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Energy & Natural Resources - Spain

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The firm is a powerhouse offering clients a dedicated energy and natural resources team that regularly represents domestic and multinational clients seeking to invest in the Spanish energy sector. Garrigues advises on impressive corporate, financing and regulatory mandates pertaining to the energy sector. With a further capacity to assist clients with complex commercial arbitration, the department's clients benefit from offices throughout Latin America, China and the USA, ensuring that the team boasts notable expertise in cross-border cases, frequently handling Europe-wide deals as well as large domestic transactions.

Work Highlights

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  • Garrigues assisted GSI Capital with the acquisition of a minority stake in Renewable Leases, an entity of the IGNIS group.

Strengths

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Garrigues is an excellent firm that gives solutions and is constructive.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Global

We are very satisfied with the service, the value provided and the efficiency in execution.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Global

The team is large enough to deal with the different assignments, with complete transversal knowledge in regulations, market transactions and operations.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Global

We trust Garrigues and their reputation in this sector. They have an approach that is very practical and they detail risks as well. We are very happy.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
Global

Service and response are also some of their strengths, as they adapt to the needs of the customer and of the transaction.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
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Notable Practitioners

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Silvestre Arana
2
Band 2

Head of department Silvestre Arana offers notable advice to German clients on cross-border mandates. He also represents Spanish and international industrial entities in M&A transactions, such as the negotiation of joint ventures and SPAs. He is recognised for his knowledge of the hydrocarbon sector.

He is very present and explains the situation very clearly, in a way we understand.

Silvestre represents the firm extremely well and is undoubtedly highly knowledgeable in his field.

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3
Gonzalo Valencia del Alcázar
3
Band 3
Gonzalo Valencia del Alcázar is routinely engaged by clients from the renewables space in relation to corporate and M&A activities as well as financing.

Gonzalo is always by your side, which is essential.

Gonzalo has a perfect commercial vision and he is able to mobilise the office according to the needs of the client.

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4
Alvaro Valle
4
Band 4
Alvaro Valle acts for international utility and energy companies on renewable energy transactions in Spain. He has further experience assisting with supply agreements in the gas industry.

He knows how to get the job done.

Alvaro has an excellent ability to strategically solve very complex situations and he adapts to the needs of the customer.

He offers extensive experience in the market and in the sector, and international knowledge. He is at the forefront of new technologies and new business models.

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4
Victoria Esteban del Palacio
4
Band 4

Victoria Esteban del Palacio assists industry clients with renewable energy transactions and developments.

Victoria offers strong regulatory knowledge.

Victoria is highly service-oriented and is able to deal with sophisticated matters, providing potential solutions.

She covers the pure legal areas but she also has a commercial and practical perspective.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Energy & Natural Resources
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Silvestre Arana
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Gonzalo Valencia del Alcázar
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Alvaro Valle
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Victoria Esteban del Palacio
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