2023 – Legal advice in the transformation and merger of multiple companies in the real estate development sector
Manuel Romero Rey is founding partner of RRBS Legal and head of the Corporate & Commercial Law and M&A, Public Law and Capital Markets. Banking & Finance departments
State Attorney since 1998, on voluntary leave of absence since 2004.
As a State Attorney, he exercised his career as deputy director of the legal area of the National Securities Market Commission from 2000 to 2004 and in the Ministry of Energy and Industry. In court he practiced in both the criminal and the contentious-administrative jurisdictions of the Supreme Court.
In 2004 he founded ROMERO REY ABOGADOS as a specialized legal firm in Commercial, Security Market and Administrative Law, and since its foundation he has participated in some of the most remarkable financial transactions that have taken place in Spain such as the constitution of the Electric Deficit Securitization Fund and the Endesa takeover bid.
Some of the main Spanish companies and multinationals, especially in the financial and civil work areas, are to be found among his clients.
Law degree, University of Cordoba.
State Lawyer, on voluntary leave of absence.
Professor and manager of several courses in Finance at IE Law School, Madrid.
2023 – Legal advice in the transformation and merger of multiple companies in the real estate development sector
2022 – Advice on financing matters (over €40 million) to a leading Spanish credit institution on the ex officio review of an administrative concession.
2022 – Advice and legal defence of a leading company in the field of integrated water management in the price review established in the applicable administrative agreement.
2022 – Legal advice and legal representation of a leading company in the field of integrated water management in the ex officio review of the applicable administrative agreement. The amount involved exceeds €25 million.
2021-2021. Legal advise to asset securization fund on the different alternatives to dissolve the fund
2021 – Review, on behalf of a foreign credit institution, of the potential actions against a debtor in the context of a pre-insolvency situation in Spain.
2021 – Advice to a credit institution in relation to the granting of mortgage loans for real estate development.
2021 – Legal advice to a REIT on the BME Growth.
2021 – Advice and incorporation of a SPV for the purchase and sale of properties for the purpose of decontamination operations.
2021 – Claim for damages in a works contract settlement, on behalf of one of the leading construction companies in Spain, against a multinational in the field of energy.
2020-2021 – Advising several asset securitisation funds on the termination of swap and floor contracts (International Swaps and Derivatives Association) entered into by each with a leading international financial institution as counterparty, including the legal assessment of the existence of grounds for early termination of the contracts and the consequences of such termination.
2018-2021 – Claim, on behalf of a number of investors, for damages suffered following the acquisition of shares and other financial instruments.
2017-2021 – Legal advice and representation before the Spanish and European Union courts for investors (retail and institutional) injured by the liquidation of a Bank.
2017-2021 – Legal advice and representation in court of a leading Spanish bank (IBEX 35) on loans granted in multi-currencies.
2016-2021 – Representation of a major Spanish credit institution in multi-currency annulment proceedings.
2012-2021 – Advice to a leading listed company in the energy sector on securities market issues.
2004-2021 – Legal advice on corporate and securities markets to a leading securitisation fund manager on the establishment and management of the securitisation funds it manages.
2020 – Representation of a multinational energy company in a declaratory action of ownership over certain properties destined for the construction of a power station.
2020 – Claim for damages on behalf of several securitisation funds.
2020 – Lodging of an appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality against a Judgment of the Madrid High Court of Justice setting aside an Arbitral Award.
2020 – Legal advice to a leading foreign bank on the launch of its operations in Spain through the acquisition of a bank.
2018-2020 – Legal advice to a major company on the separation of partners.
2018-2020 – Secretary to the Board of Directors of a SGIIC.
2018-2020 – Legal advice on corporate governance matters to a leading listed company in the real estate sector.
2019 – Advice during the entire process of incorporating a private equity fund management company, and the establishment of the internal procedures and rules of conduct to prevent and combat market abuse and money laundering regulations.
2018 – Advice on the corporate reorganisation of a securitisation fund management company, including National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) and SEPBLAC authorisation.
2017 – Arbitrator of the Spanish Court of Arbitration in two cases related to credit insurance policies.
2016 – Legal advice and performance of all procedures for the incorporation and listing on the Alternative Stock Market (MaB) of a REIT. From its incorporation, advice on regulatory and corporate issues – Secretary to the Board of Directors.
2011 – Legal advice to a leading listed company in the energy sector on a takeover attempt, securities market matters and consultations with the CNMV (National Securities Market Commission).
2009 – Incorporation of Fondo de Titulización del Déficit del Sistema Eléctrico, Fondo de Titulización de Activos.
2005-2008 – Legal advice to a listed company in the energy sector on the takeover bid for ENDESA.
2005 – Amendment of a leading securitisation fund.