Práticas e Setores

• Bancário e Financeiro
• Infra-estruturas
• Reestruturações e Insolvências

Profile

Ander Valverde González-Morejón joined Pérez-Llorca in 2010 and made partner in 2017. Prior to joining the firm, Ander worked in the Banking and Finance practice at a prestigious international firm.

In 2010, Ander temporarily worked as a lawyer in the Office of the General Counsel at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, based in London.

Studies:

• 2010 LL.M. (Master of Laws) in General Studies, New York University School of Law (New York).
• 2006 Degree in Law and International Affairs, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE).

He speaks Spanish and English.

Experience

Ander is a partner of the Banking and Finance practice and the Restructuring and Insolvency practice. Ander splits his time between the Madrid office, where he has his permanent residence, and the London office (where he resided between 2022 and 2026) to which he remains closely linked for the purposes of strengthening our debt practice in this city.

Ander is specialised in debt transactions. He advises on all types of financings, including acquisition finance, project finance (mainly infra projects) and real estate finance.

He also takes part in refinancings, debt restructurings and special situation financing.

Ander leads the Spanish finance practice and he actively participates in direct lending deals. He advises the main debt funds operating in Spain on various types of financings in the context of private debt finance, in its different modalities and strategies (including senior debt, unitranche, mezzanine, holdco finance, growth finance, special situations, rescue finance, etc.).

Ander works with a diverse range of clients, advising credit entities, debt funds, sponsors and companies. A significant element of his practice is international, collaborating in cross-border transactions with top firms in other jurisdictions.

Academic and Publishing Collaborations

Ander works with the most prestigious universities in Spain.

He is a professor at Centro de Estudios Garrigues, where he lectures for the course on Banking and Financial Contracts (Contratación Financiera y Bancaria) for the Master’s degree in Corporate Legal Practice. Ander is also a professor for the Master’s degree for Access to the Legal Profession and the Master’s degree in Business Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE where he lectures for the courses on Corporate Law (Asesoramiento a Sociedades) and Banking Regulation (Ordenación del Mercado Financiero). 

He also lectured for the Business Law course for the degree in Business Administration at IE University. Ander has also been a professor at IE Law School where, for three years, he lectured for the Banking Law course as part of the Master’s degree in International Legal Practice (MILP).

Professional Organisations

The Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
The New York State Bar Association.

Recognition

Ander Valverde features in various legal directories such as:

• Chambers Global: ‘Banking & Finance’ (Expertise abroad – UK) and ‘Project Finance’.
• Chambers Europe: ‘Banking & Finance’ and ‘Project Finance’.
• Legal 500 EMEA: ‘Banking and Finance’ (Leading Partner).
• IFLR 1000: Highly regarded (Banking, Project Finance).
• Leaders League: ‘Banking and Finance: Advisory’ y ‘Project Finance’.
• Best Lawyers®: ‘Project Finance and Development Practice’, ‘Corporate and M&A Law’ & ‘Asset Finance Law’.

Awards

• Financial Times Innovative Lawyers: Standout, “Most Innovative Law Firms in Finance Law” (2015) (featuring a matter Ander Valverde advised on).