Felipe López

Senior Associate
About

Felipe is a Senior Associate in the Finance Department at DLA Piper’s Madrid office.

Felipe regularly advises on financing and refinancing transactions, assisting both domestic and international clients. He has recently been involved in corporate finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance (LBOs), and project finance transactions (with a particular focus on renewable energy and infrastructure), both in Spain and abroad, acting for lenders as well as for borrowers and sponsors.

He lectures on the Master’s in International Business Law at Universidad de Nebrija in collaboration with Sagardoy Business School and has previously taught in the Foreign Trade Specialist Program of the Community of Madrid in collaboration with ISDE – Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía.

EXPERIENCE

His relevant experience includes advising:

  • A group of international banks on the financing of the construction and operation of two renewable energy portfolios located in Spain and Italy with a total capacity of 308MWp composed of three (3) and four (4) solar photovoltaic plants, respectively.
  • Enlight Renewable Energy on securing EUR310m in financing for the hybridisation of the existing 329 MW Gecama wind project in Spain (largest wind farm in Spain). As part of the project Enlight will integrate a solar array and utility-scale energy storage system at the facility, bringing the total capacity to 554 MW and 220 MWh. Once completed, the Gecama Hybrid Project is expected to become the largest renewable energy complex of its kind in Spain and will play a key role in advancing energy storage infrastructure in line with the Spanish national plan to combat climate change and enhance energy supply stability.
  • Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. on the first project finance transaction in Spain for the construction of a renewable hydrogen plant in the Port of Bilbao.
  • Banco de Sabadell, S.A. on the financing of the construction and operation of two PV plants with a total capacity of 90MWp and of two battery storage system with a total capacity of 45MWp located in Mernoca (Spain).
  • Aquila Capital as developer and sponsor, on the financing granted to two SPVs by Banco de Sabadell, S.A. and Liberbank, S.A. for the purpose of financing the construction and development of two photovoltaic plants located in Almeria with a total capacity of 80MWp.
  • Banco de Sabadell, S.A. on the financing of the construction and operation by Forestalia Renovables of a PV plant with a maximum nominal capacity of 48.7MW, located in Aragón (Spain).
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
Education
  • ICEX-CECO, MBA in International Management, 2017-18
  • ICADE, Degree in Business Administration and Management, 2008-14
  • ICADE, Law Degree, 2008-13

Prior Experience

  • 2014 - to date, Lawyer at DLA Piper.
  • 2013, Internship at Santander UK Plc.

Memberships And Affiliations

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association.