Miguel Bermúdez de Castro

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Miguel Bermúdez de Castro has more than 25 years of experience representing international clients on cross-border corporate and finance matters. Miguel leads the M&A corporate practice in Madrid and has participated in matters involving private equity, corporate restructurings, project finance, and concessions. He has advised on transactions in a range of sectors such as infrastructure, energy, industrial, technology, construction, food and beverage, real estate, health care, sports, and media. He has worked with many Spanish companies on their international expansion into new markets such as Latin America.

Miguel's recent engagements include the representation of international funds and entities in acquisitions, sales, investments, and restructuring transactions. Recently, he has advised I.A.C. Group on the sale of assets to Flex-N-Gate; CBRE IM on its investment in Via Célere, its joint venture agreement with TCC, and other investments in logistics platforms; Eneos on its investment in C2X; Société Générale on the sale of part of its equipment financing business to BPCE; EIB in the financing of Heura; Geely Group in its joint venture with Renault for the development and supply of hybrid combustion engines; Timken Group in the acquisition of Nadella; Grupo Paraguas in the acquisition and investment in food and beverage relevant projects; FleetCor in the acquisition of Global Reach Group; Bridgepoint and Deustche Balaton in the sale of their technology business in WFG to Allfunds; and EagleTree Capital's portfolio company, The Fuse Group, in the acquisition of the leading audiovisual company El Ranchito.

Miguel serves as secretary to the board of several companies and teaches at the IE Business School.

