Fernando Lillo, with more than 20 years of experience, advises clients on lending and structured finance and is recognized as a leading lawyer in Spain for public-private partnerships (PPPs), private finance initiatives (PFIs), and project finance and in the infrastructure and renewable energy development markets.
Most of Fernando's recent representations focus on renewable energy (wind parks, mini hydraulic, biomass, cogeneration, solar, and thermal solar plants) and infrastructure projects (toll roads, highways, parking lots, wastewater treatment plants, hospitals, sports centers, hotels, and nursing homes, among others), including administrative concessions. His experience encompasses all types of credits, loans, and security packages in project, corporate, acquisition, and asset financing. He also advises local and international promoters and investors (including investment funds) in the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, and in both acquisitions and asset sales, as well as their financing. In addition, he advises and acts as the secretary of the board of directors of various companies.
Fernando's most relevant engagements include advising on Aberdeen Asset Management's recent investments in more than eight infrastructure assets in the Iberian region; the representation of Grupo Sacyr in the financing and refinancing of certain of its infrastructure operational vehicles; the financing of a 40 MW photovoltaic plant by Engie Spain; the sale of 350 MW of photovoltaic projects by Grupo Magtel to the Bruc Energy fund; the purchase of a 40 MW photovoltaic plant by a German investment fund from Grupo Zaragoza and its subsequent sale to another fund; and advising on the club deal in the restructuring of a portfolio of wind energy assets owned by Eolia Renovables.
Experience
Speaking Engagements
- 10 de junio de 2014
Reformas Constitucionales en México: transformando el sector energético - 22 de marzo de 2012
Nuevos Retos En La Financiación De Proyectos
- Instituto de Empresa Madrid (Master's in Business Law 1997); San Pablo CEU University, Madrid (Certificate in Business Law 1996); Complutense University of Madrid (Law Degree 1995)
- Madrid
Best Lawyers (2014-2020) — project finance and development practice
Chambers Global — projects (2011-2020)
Chambers Europe — projects (2008-2020)
The Legal 500 EMEA (2010-2012) — banking (2018-2020) and projects (2019-2020)
- English, Spanish