A strong choice for the gamut of restructuring and insolvency mandates, Cuatrecasas is routinely instructed by financial institutions, investment funds, private equity firms, hedge funds, administrators, executives and shareholders. Core areas of expertise include refinancings, bankruptcy proceedings, distressed M&A and cross-border insolvency proceedings. Madrid-based practice lead Ignacio Buil draws on substantial expertise in financing and refinancing deals and both in-court and out-of-court debt restructuring proceedings. Additional names to note in Madrid include Fedra Valencia, an expert in insolvency proceedings and corporate and financial restructuring transactions, and Patricia Álvarez, who assists with financial and commercial liability restructurings and financing deals. Barcelona-based litigator Antonio Carreño majors in contentious bankruptcy and insolvency matters.
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Key clients
- Astara Mobility
- Banco Santander
- Blackrock
- Blantyre Capital
- Caixabank
- Davidson Kempner
- HPS Investment Partners
- IFA Canarias
- Intercement Trading e Inversiones
- King Street
- KKR
- Marathon Asset Management
Work highlights
Advising HPS Investment Partners (Blackrock) on Grupo Dia's refinancing agreement to strengthen its capital structure and accelerate its growth plan, for a total value of €885m.
Advised an ad hoc group of bondholders on the comprehensive recapitalisation of Obrascón Huarte Laín (“OHLA”), for a total value of €300m.
Assisted SOLTEC with the restructuring of its financial and commercial liabilities, followed by its filing for preliminary insolvency proceedings, and final sale of an 80% stake to DVC Partners.
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Practice head
Ignacio Buil
Other key lawyers
Fedra Valencia; Patricia Álvarez; Antonio Carreño; Javier Sánchez