Experience

  • International Automotive Components Group sells IAC Logroño to Flex-N-GateJones Day advised International Automotive Components Group in the sale of IAC Logroño to Flex-N-Gate.
  • CBRE Investment Management invests €300 million in Vía Célere, a Spanish residential developer owned by VärdeJones Day advised CBRE Investment Management, investing on behalf of its indirect private real estate division, in connection with the recapitalization of Värde Partners' ownership stake in Vía Célere.
  • European Investment Bank provides €20 million financing to HeuraJones Day represented European Investment Bank (EIB) in connection with its €20 million financing to Barcelona-based foodtech company Heura, which will allow the company to accelerate the development of products beyond plant-based meat.
  • CBRE forms joint venture for acquisition of Spanish industrial plotJones Day advised CBRE in the joint venture with Trammell Crow Company for the acquisition of 391,770 sqm of net industrial plot, located in Illescas, Toledo, Spain, divided in 13 plots to implement logistics use with a total buildable area of 302,660 sqm.
  • ENEOS invests in C2XJones Day is advising ENEOS Corporation in its Investment in C2X LTD, a developer of green methanol projects.
  • Société Générale sells Société Générale Equipment Finance's (SGEF) activitiesJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale of the professional equipment financing businesses operated by Societe Generale Equipment Finance (SGEF) to Groupe BPCE.
  • Geely forms joint venture with Renault Group to launch leading powertrain technology companyJones Day advised Geely Automobile Holdings Limited and Geely Holding Group on the creation of a 50/50 joint venture with Renault Group dedicated to becoming the global leader in developing, manufacturing, and supplying best-in-class hybrid and highly efficient internal combustion engine powertrains.
  • Greystar acquires land to construct and develop a student residence located in Cantoblanco (Madrid)Jones Day advised Greystar Real Estate Partners in the acquisition of a plot of land to construct and develop a student residence located in Cantoblanco (Madrid) through the purchase and sale of the shares of the company BCOME Madrid, S.L. that owns the land, prior cancellation of the surface right that said company had in its favor on the same land, owned by a third party.
  • Diebold Nixdorf successfully restructures over $2.7 billion in funded debt and completes the first-ever dual proceeding under the U.S. bankruptcy code and Dutch restructuring law in 71 daysIn the first-ever cross border restructuring involving dual main proceedings under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and a scheme of arrangement (the "Dutch Scheme") under the Dutch Act on Confirmation of Extrajudicial Plans (Wet Homologatie Onderhands Akkoord ("WHOA")), and the first-ever chapter 15 recognition of Dutch Scheme proceedings and a sanctioned WHOA reorganization plan (the "WHOA Plan"), Jones Day represented Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated ("Diebold") and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Debtors") in connection with (i) the prepackaged chapter 11 cases of In re Diebold Holding Company, LLC, et al., (Case No. 23-90602-DRJ) commenced on June 1, 2023, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the "Bankruptcy Court"); (ii) the Dutch Scheme, commenced on June 1, 2023 by Diebold Nixdorf Dutch Holding B.V. (the "Dutch Issuer") in the District Court of Amsterdam (the "Dutch Court"), and (iii) the chapter 15 proceedings before the Bankruptcy Court commenced by the foreign representative of the Dutch Issuer, wherein the Bankruptcy Court recognized the Dutch Scheme proceeding as a foreign main proceeding and recognized and extended comity to the WHOA Plan that was sanctioned by the Dutch Court.
  • Timken acquires Nadella Group from ICGJones Day advised The Timken Company in the acquisition of Nadella Group, a leading European manufacturer of linear guides, telescopic rails, actuators and systems and other specialized industrial motion solutions, from ICG plc.
  • FLEETCOR acquires Global Reach GroupJones Day advised FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. in the acquisition of Global Reach Group, a UK-based cross-border payments provider.
  • Grupo Paraguas acquires stake in international restaurant entityJones Day has advised Grupo Paraguas, a well-known group of food and beverage company in the investment of an equity stake in an international entity which develops and operates relevant and trending restaurants around the world in its launching in Madrid (Spain).
  • Ahlström Capital BV and Nidoco AB invest in the Decor business of Ahlstrom-MunksjöJones Day advised Ahlström Capital BV and Nidoco AB in the acquisition of the Decor business of Ahlstrom-Munksjö.
  • EagleTree Capital portfolio company acquires El RanchitoJones Day advised EagleTree Capital and its portfolio company, The Fuse Group, in the acquisition of El Ranchito, a world-renowned, high-end independent visual effects studio headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and a studio location in Barcelona.
  • Web Financial Group sells all its technology business to AllfundsJones Day represented Web Financial Group, S.A. in the sale of all its technology business to Allfunds, one of the world’s leading B2B WealthTech platforms for the fund industry.
  • Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A. (ACS group) sells 80% stake in Nuevo Hospital de ToledoJones Day advised Iridium Concesiones de Infraestructuras, S.A. (ACS group) in the €58 million sale of its 80% interest in Nuevo Hospital de Toledo, S.A. to BSIP Spain HoldCo, S.L., a company managed by Brookfield.
  • Cascades sells controlling interest in Reno De Medici to ApolloJones Day represented Cascades Inc. (TSX: CAS) in the sale of its 57.6% interest in dual-listed Reno De Medici S.p.A., a recycled cartonboard manufacturer listed on the Italian stock exchange (BIT: RM) and on the Madrid stock exchange (BME: RDM) with a market cap in excess of €500 million, to an affiliate of funds managed by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) for an all-cash purchase price of €1.45 per share, corresponding to an overall consideration of €315.3 million.
  • Solmax acquires TenCate GeosyntheticsJones Day advised Groupe Solmax Inc. (Solmax), the global leader in the production of high-quality polyethylene geomembranes for industrial and environmental applications, and its shareholders (including institutional investors Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec and Fonds de Solidarité FTQ), in connection with Solmax’s acquisition of TenCate Geosynthetics Holding B.V., a global provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics, from Dutch conglomerate Koninklijke Ten Cate (Royal Ten Cate, the Netherlands), and advised on the related senior secured financing to support the acquisition.
  • CBRE Global Investors disposes of Spanish logistics portfolio to BankinterJones Day advised CBRE Global Investors, on behalf of its value-add fund European Value Partners (EVP 2), and its joint venture partner Valfondo (a developer and manager of Montepino logistics assets in Spain) on the sale to Bankinter of a portfolio of 22 Spanish logistics assets, totaling 865,000 sqm, together with a development pipeline of a further 13 logistics assets.
  • Hornblower Group acquires WalksJones Day advised Hornblower Group, Inc. in its acquisition of Walks, a technology-enabled services platform for sightseeing tours and travel activities.
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