Ivan Rabanillo Email & Phone Number

Madrid Area, Spain

Advisesa on Spanish and international tax aspects of high-profile M&A transactions, financing arrangements and securities offerings, always with a strong cross-border component, and mainly to companies, financial institutions and private equity sponsors with interests in Spain, the United States and Latin America. Advised multinational groups on Reg S/ Rule 144A bond offerings, IPOs, and non-listed Spanish and EU entities in respect of Eurobond offerings. Advised major multinational banks in the supply of financing in connection with high-profile M&A transactions (such as e.g, the transaction awarded, by the International Tax Review magazine, the award of best Europan Capital Markets deal of the year in 2014 - i.e. The financing of the purchase of Altamira, Banco Santander's real estate division, by an affiliate of Apollo Global Management).In addition to transaction-oriented work, also advises in connection with tax structuring matters. A list of recent deals and publications can be found on https://www.lw.com/people/ivan-rabanillo.Joined Latham in June 2009 as a senior associate, being promoted to counsel in 2013 and to partner in 2021.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Barcelona Area, Spain

Advised on the Spanish domestic and international tax aspects of cross-border investments carried out by Spanish and multinational enterprises in Spain and overseas, with particular emphasis on the coordination and structuring of M&A transactions involving U.S. Groups. Advised on restructuring strategies aimed at optimizing the deductibility of goodwill derived from the acquisition, by a listed Spanish company, of the majority of shares of a listed Spanish Group in the utilities business. Advised a listed Spanish multinational Group on the tax aspects related to the issuance and listing of debt securities in a EU Stock Exchange.

Greater New York City Area

Advised on U.S. domestic and international tax aspects of domestic and cross-border M&A deals, with particular emphasis on the Firm´s private equity clients. Advised on the structuring and financing of private equity and hedge funds. Advised on several capital markets deals, including securities offerings and debt work-outs involving U.S., Latin American and Asian companies. Advised on joint-venture agreements structured through the formation of partnerships. Advised on intragroup corporate restructurings, such as the restructuring of the U.S. business of a Spanish multinational enterprise, the spin-off of a Mexican multinational group engaged in the telecommunications business or the structuring of the U.S. business of a French bond insurance group.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Advised on the implementation of tax-efficient structures for investments carried out by Spanish and Multinational enterprises in Spain and abroad (mainly in Europe, China and South America). Carried out analyses of the Spanish tax implications derived from the implementation of co-investment and carried interest structures for private equity fund managers.

Brazil

Participated in due diligences and purchase investigations. Drafted memoranda and tax opinions on Brazilian tax issues for multinational enterprises engaged in the telecommunication, energy and oil and gas industries.

Ll.M, International Taxation, 3.67

Awarded a full scholarship by La Caixa Foundation (Spain) on the basis of academic and professional merit.

Diploma De Estudios Avanzados (Ph.D Candidate), Tax Law

Doctoral dissertation on “Mutual Agreement procedures and alternative dispute resolution techniques”, matrícula de honor (top 1%).

Master In Laws, Tax Law

Activities and Societies: Selected as a representative of the University of Barcelona in the 2002/2003 EUCOTAX-Wintercourse Seminar held.

Bacharel Em Direito (Llb Equivalent), Law

Thesis: “International Double Taxation of Income”