People
Javier Castresana
Biography
Javier focuses his practice on restructuring and insolvency.
Javier has participated in a wide range of restructurings and insolvencies globally. He has taken part in major proceedings in Spain, such as Telepizza, Avramar, Pepe Jeans, Marina D’Or, OHLA, Martinsa-Fadesa, Marme, Isolux, Mediapro, or Abengoa, with an active participation in all of them representing both company side and lender side. He is also specialized in the enforcement of all types of securities (with a special focus on financial collateral) within the context of non-consensual routes in preinsolvency scenarios.
During the last years, Javier has been deeply involved in Spanish Restructuring Plans and debt restructuring company and sponsor side, where he has also defended at Court the validity of the cram-down vis-a-vis dissenting lenders.
Practice areas
- Disputes
- Corporate and commercial litigation
- Financial services litigation
- Restructuring insolvency and capital solutions
Sectors
- Banks
- Capital solutions
Selected experience
- Food Delivery Brands (Telepizza) on advising the Company in the restructuring of its financial indebtedness through the newly implemented Restructuring Plan, entered into with the majority of its creditors.
- Mediapro Group in the refinancing process of its debt and in the capital increase for 620 million euros, subscribed by Southwind Group, Grupo Mediapro's main shareholder.
- Marme Acting for The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Bayern LB, ING Bank. NV., Caixa Bank S.A. and HSH Nordbank AG in their capacity as swap counterparties and senior lenders in relation to the debt restructuring and liquidation of Marme Inversiones 2007 SL, owner of Banco Santander HQ.
Education
- Degree, Universidad de Navarra, 2001
Admissions
- Spain, admitted as lawyer, 2005
Languages
- English
- Spanish