Ignacio Buil
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Band 3 : Restructuring/Insolvency: Restructuring
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About
Provided by Ignacio Buil
Practice Areas
Partner. He is a specialist in financing and refinancing transactions, advising corporations, financial institutions, hedge funds and private equity funds. Based in London since September 2013, he is an expert in financing and debt-restructuring transactions (in and out of court) and in negotiating financing and refinancing agreements involving a wide range of capital structures, including LBO refinancing; and project, real estate and corporate finance.
He represents borrowers and lenders, and advises financial institutions, hedge funds and private equity funds on financing and refinancing transactions, and on distressed investment strategies (including loan-to-own and direct lending). He has also participated in several national and multijurisdictional financing transactions and in acquisitions of NPL portfolios.
Career
He is an associate professor at Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Professional Memberships
He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association (2005) and the New York State Bar (2009).
Publications
He is the author of several articles on legal aspects of financing transactions in international publications.
Personal
Doctor of Laws, Thesis: “Relative contractual subordination and preventive restructuring frameworks” (summa cum laude honors by unanimous decision and proposal by examination committee for special distinction), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2021. Master of Laws in Corporation Law (Caja Madrid scholarship), New York University School of Law, USA, 2008. Bachelor of Laws, Universitat de Barcelona, 2005.
Chambers Review
Europe
Ignacio Buil is the head of the restructuring, insolvency and special situations practice. He has experience handling multi-jurisdictional mandates often involving the US and UK. He routinely advises on complex refinancing, credit line and debt restructuring matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ignacio is a legal master and he's very practical."
"Ignacio not only knows the law, but he also understands the client's commercial objectives and he proposes creative ideas to achieve those objectives. His business vision is very good."
"Ignacio is a legal master and he's very practical."
"Ignacio not only knows the law, but he also understands the client's commercial objectives and he proposes creative ideas to achieve those objectives. His business vision is very good."
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