Uría Menéndez is a leading Ibero-American law firm headquartered in Madrid. The firm was founded in 1946 and has over 11 offices located in major financial hubs across the Americas, Asia and Europe. The Span team is led by managing partner Salvador Sánchez-Terán, who is an expert consultant and supported by other well-seasoned lawyers. The team in Spain has a strong capability of exceptional practice across all areas of corporate and financial law attaining top-tier status across all practice areas.

Highlights

In recent banking work, the firm advised Banco de Sabadell and other lenders on the €2 billion sustainable revolving credit facility granted to AENA, among other things incorporating state-of-the-art sustainability principles into AENA’s corporate financing.

The firm advised Banco Santander on its issuance of €3.75 billion senior preferred fixed rate debt under the F3 programme.

The firm acted as lead counsel on the €21.1 billion reverse cross-border merger between Ferrovial and Ferrovial International (as absorbing entity), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ferrovial.

Testimonials 

"Extremely skilled teams in every aspect and very well coordinated by several outstanding partners." (Banking client)

"The team has an outstanding attention to detail and its willingness to find innovative solutions to our requests makes them stand out among any of the other firms with whom we work on a regular basis." (Debt capital markets client)

"Great knowledge, expert teams and great professionals." (Equity capital markets client)

"They have a very deep knowledge of the M&A practice and its market standards and of regulatory matters; this makes them provide proper solutions for any issue or contingency that may take place during a transaction." (M&A client)

"Outstanding experts in combining different areas of legal advice and providing the best advice for the client's needs. They provide fast feedback and answers with the highest quality and in-depth analysis." (Restructuring client)

Key clients 

Amrest Holdings, Banco Santander, CaixaBank, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and MGG Investment Group.