Jesús Almoguera
Partner
Jesús specialises in arbitration, complex litigation, corporate and finance matters and restructuring and insolvency.
Partner
Jesús specialises in arbitration, complex litigation, corporate and finance matters and restructuring and insolvency.
Languages - Spanish, English and French
Jurisdiction - Spain
Jesús Almoguera is one of Spain’s most recognised arbitrators and dispute resolution lawyers, with over 30 years’ experience advising on complex disputes and high-stakes M&A transactions.
Jesús acts as arbitrator and counsel in domestic and international arbitrations, particularly in disputes involving M&A (purchase price adjustments, R&W, shareholders’ agreements), joint ventures, corporate, energy, construction, hotels, and financial instruments. His clients include leading international hedge funds, global banks and major corporations.
His involvement in many of Spain’s most significant M&A and private equity transactions and corporate restructurings of the last 25 years gives him a distinctive perspective in commercial disputes. As arbitrator and counsel, he combines a deep understanding of the legal issues with a practical appreciation of the commercial and financial realities underlying each case.
Jesús is valued for his ability to understand sophisticated financial and corporate structures, identify the decisive issues quickly and approach disputes with commercial judgement and procedural efficiency.
He is President of the Corporate Arbitration Commission of the Spanish and Ibero-American Arbitration Club (CEIA).
He was founder and senior partner of J. Almoguera Abogados, a Spanish disputes boutique that became Stephenson Harwood’s Madrid office. Before that he launched the Spanish practice of a leading international law firm and headed its corporate and disputes departments for 13 years.
International ICC arbitration on a post-M&A dispute
Sitting as arbitrator in an international ICC arbitration concerning a complex post-M&A dispute involving the determination of the purchase price of a company and alleged breaches of certain representations and warranties under a share purchase agreement.
Enforcement of sponsor guarantees
Acting as counsel for a group of major international hedge funds and European banks in several high-stakes court proceedings in Spain relating to the enforcement of sponsor guarantees granted in connection with toll road projects in Spain.
LCIA arbitrations regarding complex funding
Sitting as co-arbitrator in three LCIA arbitrations about the funding of a large ICSID arbitration.
Take over and delisting litigation
Representing an international hedge fund in court proceedings concerning a takeover bid and the subsequent delisting of a Spanish listed company.
Damages arising from price fixing cartel
Acting for a global investment management firm in large-scale court proceedings in Spain against the three major oil companies, seeking compensation for damages suffered by thousands of carriers arising from fuel price-fixing cartel practices. Successful outcome in the two claims decided at first instance.
High-stake finance and insolvency dispute
Acting as co-counsel for one of the main lenders under a circa €1.6 billion syndicated financing insolvency in court proceedings in Spain and the United Kingdom against a major Spanish bank.
Insolvency proceedings of fashion group Blanco
Acting as counsel to the international fashion group Blanco in the out-of-court negotiations for the refinancing of its bank debt and the subsequent insolvency proceedings, where the business was sold in a competitive process through a structure that has inspired successive reforms of the insolvency law.
Howden Broking Group
Advising Howden Group on the purchase of several insurance brokerage businesses, including those of Banca March and Bergé Group.
Iberia and British Airways merger
Advising the main shareholder on the merger of Iberia and British Airways and the creation of International Airlines Group (IAG).
Amadeus LBO
Advising Credit Suisse First Boston and the other syndicated lenders on the financing of the leveraged buyout of Amadeus.
