Manuel Mingot is a partner in the Financial Services team and leads the banking and finance team in the Madrid office. He is among the leading Spanish finance lawyers and is described as “a trusted adviser to domestic and international banks and funds” (Chambers Europe 2024/Chambers Global 2024), and is “widely recommended by clients” (The Legal 500 2024). Manuel advises lenders, borrowers and sponsors on a wide range of financing transactions at both local and cross-border levels (most often, as lenders’ counsel). He has vast experience acting for banks, alternative lenders, credit funds, private equity houses, sponsors and debt funds on leveraged finance, corporate lending, syndicated and bilateral facilities, private credit across all capital structures and commercial real estate finance. In the energy sector, Manuel has an established reputation as an experienced project finance adviser and is a usual choice for lenders, alternative lenders, borrowers, sponsors and developers in the project financing of power plants from renewable and clean energy sources on a variety of senior debt, project bond, mezzanine, unitranche and holdco structures. As a debt restructuring practitioner, Manuel has deep knowledge of restructuring tools and has advised on some of the most prominent debt restructuring and complex refinancing mandates in the Spanish market. In the international trade space, Manuel is active advising on a wide range of multijurisdictional receivables financings, structured trade finance and export-related financing transactions, often with a cross-border element. His practice also covers advising issuers and investors on the issue, underwriting and placement of notes and debt instruments, including regulatory and financial derivatives advice.
Manuel is recommended, ranked and cited as a leading individual lawyer in Chambers Europe (since 2015), Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and Leaders League directories. Manuel has a Ph.D. in law from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and is admitted to the bar in Madrid.
Leveraged Finance
Project Finance
Debt Restructuring
Real Estate Finance and NPLs
Trade Receivables, Export and Trade Finance
Debt Capital Markets