RocaJunyent adds B&F partner from Hogan Lovells

RocaJunyent has hired José Luis Pita da Veiga to reinforce the Banking and Finance practice in Madrid

RocaJunyent has hired José Luis Pita da Veiga (pictured) as a new partner in the Banking and Finance area of its Madrid office. His entry strengthens the area, which also includes Joan Roca, executive chairman of RocaJunyent, and Xavier Foz.

Joining from Hogan Lovells, the new partner specialises in advising on Financing, Refinancing and Restructuring transactions for financial institutions, Debt and Private Equity Funds, sponsors and issuers, covering multiple practice areas. He is involved in Acquisition Finance, Asset Finance, Project Finance (in particular renewable energy, infrastructure and tourism sector projects), Real Estate Finance as well as all types of Corporate Finance, including Debt Restructuring and Refinancing in Bankruptcy and Pre-bankruptcy situations. He also has extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions.

He is a Law graduate from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holds a Master´s degree in Financial Studies from the Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (I.E.B.) and a Master´s degree in International Trade Law from the University of Westminster (London). Pita da Veiga is also a regular speaker at courses and seminars on various subjects related to his area.

Prior to joining RocaJunyent, he worked as a lawyer in the Banking and Finance department of DLA Piper and later joined Hogan Lovells as a Banking senior associate, from where he now joins RocaJunyent.