Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP announced that Silvia Menendez has joined the firm as a partner in the Finance Group in the Corporate Department, resident in London.
Menendez has been focusing her practice on cross-border capital markets and banking and finance transactions. Her recent representations include Eroski on the refinancing of its senior financial debt, EQT-owned Lumos on its fiber-to-the-home infrastructure debt financing, Cinven on its acquisition of a majority stake in Amara NZero, and Solarpack Corporación Teconólogica S.A.U. on the structuring and negotiation of its first corporate financing facility.
Menendez earned a B.A. in Law and Business Management from Universidad Pontificia Comillas and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School. She is admitted to practice in England, Wales, New York, and Spain.
The Paul, Weiss Finance Practice also works with leading private equity firms and many of the largest and prominent publicly traded and privately held companies, and financial advisors and other financial institutions and investors on the full range of financing transactions. This practice represents borrowers and lenders across a broad spectrum of financing strategies.
KEY QUOTES:
“We are pleased to welcome Silvia to our firm. She brings a vast understanding of complex cross-border capital markets transactions and will be a valuable addition to our expanding team in Europe.”
– Paul, Weiss Chairman Brad S. Karp
“Silvia’s experience advising on a wide range of cross-border financing transactions will help bolster our premier finance capabilities in Europe. We are delighted to welcome her to our growing London office.”
– Neel Sachdev, global co-chair of Finance and Capital Markets and co-head of the London office
