Allen & Overy is a full-service law firm which opened its first office in Madrid, Spain in 1991. Today, it has 40 offices worldwide and the Madrid office alone is led by 17 partners.

Focusses / specialisms

The firm is active in all areas of corporate law and project development, advising local and foreign clients on national and cross-border transactions.

In banking and finance it advises borrowers and lenders on a variety of banking transactions, ranging from syndicated loans and refinancing to acquisition financing and project financing. In addition, it provides regulatory advice to financial services providers and private equity funds on the establishment and compliance of financial services.

In capital markets it is active in debt, equity and structured finance. In capital markets debt, it advises issuers and managers on various bond issues, note issues and EPC programmes. In structured finance it advises primarily managers and lenders on loan securitizations.

In corporate and M&A the firm advises sellers and acquirers on mergers, acquisitions and sales.

In restructuring and insolvency, it advises mainly creditors but also distressed companies on insolvency and rescue proceedings.

Key clients

Among its clients are Santander, BNP Paribas, EQT, BBVA, Almirall, Redexis Gas, CaixaBank, Banco Sabadell, EDP, Bank of America, Cellnex, Goldman Sachs, Redexis, FCC, Amadeus, BBVA, ING, Natixis, Repsol, Acciona, Cepsa, Iberdrola, ICG, EQT, British Telecom, Eolia Renovables, Total Solar, Eugin, Globalvia, AMP Capital, Grupo Villarmir, Infracapital, Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley.