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Ignacio Álvarez

Partner since 2021 ––– Madrid
Member no. 88765 of the Madrid Bar Association
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  • English

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Profile

Ignacio Álvarez is partner in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. Ignacio joined the firm in 2010 and between January and July 2016, he was seconded to the London office of the US firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, where he worked in the Capital Markets Group as an international associate.

Ignacio’s practice is focused on financing and debt restructuring transactions, M&A and energy law. Likewise, Ignacio has been involved in in transactions involving the sale of non-strategic assets of financial institutions, such as non-performing loans, real estate assets and asset management platforms.

Some of Ignacio’s most significant recent highlights include advising international investors on the acquisition of solar PV portfolios and disposal of and investments in gas distribution companies as well as advising sponsors on the restructuring of energy project financings.

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Education

  • Law Degree, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 2010
  • Business Administration Degree, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Madrid, 2011
     
Education

Professional associations

Madrid Bar Association

Teaching activity

Ignacio has taught on the Master’s Degree in Energy Finance offered by the Club Español de la Energía since 2015.

Recent publications

  • Ignacio Álvarez, Ángel Pérez. In Manual de fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas. Actualizado al RDL 5/2023, de 28 de junio, 4.ª ed. Rafael Sebastián (Director), Martin Jordano (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): La Ley-Wolters Kluwer, 2024

  • Ignacio Álvarez, José Félix Zaldivar. In Actualidad. Mercantil 2022. Enrique Ortega Burgos (Director), Federico Pastor Ruiz (Director), Isabel Antón Juárez (Coordinador), María Enciso Alonso-Muñumer (Coordinador), Manuel García-Villarrubia (Coordinador), Juan Piquer Altarriba (Coordinador), Casto González-Páramo Rodríguez (Coordinador), Alejandro Rey Suañez (Coordinador), Eugenio Ribón Seisdedos (Coordinador). Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2022

  • Ignacio Álvarez, Borja Contreras Bernier, Ángel Pérez. In Manual de fusiones y adquisiciones de empresas, 3.ª ed. Rafael Sebastián (Director), Martin Jordano (Coordinador). Las Rozas (Madrid): La Ley-Wolters Kluwer, 2021

  • Ignacio Álvarez, Borja Contreras Bernier. In The Project Finance Law Review, 2nd ed. David F. Asmus (Editor). London: Law Business Research, 2020. También en Lexology, 05/06/2020

  • Ignacio Álvarez. Lexology, 16/04/2019