The capital markets team at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is well-placed to act for lead arrangers, underwriters and major issuers in a wide array of DCM transactions, most notably high-yield bonds, private placements and investment grade debt offerings. The firm, which continues to play a key role in securitisation deals in Spain, has been particularly active advising on debt offerings in the domestic market. Corporate governance specialist Guillermo Guerra has extensive experience in ECM and DCM matters, including sustainability-linked products and commercial note programmes. Ferran Foix, who heads up the firm’s London office, is proficient in complex bond restructurings and notes issuance programmes.

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Key clients

  • Atrys Health
  • Prisa
  • Solaer
  • FCC
  • Oryzon Genomics
  • Facephi Biometría
  • MásMóvil
  • Naturgy
  • Ibercaja
  • Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
  • Laurion Alternative Deposits, Laurion Am
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management
  • Pepper Spanish Servicing
  • PGIM/Pricoa Private Capital (Prudential Group)
  • Técnicas Reunidas
  • EBN Banco De Negocios
  • Grupo Sampol Ingeniería

Work highlights

  • Advising the underwriters of high-yield bonds issued by Grifols, S.A. for an amount of €1.675bn.
  • Advised Pescanova on the incorporation of a sustainable promissory note programme on the Spanish Alternative Fixed Income Market (MARF).
  • Advised A&G Banco as an issuer on the admission to MARF of a commercial paper program.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Guillermo Guerra, Ferran Foix

Other key lawyers

Augusto Piñel, Santiago Gómez-Acebo, Fernando Herrero, Álvaro Sáinz