Mr Rafael Aguilera > Gómez-Acebo & Pombo > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Offices
CASTELLANA 216
28046 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Rafael Aguilera
Work Department
Banking and Finance, Private Equity, Restructuring
Position
Partner. Head of Banking & Finance.
Career
Rafael is a Banking and Finance partner at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
He has extensive experience in credit and corporate finance transactions, including corporate finance, acquisition finance, LBOs, asset finance (mainly real estate finance and project finance, special and hybrid transactions (debt/equity), refinancing processes and debt restructurings. He works on a recurring basis with the main Spanish financial institutions, and with credit funds in financing operations in Spain, having led – as advisor to financial creditors – several of the most complex transactions in recent years.
He began his professional career in the Legal Department of Sinae Energía y Medio Ambiente.
Languages
Spanish, English
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association
International Bar Association – Officer of the Banking Law Committee
Education
He holds a law degree from the Complutense University of Madrid. He studied at the Academy of American and International Law, South-Western University, Dallas, USA. He prepared for the competitive exams for Notary Publics.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Banking and finance
(Leading partners)At Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, the banking, capital markets and insurance group assists lenders – including banks and international funds – and borrowers in sophisticated financing and refinancing transactions in Spain. Advising on US private placements, project finance in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, and corporate lending are core areas of activity for the group, which also possesses strong credentials in real estate finance, asset deals and acquisition finance. Leading the department is Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who marries significant experience in finance and restructurings. Verónica Romaní, who leads the firm’s energy group, specialises in financings in the energy and infrastructure sectors. Based in the firm’s London office, Ferran Foix, a dual-qualified practitioner in the US and Spain, is recommended for cross-border finance and capital markets transactions. Rafael Aguilera is a key contact for domestic financial institutions and credit funds, while Vanessa Armas focuses on the financing of infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Former vice-chair of the CNMV Ana Martinez-Pina heads up the financial services regulatory sub-group.
Spain > Restructuring and insolvency
(Leading partners)Lauded as ‘one of the best Spanish restructuring firms‘, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo stands out as a market leader in lender-side restructuring transactions. The team’s client roster features large banks, investment funds, hedge funds, insolvency administrators, private equity houses, and major corporates, who regularly turn to the team for assistance with refinancings, debt-equity swaps, and insolvency proceedings. The firm’s cross-border capabilities are noteworthy; the team frequently collaborates with offices in New York, Lisbon, Brussels, and London. Leadership responsibilities are split between Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who heads up the restructuring side and ‘remains at the top of his game‘, and Rodrigo López, who oversees insolvency matters. Other key figures include Rafael Aguilera, who represents creditors in large-scale restructuring processes; the ‘exceptionally strong‘ Ferran Foix; insolvency law and commercial litigation specialist Irene Arévalo; and Paula Zarzalejos, who ‘understands the interactions between restructuring and finance, delivering fantastic advice in a user-friendly manner’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Spain > Restructuring and insolvency
- Leading partners Spain > Banking and finance
- Restructuring and insolvency Spain
- Banking and finance Spain
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- Environment
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Manufacturing
- Industry focus: Retail
- Industry focus: TMT
- Intellectual property: patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks
- Projects and energy
- Public law
- Restructuring and insolvency
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- EU and competition
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Transport: Other transport
- White-collar crime
- Employment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Insurance
- Private equity
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Transport: Shipping