Rafael Aguilera is the new coordinator of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s Banking and Finance department

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo appoints Rafael Aguilera as new Banking and Finance coordinating partner.

Rafael Aguilera replaces Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, who has held the position for the last eight years and who is stepping down to focus on coordinating the Restructuring and Special Situations Team (an area of great importance at the moment) and on promoting the international business of the department and the Firm. In the last eight years, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has positioned itself as one of the leading law firms in financing transactions, having doubled its turnover in this sector during that period of time.

Rafael Aguilera, who has an extensive and recognised track record in banking, is an expert in credit and corporate finance transactions, including corporate finance, acquisition finance, LBOs, asset finance (mainly real estate and project finance), special and hybrid transactions (debt/equity), refinancing processes and debt restructuring. He advises on a recurring basis the main Spanish financial institutions and credit funds on financing operations in Spain, having participated in several of the most complex transactions in recent years. With this appointment, GA_P aims to consolidate its position as a leading firm in advising banks and financial institutions.

In the words of Lamo de Espinosa: “This appointment aims to provide the area with a renewed impetus that will allow us to maintain the growth path we have achieved as a team and which Rafa will surely intensify. It also allows us to optimise our human resources, placing the leading experts in the field at the head of each team. With Rafa’s appointment we also want to reaffirm our commitment to Spanish financial institutions, with whom we have worked significantly in recent years and who are a strategic client for the Firm”.