernando Gutiérrez Rizaldos, who excels in financial regulatory matters. Isabel Rodríguez Mendieta is regularly instructed on financing, refinancing and insolvency mandates.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Testimonials
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- ‘Very solid technical qualities.’
- ‘Great team, including Fernando Gutiérrez.’
- ‘A great understanding of my business, which results in clearly better advice.’
- ‘The team is excellent.’
- ‘The team is characterised by their very deep technical knowledge.’
Key clients
- Santander Global Technology And Operations
- Getnet Europe
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
- Cabify España, S.L. Unipersonal
- Kereskedelmi És Hitelbank Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság
- R+J Eurodevelopment, S.L.
- Onate
- Interbridge
- Fiduciam Nominees Limited
- Fabletics, S.L.U.
- Itau Unibanco S.A.
- Symbiotic Capital Agency LLC
Work highlights
Advised BBVA on a complex financing transaction involving a revolving credit facility and a reverse factoring arrangement, both secured by a comprehensive security package.
Advised US financial entity BMO Bank on the second amendment to a $120m credit agreement.
Advised Symbiotic on the granting of a multijurisdictional financing to a business conglomerate of the healthcare sector, Alira Health Group Holdings LLC.
Practice head
José Luis Lorente Howell; Fernando Gutiérrez
Other key lawyers
Isabel Rodríguez Mendieta; Judit Martínez Manzano; Gloria Priego