José María Gil-Robles

• Assistance to a Malaysian investor on the sale of its loan servicing platform in Spain, as well as the largest unsecured non-performing loan ("NPL") portfolio transaction in Spain to date to a UK based financial investor.
• Assisted to a UK based financial investor on its acquisition of several portfolios of mortgages and real estate assets ("REOs") owned by Irish and Spanish vehicles owned by different funds managed by a US financial investor.
• Assistance to a US financial investor on the acquisition of the participation of a Norwegian investor in (i) a mortgages portfolio jointly purchased to a Spanish bank, (ii) the Spanish company through which they both acquire the REOs from the same portfolio and (iii) the revolving credit facility arranged by both parties to finance the activities of said Spanish company, as well as in the replacement of the servicer of the portfolio and various service providers.
• Assistance to a UK financial investor on the acquisition of a portfolio of secured and unsecured credit rights in the first sale of NPLs by a Spanish mutual guarantee company.
• Assistance to a US financial investor on two sales, by means of a subpart structure, of credit rights under a mixed portfolio composed of unsecured and secured NPLs and REOs derived from enforcement proceedings to a UK investor.
• Assistance to a US financial investor on several acquisitions from a Spanish bank and certain of its subsidiaries of NPL and real estate asset portfolios.
• Advice to UK financial investor on the sale, by means of a subpart structure, of credit rights under NPL portfolios to another UK investor.
• Legal advice on an on-going basis in the trade of debt of several Spanish listed companies to US and UK based hedge funds and other financial investors.
• Assistance to a UK based distress investor on the acquisition to a French group of a Spain-based retailer of footwear and accessories.
• Legal advice to a Spanish mezzanine fund on its co-investment with a Madrid based private equity investor in a Spanish designer and marketer of plastic kitchenware for home and for the hospitality industry and equipment for large commercial areas.

He has been ranked by Chambers Europe in the Private Equity, the Corporate and M&A and the Investment Funds practice areas, and is also ranked by Chambers Global. Clients interviewed by Chambers describe him as "commercial, seasoned and generally very likeable", report that "he's very clued up on the details but also has a very commercial perspective; he's constructive in his approach and interprets the law in a way we can understand" and praise his particular expertise in distressed transactions and his work on behalf of international hedge funds.

He has also been recognized as a Restructuring & Insolvency expert by Who's Who Legal.