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Ignacio Borrego

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Energy | ESG and sustainability | Foreign direct investment and national security | Infrastructure | Regulatory and compliance advisory | Telecommunications |

His huge experience and confidence are incredibly valuable

Client quotation, Chambers Europe 2015

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Profil Ignacio Borrego

Ignacio specialises in public and administrative law and regulated industries.

Over his professional career, he has gained a lot of experience advising major national and international corporates, financial institutions and public organisations on transactional and project-finance matters, administrative proceedings, public tenders and contentious-administrative procedures.

Ignacio specialises in energy and renewable energy, and regularly advises clients on a diverse range of regulatory matters. He also has broad experience in the environmental, public infrastructure and public procurement sectors.

He speaks Spanish and English. 

Mandate

  • Advising HOCHTIEF on its acquisition (alongside ACS and Atlantia) of toll-road operator Abertis. Read more about the deal in our case study.
  • Advising Nordex on regulatory issues related to the acquisition of Corporación Acciona Windpower from Acciona for €785m.
  • Advising Helios Kliniken on regulatory matters related to its acquisition of Quironsalud.
  • Advising Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and PSP Investments on regulatory matters related to the acquisition of a portfolio of renewable energy (wind and solar) and water infrastructure assets.
  • Advising Eurus Energy Europe in an international arbitration against Spain under the Energy Charter Treaty.
  • Advising Hispania on the public tender launched by the town council of Madrid for the construction and operation of buildings in a plot of land located in Real Madrid's old Sports City.
  • Advising Cinven/KKR/Providence in the acquisition of Masmovil Ibercom. 
  • Advising Masmovil in its merger with Orange Spain.
  • Advising Ufinet in the renegotiation of its agreements with Enagas regarding the use of Ufinet’s network.

Qualifikationen

Education

  • Universidad San Pablo CEU, Madrid, Spain (law, majoring in EU law)

Additional responsibilities

  • Professor in postgraduate courses, including an MA course in energy law

Publikationen

  • Public Procurement, editions of 2016 and 2015. Getting The Deal Through (GTDT)