Watson Farley & Williams is a law firm which has opened its Spanish office in Madrid in 1982. Currently, it employs over 170 partners and over 550 lawyers in 17 offices across the country. It’s part of the international law firm Watson Farley & Williams, founded in London in 1952.
The firm is active in all areas of the corporate law and project development.
It has a prolific record in advising lenders and sponsors on direct financing, debt-restructurings and project financing in several sectors but most notably in the renewable energy sector.
Its capital markets practice stands out with examples of advising issuers on innovative tools such as renewables project bonds and green bonds but also includes traditional ones such as covered bond issues and renovation of EMTN programmes.
In corporate and M&A it assists investment funds, corporates, financial institutions and industrial clients on acquisitions in the renewable energy and real estate sectors.
In project development it advises developers and sellers on projects mainly in the renewable energy sector.
Among the clients of the firm are Saeta Yield, Banco Santander,
BBVA, CaixaBank, CIBC, ING, Intesa Sanpaolo, National Australia Bank and Siemens Bank,
ADIF-Alta Velocidad,
Q-Energy,
Macquarie,
Banco Sabadell,
Taaleri Energia,
Cubico Sustainable Investments,
Caisse de
dépôt et placement du Québec,
Grupo T-Solar Global,
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners,
Predica Enérgies Durables,
Vortex Energy and Green Arrow Capital.
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