The ‘excellent, proactive’ team at Ramón y Cajal Abogados routinely handles group restructurings, debt refinancings, and creditors’ rights and board liability issues. Following the March 2024 departure of practice co-head Amado GiménezRamón Fernández-Aceytuno steers the group and specialises in business restructuring processes, advising companies and financial institutions on pre-insolvency and insolvency proceedings. Carmen Fernández-Hontoria is an additional key contact for insolvency law and civil litigation.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team's relationship with the company's staff is excellent and they are available. In general, the relationship is better than with other firms.'

  • ‘Excellent, proactive, personalized attention, in such a way that they anticipate the advice we need without us having to request it, with great knowledge of the company.'

  • ‘Their knowledge of the subject, with personalised involvement and dedication for a very competitive price.'

Key clients

  • Vivia Biotech
  • Inmobiliaria Colonial
  • Ignacio Pascual De Riva
  • Carmila España (Carrefour Group)
  • Grupo Abengoa
  • Borges International Group
  • Abanca
  • Gesternova
  • Banco Santander
  • Transleyca
  • Ibercaja Banco
  • Globalcaja
  • Tello Integraciones Porcinas, Desarrollos Ganaderos Sostenibles and Industrias Carnicas Tello
  • Ortiz Construcciones Y Proyectos

Work highlights

  • Advised Vivia Biotech, which is immersed in an insolvency proceeding, on the liquidation process.
  • Advised Inmobiliaria Colonial in relation to the possible impact that the bankruptcy of WeWork would have on the agreements between the two companies in Spain.
  • Advised Abengoa Group on its insolvency proceedings and on the sale of its production unit to Cox Energy.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ramón Fernández-Aceytuno

Other key lawyers

Carmen Fernández-Hontoria