José is the head of the Madrid Banking & Finance team. He advises Spanish and international clients on a broad range of transactions including acquisition financing, corporate finance, structured and project finance, margin loans, debt refinancing and restructuring and asset finance.

José's experience

  • Advised a leading international investment bank on a €44 million financing granted to a vehicle controlled by a private investment firm to fund its liquidation in the context of a divestment process.

  • Advised a private investment firm in connection with a syndicated financing for the acquisition of a leading graduate and postgraduate education group with a strong presence in South America.

  • Advised a leading international bank in connection with a German law-governed real estate financing granted to two Spanish SPVs controlled by an international real estate investment manager for the acquisition of two properties in Spain.

  • Advised on all Spanish law matters related with the USD 2.27 billion international syndicated financing granted to John Wood Group PLC, with the Royal Bank of Scotland acting as agent and GLAS Trust Corporation as security agent. As a part of the financing, the Spanish subsidiaries entered into the financing as obligors, granting guarantees and security interests.

  • Advised Phinom and Lyford Partners on all Spanish law aspects of a 7.5 million euros English law financing to support the restructuring of a real estate portfolio and facilitate a strategic property acquisition.

  • Advised Grupo Alvinesa (Alvinesa Natural Ingredients and Parsina Investment, investee companies of Intermediate Capital Group) on cross-border transactions whereby Grupo Alvinesa has acquired 100% of the share capital of Foniben (Uruguay) and Derivados Vínicos (Argentina) and 75% of the share capital of Industrias Vínicas (Chile).

  • Advised Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund on the negotiation of a facility agreement for the purposes of finance, among others, the acquisition of Creaciones Marsanz and Transtual.

  • Advised Banco Santander on the granting of a Green Loan to Cetim Real Estate 3 for the construction of a student’s residence in Zaragoza.

  • Advised funds managed by Mediterrania Capital on the financing to acquire a majority shareholding in Técnicas San Jorge, a company specializing in the provision of services and development of clean, sustainable, and environmentally efficient agricultural solutions.

  • Advised Clean Power Fund on the financing of three solar projects in Spain.

Credentials

  • 2022
    Joined Pinsent Masons
  • 2021
    Penningtons Manches Cooper - Partner, Banking and Projects
  • 2015
    EY Abogados Madrid - Senior Manager, Banking and Finance
  • 2010
    Allen & Overy Madrid - Senior Associate Banking and Finance
  • 2010
    Linklaters Spain - Managing Associate, Banking and Restructuring
  • 2005
    Uría Menéndez Madrid - Associate, Banking and Finance
  • 2004
    Instituto de Empresa - Máster en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas (LLM)
  • 2003
    Universidad Complutense de Madrid - Licenciado Derecho (Law Degree)
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