Blanca Vázquez de Castro

Blanca’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• EIG Partners, an institutional investor specializing in energy and infrastructure, on its €255 million investment in Prosolia Energy
• Brookfield Asset Management on acquiring Spanish slate producer Cupa from The Carlyle Group 
• Cerberus on acquiring a portfolio of nonperforming loans in Spain from Caixabank
• Platinum Equity on the €3.5 billion acquisition of Spanish waste management company Urbaser from China Tianying  
• Partners Group on acquiring a 75% stake in EOLO, an Italy-based fixed wireless access broadband provider

Corporate

• Hyatt Hotels Corporation on the acquisition of 50% of Bahía Principe Hotels & Resorts from Grupo Piñero
• Azbil on the sale of Telstar, a Spain-based design, manufacturer, and supplier of pharmaceutical and biotech equipment, to Syntegon Technology
• Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company on its agreement with the Castel Group and AB InBev Africa to jointly operate the Coca-Cola bottling business in Algeria
• Applus+, the global testing, inspection, and certification company, on acquiring SAFCO Group, the largest testing company in Saudi Arabia 
• Telefónica on a major €2 billion carve-out of all its telecom assets in Central America (Panama, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica)

Capital Markets

• Cox on its €175 million initial public offering on the Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, and Valencia Stock Exchanges
• L Catterton on the offering by Duomo BidCo S.p.A. of €500 million senior secured floating rate notes due 2031 and a €85 million revolving credit facility in the context of the acquisition of KIKO Milano, a leading Italian beauty brand
• The initial purchasers on a €525 million high-yield bond issuance by La Doria, a leading European supplier of Italian shelf-stable private label products 
• Opdenergy, an independent renewable energy producer focused on solar photovoltaic and wind energy technologies, on its debut on the First Market of the Spanish Stock Exchange
• The initial purchasers in Castor S.p.A.’s offering of €1.05 billion floating rate notes due 2029 and €350 million 6% senior secured notes due 2029
• Design Holding Group, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group and Investindustrial, on its €425 million senior secured notes offering
• Ecoener, a wind, hydro, and photovoltaic energy operator, on its €100 million IPO 
• Gamenet Group on its IPO and listing on Borsa Italiana

Finance and Restructuring

• One of the main creditors on the Spanish restructuring of Celsa, a Spanish steel manufacturing group
• A syndicate of lenders on the financing for the acquisition of Lyntia Networks, Spain’s leading fiber optic wholesale operator
• The ad hoc group of lenders on the restructuring of Pronovias, a Spain-based bridal wear designer
• The lead arrangers on the financing for the acquisition by Ali Holding S.r.l., one of the largest and most diversified global leaders in the foodservice equipment industry, of Welbilt
• A syndicate of lenders on the financing for the acquisition of Targa Telematics, a provider of technological solutions and digital platforms for connected mobility
• Tikehau Investment on the note financing and revolving credit facility for Neon BidCo, a healthcare service provider
• The ad hoc group of bondholders on the restructuring of Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas