Eduardo Geli Fernández-Peñaflor

Eduardo Geli
Partner since 1998. Barcelona office
eduardo.geli@uria.com / +34934165131
Main Practice Areas
Mergers and Acquisitions
Banking and Finance
Restructuring
Languages
English
French
Profile
Eduardo Geli joined Uría Menéndez in 1988 and became a partner in 1997. Between 2000 and 2002 he
was managing partner of the New York office, and upon his return to Barcelona was head of the M&A and
Corporate Practice Area until 2007.
His practice is focused on M&A, banking and finance, securities and corporate law, and has included
advising:
on mergers and acquisitions (of both private and listed corporations) and joint ventures;
shareholding and financial restructurings, including pre-insolvency;
companies and banks on structured finance transactions, project finance, refinancing and issuers
of debt and hybrid instruments; and
private equity funds, sellers and management in private equity transactions;
listed and non-listed companies on corporate governance matters;
on regulatory aspects of acquisitions in regulated sectors such as banking and insurance;
contractors and financial institutions on significant bids for public works projects.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Central de Barcelona, 1987
Membership of Professional Associations
Barcelona Bar Association
Bar Association of the City of New York (licensed as a Legal Consultant), 2000-2006
Director of the Spain-US Chamber of Commerce, 2000-2003
International Bar Association
Member of the board of trustees of Fundació FEMCAT
Legal Teaching
Since 1987, Eduardo has lectured on several master’s degrees on corporate law at Universitat Pompeu
Fabra, Universidad de Barcelona, Universidad Internacional de Cataluña and ESADE.
Eduardo currently lectures on corporate law and mergers and acquisitions in ESADE Law School’s
Master’s Degree in Legal Practice and its Master’s Degree in International Business Law. He also
lectures on corporate acquisitions and structural changes to companies in Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s
Master’s Degree in Professional Legal Practice.
Rankings
2016
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2016 EDITION
Banking & Finance
Leading Lawyer
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
Private Equity
Leading Lawyer
CHAMBERS EUROPE. BARCELONA, 2016 EDITION
Restructuring and Insolvency
Leading individual
WHO´S WHO LEGAL. SPAIN, 2016 EDITION
Corporate
2015
Leading Lawyer
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2015 EDITION
Banking & Finance
Leading Lawyer - Lawyer of the year
(Barcelona)
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
Private Equity
Leading Lawyer
WHO´S WHO LEGAL. SPAIN, 2015 EDITION
Corporate
2014
Leading Lawyer
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2014 EDITION
Banking & Finance
Leading Lawyer
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
Private Equity
Leading Lawyer
CHAMBERS EUROPE. SPAIN, 2014 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 5
CHAMBERS GLOBAL. SPAIN, 2014 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 5
Foreign Expert: Sweden y Foreign Expert: USA
WHO´S WHO LEGAL. SPAIN, 2014 EDITION
Corporate Governance
2013
Leading Lawyer
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2013 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
CHAMBERS EUROPE. SPAIN, 2013 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 5
CHAMBERS GLOBAL. SPAIN, 2013 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Foreign Expert: USA
Band 5
CHAMBERS GLOBAL. USA 2013 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Expert Based Abroad: Spain
WHO´S WHO LEGAL. SPAIN, 2013 EDITION
Corporate Governance
2012
Leading Lawyer
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2012 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
CHAMBERS EUROPE. SPAIN, 2012 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 4
CHAMBERS GLOBAL. SPAIN, 2012 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 4
Foreign Expert: Spain/USA
PLC WHICH LAWYER? YEARBOOK. SPAIN, 2012 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
THE LEGAL 500. LATIN AMERICA, 2012 EDITION
Proyects and Energy
2011
Leading Lawyer
BEST LAWYERS IN SPAIN. 2010 - 2011 EDITION
Corporate/M&A
Leading Lawyer
CHAMBERS EUROPE. SPAIN, 2011 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 4
CHAMBERS GLOBAL. SPAIN, 2011 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Band 4
PLC WHICH LAWYER? YEARBOOK. SPAIN, 2011 EDITION
Corporate / M&A
Leading Lawyer
Publications
Uría Menéndez guides
Practical Guide on Duties and Liability of Company Directors
Guía práctica sobre deberes y régimen de responsabilidad de los administradores en el ámbito
mercantil
Other publications
Aplicación práctica de la Disposición Adicional Cuarta de la Ley Concursal tras las últimas reformas:
las reestructuraciones del grupo Copisa y del grupo Petromiralles. Eloi Colldeforns, Eduardo Geli,
Santiago Lobato. In La Ley Mercantil, n.º 9, 2014
Derecho de opción. Francisco Javier Blanco, Eduardo Geli. In Estudios sobre Derecho de la empresa
en el Código Civil de Cataluña. Juan Antonio Pérez (Director), José Ramón Salelles (Director), Javier
Valle (Director). Barcelona: Bosch, 2012
La preferencia de los créditos futuros garantizados con prenda tras la reforma del artículo 90.1.6º de
la Ley Concursal. Eduardo Geli, Eloi Colldeforns Papiol. In InDret. Revista para el análisis del
Derecho, n.º 3, 2012
Las limitaciones de la actuación del oferente en el Real Decreto 1066/2007. Eduardo Geli. In Revista
del Mercado de Valores, n.º 7, 2010
Spain. Corporate Governance. Getting the Deal Through. Eduardo Geli, Alexandra Molina-Martell. In
Corporate Governance. Getting the Deal Through. AA. VV. Global Competition Review, 2007
Joint Venture Transactions. Negotiating Contractual and Governance Issues. Eduardo Geli. In
London: 3rd Mergers and Acquisitions Conference, 2004
Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions. Eduardo Geli. In Barcelona: International Bar Association
Conference, 2003
Acquisition of Public Listed Companies in Spain. Eduardo Geli. In New York: International Mergers &
Acquisitions Conference, 2002
High Yield Offerings . Eduardo Geli. In Barcelona: Business Law International Conference, 1999