León López
Partner
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Specialist in financing transactions; advising banks, funds, insurance companies and companies from various sectors.
León López is an expert in financing transactions, including corporate finance and debt restructuring; project finance in the energy, infrastructure, and real estate sectors; and acquisition finance. He advises banks, funds, insurance companies and national and international companies from various sectors.
While participating in the firm’s International Program for Lawyers (PPAI), he completed secondments at the following foreign law firms: McMillan, Toronto (2005); Machado Meyer, São Paulo (2003); and Macfarlanes, London (2002).
He has worked at the Cuatrecasas Madrid, Barcelona and London offices, and he currently co-manages the Mexico City office.
Since 2004, he has been an international ambassador for Georgetown University (Washington DC), where he has helped organize many events and given classes on questions and institutions of law.
He speaks at events organized by universities, associations and chambers of commerce, and is a member of the Madrid Bar Association.
Specialties
Education
Leadership in Law Firms Program
Harvard Law School, Boston, 2015Postgraduate course in business valuation and company accounting
Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2014Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington DC, 2004Bachelor of Business Administration and Management
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, ICADE E-3, Madrid, 2001Bachelor of Laws
Universidad Pontificia Comillas, ICADE E-3, Madrid, 2000
Directory Mentions
Recommended Lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global & Europe), Legal 500, Latin Lawyer, IFLR, Leaders League and Best Lawyers in Banking & Finance, Corporate M&A, Energy, Leveraged Buyouts Practice, Project Finance and Structured Finance
Forty under 40 Award
Iberian Lawyer Review, Iberian Peninsula, 2015
Publications and News
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October 15, 2024Macquarie Asset Management acquires a stake in Mayakan Natural Gas Pipeline
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January 12, 2024Macquarie secures $235 million financing to refinance Gasoducto de Morelos debt
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December 1, 2023Kartesia grants financing of €50 million to Portik Group
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November 21, 2023Exus and Glencore create platform for renewable project development in LatAm
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November 14, 2023Dominion and EIB sign loan for technology applied to sustainable engineering
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October 18, 2023Banco Sabadell grants financing to Energía Real for distributed generation projects in Mexico
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July 31, 2023CaixaBank finances construction, development and operation of Excellence Coral Playa Mujeres Hotel
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July 19, 2023SK Capital secures financing to buy Apotex Pharmaceutical Group
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August 18, 2022Banking syndicate led by BBVA México refinances Biossmann Group debt
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July 4, 2022Cuatrecasas hires Diego Carrión and Juan David Mina as new partners
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July 4, 2022Cuatrecasas hires Juan David Mina as new tax partner in Mexico City office
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June 27, 2022BTG Pactual, together with other colombian and international banks, grant financing to Vitalis Croup
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June 2, 2022BTG Pactual issues bank guarantees to develop infrastructure projects in Colombia and Mexico
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May 31, 2022Liberty Mutual Insurance Company issues surety bonds and counter-guarantees for the Purple Line ligh
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May 30, 2022Cuatrecasas advises BBVA on refinancing One&Only Mandarina Hotel on Riviera Nayarit
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May 18, 2022Cuatrecasas advises CaixaBank on refinancing Excellence Riviera Cancun Resort
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February 15, 2022BBVA México grants MXN 500 million sustainability-linked loan to Fibra EXI
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January 28, 2022ING supports Reden’s acquisition of photovoltaic power plant in Mexico
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January 10, 2022Cementos Progreso acquires Cemex’s cement business in El Salvador and Costa Rica
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December 22, 2021Macquarie acquires Morelos gas pipeline in Mexico for €154 million
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December 15, 2021Hokchi Energy enters into loan agreement with US Export-Import Bank
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November 8, 2021CaixaBank grants financing to RLH Properties to build Rosewood Mandarina Hotel
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June 22, 2021Cuatrecasas advises BBVA Bancomer on financing to acquire St. Regis Punta Mita Resort
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May 27, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Standard Profil Automotive on debut high-yield bond offering
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May 10, 2021Cuatrecasas advises H.I.G Capital on €87-million crossborder debt issuance
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February 12, 2021Cuatrecasas advises BBVA, NAFIN AND Scotiabank on syndicated loan granted to Biossman Group
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November 6, 2020Cuatrecasas advises Codere México on €250-million super senior bond issue
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August 17, 2020Cuatrecasas advises OPDEnergy on financing granted by SMBC to build and operate two renewable energy projects in Chile
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April 8, 2020We advise Bankia on financing Elecnor to build energy projects in Mexico through Pidiregas
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March 31, 2020A Need for a Transparent Legal Framework
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April 16, 2019Cuatrecasas advises Vestas on acquiring wind and solar projects portfolio in Latin America
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April 3, 2019Cuatrecasas advises on extending the financing of Tizimín wind farm, developed in Mexico
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April 1, 2019Goya paints bright. Windy picture. Project Finance International: Global Energy Report. April, 2019