Luis Sánchez Mendez represents Spanish and international clients at the forefront of high-stakes Spanish and cross-border restructurings and financings, including direct lending.
Drawing on his sophisticated understanding of complex capital structures and versatility across banking and restructuring, Luis delivers broad-based counsel to creditors, companies, and investors. He brings particular experience debt restructurings and specialized investment funds’ investments in distressed assets. He advises clients on matters involving:
- Restructuring
- Acquisition and leveraged finance
- Alternative financing and direct lending
- Corporate lending and takeover bid financing
- Distressed investing and debt trading
He forges trusted relationships with clients to understand their commercial objectives and deliver strategic advice. Luis collaborates across the firm’s global platform to connect clients with the resources they need to advance their goals.
He regularly writes about banking and restructuring topics for prominent publications, including Revista de Derecho Concursal y Paraconcursal, Revista de Derecho Bancario y Bursatil, Cinco Días, and El Economista.
Thought Leadership
- Author, Spanish chapter in The Acquisition & Leveraged Finance Review (Business Research Ltd.) (2024 edition)
- Co-Author, “Impugnación de la Homologación del Acuerdo de Refinanciación de Nueva Pescanova S.L.” (Revista General de Insolvencias & Reestructuraciones / Journal of Insolvency & Restructuring 1) (2021)
- Co-Author, Adler: A Spanish Perspective