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GA_P advises Davidson Kempner on the recapitalisation of Grupo Siro
1 of August, 2022
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised on the acquisition and capitalisation of the financial debt and the additional liquidity provision. With this new investment, Davidson Kempner Capital Management now holds a significant majority of the Group’s share capital. This is one of the main “loan to own” transactions carried out in Spain in recent years, together with Codere and Naviera Armas, in which the firm has also played a leading role.
The advisors in the operation were: Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, Paula Zarzalejos and María Fanego from Banking and Finance, Pablo Fernandez Cortijo, Ignacio de la Fuente, Luis Pinedo and Carolina Orri from Corporate, and Lourdes Escassi and Carmen Abad from Employment.
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The advisors in the operation were: Miguel Lamo de Espinosa, Paula Zarzalejos and María Fanego from Banking and Finance, Pablo Fernandez Cortijo, Ignacio de la Fuente, Luis Pinedo and Carolina Orri from Corporate, and Lourdes Escassi and Carmen Abad from Employment.
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