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Eduardo Geli Fernández-Peñaflor

duardo Geli joined Uría Menendez in 1988 and has been a partner of the firm since 1998. In 2000 he was appointed head partner of the firm’s New York office and he returned to Barcelona to coordinate the Corporate Practice Area. His practice is focused on M&A, banking and finance, securities and corporate law, and has included advising: on mergers and acquisitions (of both private and listed corporations) and joint ventures; private equity funds, sellers and management in private equity transactions; listed and non-listed companies on corporate governance matters; on regulatory aspects of acquisitions in regulated sectors; shareholding and financial restructurings, including pre-insolvency; companies and banks on structured finance transactions, project finance, refinancing and issuers of debt and hybrid instruments; and contractors and financial institutions on significant bids for public works projects. · Uría Menéndez

SpainCorporate / M&A, Banking & FinanceEnglish, Catalan, French

About

Eduardo Geli Fernández-Peñaflor is a partner at Uría Menéndez (partner since 1998) whose practice focuses on M&A, banking and finance, securities and corporate law. He has advised on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, corporate governance, regulatory aspects in regulated sectors, restructurings and structured/project finance matters.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&ABanking & FinanceSecuritiesPrivate EquityInsolvency and Financial DistressProject FinanceStructured FinanceCorporate Governance

Office

Expertise

Mergers & acquisitions (private and listed companies) and joint venturesPrivate equity transactions (funds, sellers and management)Corporate governance for listed and non-listed companiesRegulatory aspects of acquisitions in regulated sectorsShareholding and financial restructurings, including pre-insolvencyStructured finance, project finance and refinancingIssuance of debt and hybrid instrumentsAdvising contractors and financial institutions on bids for public works projects

Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Central de Barcelona, 1987

Admissions

  • Barcelona Bar Association
  • Bar Association of the City of New York (licensed as a Legal Consultant), 2000-2006

Languages

EnglishCatalanFrench