Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is equipped to assist investment banks, distressed investors, hedge funds, insolvency administrators, private equity houses and corporations with debt refinancings, insolvency proceedings and restructuring transactions. Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who shines in corporate finance, debt restructuring and deals involving credit portfolios, and Rodrigo López, who focuses on insolvency proceedings, co-lead the team. Additional names to note include Rafael Aguilera, who is skilled in refinancing processes and debt restructurings; litigator Irene Arévalo, who frequently acts for foreign investors in restructuring processes; and Paula Zarzalejos, another name to note for debt refinancing.

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Key clients

  • Ad-Hoc Group of Creditors
  • Group of creditors
  • Teka Industrial
  • Various Financing Entities
  • INVESCO Y SEARCHLIGHT
  • Davidson Kempner – SIRO GROUP
  • SAREB
  • Grupo MUNDO READER (BQ)
  • ABENGOA
  • Group Isolux

Work highlights

  • Advised on the Celsa restructuring plan.
  • Advised the majority group of creditors in the agreement for the refinancing of Telepizza's debt through the approval of a Spanish restructuring plan homologated.
  • Advised Teka Industrial and its subsidiaries on the refinancing of the main debt instruments of their group.

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Paula Zarzalejos
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, Rodrigo López

Other key lawyers

Rafael Aguilera, Irene Arévalo, Paula Zarzalejos, José Antonio Gómez