Spain
About
Our White & Case office in Madrid has become one of the main international law firms in the Spanish Market.
Our combined strength in both domestic and cross-border M&A, Capital Markets and Banking Finance capabilities is highly appreciated by the Spanish clients, and it is also a key piece in cross-border multinational deals. In addition, we offer a unique combination of UK/US/Spanish M&A law counsel on the ground in Spain.
Our Spanish team plays an important role as the link between the Firm's Latin American and European practices. The majority of our practitioners are trained in more than one jurisdiction, and clients consider this a major asset. The Spanish team works on a broad range of legal matters, including complex corporate and financial transactions with cross-border aspects. We have been involved in some of the largest and most sophisticated transactions in the local market for the last five years.
To complete our broad offer of legal services to our clients, our Spanish International Arbitration, altogether with our White & Case Latin American Arbitration practice, covers an increasing demand of our clients involved in investment and public international disputes.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
"The lawyers have a more global perspective on what is being done in other countries."
"If things are difficult they find a way around the issues."
"They are very good, direct and efficient."
"The partners are always very available and responsive, and they are very good at solving problems very fast."
Chambers Europe 2021
"Absolute dedication and exceptional attention." (Juan Manuel de Remedios)
"However complicated the situation is and however worried we may be, he finds a way to cut through the difficulties and reassure us that there's a way around the problem," says one client. "He just cuts to the chase and tells us what we need to do in terms of what we can accept and what we should not." (Fernando Navarro)
"She has a good balance between technical and commercial skills," says one client, adding: "She also understands our needs well and is adaptable in the way she approaches transactions and the relationship with the counterparty.... She has an extremely high level of expertise in both ECM and DCM matters." (Yoko Takagi)
Clients value his "personal involvement in matters and his ability to empathise with the counterparty's lawyer and solve the problem." (Carlos Daroca)
Chambers Global 2021
Experience
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Largest cross-border banking acquisition since 2007 financial crisis
Represented Goldman Sachs International, as financial adviser, on the proposed £1.7 billion public cash offer by Banco de Sabadell S.A. for TSB Banking Group plc, and as underwriter to Banco de Sabadell's rights issue, which raised gross proceeds of approximately €1.6 billion.
Big-ticket capital market transaction for a Top Spanish Financial Instution
Represented CaixaBank, S.A., a leading Spanish bank listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange, as issuer in the issue of €1,250,000,000 Additional Tier 1 Preferred Securities listed on AIAF (Spain's regulated fixed-income market).
Spanish IPO
Represented Citigroup Global Markets, Goldman Sachs International, BBVA and Banco Santander, as joint global coordinators, on the IPO of Prosegur Cash, S.A., a subsidiary of Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A. formed to hold its global cash in transit business.
Top telecom M&A transaction
Represented Samsung in the acquisition of the Spanish company Zhilabs, S.L., a company engaged in the business of network analytics for telecoms.
Sovereign fund investment in Spain's oil & gas sector
Represented Wren House Infrastructure, the investment arm of the Kuwait Investment Authority, on its US$550 million investment in the global electricity generation business of the Spanish utility giant, Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF).
One of the largest PE acquisition in Spanish real estate
Represented Klépierre, the leading European shopping center platform, in the disposal of the Gran Via de Hortaleza retail mall located in Madrid (Spain) to Carmila. The disposal also involved the sale of the Grand Vitrolles retail mall located near Marseille (France), also to Carmila.
