Fernando Bernad
Partner
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Expert in financing transactions, particularly in project financing, real estate and debt restructuring.
Fernando Bernad has led many project finance transactions and infrastructure projects (including motorways, subway lines, hospitals and desalination plants), energy projects (solar thermal, photovoltaic, and biofuel plants, and wind farms) in Spain and other countries; acquisition finance transactions (LBOs/MBOs); and simple and structured real estate transactions (sale-and-leaseback agreements and profit sharing).
He advises private and public sector clients on designing and implementing debt restructuring and refinancing transactions in sectors such as real estate, construction, leasing and renting, and large-scale retail.
He is the non-board member secretary of entities supervised by the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission.
He regularly lectures at business schools and universities.
Specialties
Education
Doctor of Laws
Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, 2002Master in Comparative Jurisprudencie (MCJ)
New York University School of Law, 1994Bachelor of Laws
Universidad CEU San Pablo, 1992Diploma in Business Studies
Universidad CEU San Pablo, 1993
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global and Europe), Legal 500 (Global and Latin America), Expert Guides, IFLR, Latin Lawyer, Leaders League, Best Lawyers and Who’s Who Legal in Banking & Finance, Derivatives, Project Finance, Projects & Energy, Public Finance, Public Law, Administrative Law, Financial Institutions, Capital Markets, Real Estate & Construction, Restructuring & Insolvency and Structured Finance
Lawyer of the Year
Best Lawyers in Banking & Finance (2022), Finance (2019), Real Estate & Construction Law (2017, 2016), Projects (2012)
Publications and News
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February 19, 2024Cuatrecasas–UC3M Chair presents 2023 awards for best end-of-degree projects by law students
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July 31, 2023Sacyr Servicios sells Sacyr Facilities to Grupo Serveo
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June 12, 2023Sacyr sells Valoriza Servicios Medioambientales to Morgan Stanley
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June 9, 2022Cuatrecasas is leading voice at Infralogic Investors Forum – Spain 2022
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April 3, 2020Cuatrecasas advises El Corte Inglés on signing €1.3 billion revolving credit facility
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March 3, 2020We advise El Corte Inglés on refinancing its debt
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June 12, 2019Cuatrecasas participates as a legal partner to integrate Spain into the Global Steering Group for impact investment
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June 3, 2019Cuatrecasas appoints new board of directors
Events
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September 17, 2024III Jornada | La sostenibilidad desde una visión jurídica y económica
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November 23, 2023Situación actual y cuestiones jurídicas de los proyectos de hidrógeno y de gases renovables
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April 17, 2023Análisis jurídico de la situación actual de los proyectos de energías renovables
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March 9, 2023Presentación libro “Remedios contractuales: cumplimiento, conservación y adaptación del contrato"