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About
Provided by Carlos de Cárdenas Smith
Practice Areas
Banking and Finance, Restructuring and Mergers and Acquisitions.
Career
Carlos de Cárdenas joined Uría Menéndez in 1989 and is a partner of the firm since 1998. He was resident partner of the firm’s New York office for three years, after which he returned to the Madrid office. Between 1995 and 1996 he was an international associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York. Carlos is the head of corporate group of Uría Menéndez.
Carlos has over 30 years of experience advising banks, domestic and foreign companies, mainly industrial.
Carlos focuses his practice on M&A, banking and finance (corporate lending, LBOs, asset finance and project finance) and restructuring. He has been involved in many of the most significant finance and restructuring transactions in Spain.
Professional Memberships
Madrid Bar Association.
Personal
Languages: English.
Chambers Review
Europe
Carlos de Cárdenas Smith remains one of Spain's top banking and finance practitioners and advises borrowers and lenders on financing agreements and capitalisation and restructured financing.
Department head Carlos de Cárdenas Smith has longstanding expertise in restructuring mandates. He handles refinancings and debt reorganisations. This is complemented by wider strength in banking and finance mandates, making him a strong choice for complex transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Carlos is one of the best lawyers I know. He's magnificent."
"Carlos is one of the best lawyers I know. He's magnificent."