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Ramón y Cajal Abogados

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With the ability to handle a broad range of matters, from syndicated lending to asset-based deals, refinancings and project finance, Ramón y Cajal Abogados houses a banking and finance practice focused on mid-market transactions and financial services regulatory issues. Specialised in structured, corporate, and acquisition finance as well as debt restructuring, Amado Giménez ‘leads a team characterised by its technical depth and its focus on getting the deal done’. Regulatory work is overseen by Cristina Vidal and Alfonso Fernández-Miranda, both of whom are skilled at assisting financial institutions, investment firms, collective investment schemes and listed companies.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Fantastic team led by Amado Giménez, a lawyer with extensive experience in all types of processes.’

  • ‘They are always there when you need them and with fantastic quality.’

  • ‘RyC is a reference in legal advice on restructuring plans and bankruptcy situations.'

  • ‘The plus they offer is their high technical knowledge, accessibility, and how easy it is to deal with them. I highlight Amado Giménez and Diego Garabain.’

  • ‘They are in constant communication with the administration and with companies in our sector so that they are capable of organising reflection meetings between members of different financial entities with similar needs and with the same interests in seeking solutions.’

  • ‘Amado Giménez leads a team characterised by its technical depth and its focus on getting the deal done, without causing unnecessary problems or wasting time for the parties.’

  • ‘Strengths: quick response, mastery of the topics, immediate understanding of the issues under discussion.’

  • ‘Partners fully involved and on the front line of action, with full knowledge of every last detail of the service to be provided, the needs of the sector and the business. Great quality and professionalism in the service. Great legal knowledge.'

Key clients

  • Banco Sabadell
  • Fondo de Apoyo a la Solvencia de Empresas (FASEE) (Solvency Fund for Strategic Companies)
  • Q-Energy
  • INV Seguridad
  • INBEST Socimi
  • Bankinter
  • Banco Santander
  • Trajano Socimi
  • Limestone Capital (Development Palmira)
  • Caixabank

Work highlights

  • Advised GRUPO INV on the refinancing of the long-term bank debt of INV Seguridad and its group of companies.
  • Assisted Caixabank in the granting of structured facility to SOCIMI Inbest for the acquisition of a building located in Calle Velázquez 21 in Madrid.
  • Advised Grupo Chamartín and Alueuropa on the execution of a syndicated corporate financing transaction with the financial entities Banco Santander (as coordinator and sustainability agent), BBVA, Caixabank, Banco Sabadell, Abanca, e Ibercaja.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Amado Giménez, Cristina Vidal, Alfonso Fernández-Miranda

Other key lawyers

Alfonso Cárcamo, Diego Gabarain