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Borja Contreras

Counsel

Borja has participated in most sales and acquisitions of non-strategic assets carried out by Spanish financial institutions, such as non-performing loans, re-performing loans, real estate assets and property management platforms.
He also has extensive experience advising lenders and borrowers on all type of domestic and international financing transactions, including, in particular, leveraged finance, real estate finance and debt restructuring. Since 2020, Borja has been recommended for his excellent work in Best Lawyers. Borja is also a member of the Mental Health Allies Group of A&O Shearman Spain.

Experience

Representative matters

BBVA on the sale to CPPIB of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 1,490m (Project Ánfora).

A subsidiary of multinational financial institution on the sale to CPPIB of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 1,672m (Project Atlas).

Sabadell on the sale to Deutsche Bank and Carval of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 3,200m (Project Makalu).

BBVA on the sale to KKR of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 240m (Project Artemisa).

A group of financial institutions on the acquisition from CaixaBank of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 800m (Project Atalaya).

A group of financial institutions on the acquisition from Kutxabank and CajaSur of a portfolio of non-performing loans with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of EUR 240m (Project Puppy).

Polus on the debt restructuring of Grupo Levantina (Project Beyond).

Telepizza on its restructuring (Project Tampa).

The lenders on the restructuring of Grupo Celsa.

Pro bono

Collaboration with Fundación Probono España and IE Law School to assist Fundación ProLibertas in creating a guide on how criminal records affect the granting of resident status to women in Spain.

Published Work

  • Typical Security Arrangements for a Single Source Project Financing
  • The Project Finance Law Review, 2020 Spain.
  • The Acquisition and Leveraged Finance Review, 2019
  • La financiación de la adquisición de empresas, Manual de Fusiones y Adqusiciones de Empresas, 2018

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Abogado, Madrid, 2010

Qualifications

Admissions

Abogado, Madrid, 2010

Academic

Double Degree, Law and Business Administration Studies (ICADE E-3), Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid, 2011

Exchange Program, Bentley University, 2010

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.