Paula Querol Abenia
Advises corporates and investment banks on a wide range of cross-border capital markets and M&A transactions.
Paula advises U.S. and non-U.S. corporates and financial institutions on a broad range of capital markets and M&A transactions. These include public and private cross-border IPOs, rights offerings, private placements and other equity offerings, investment-grade and high-yield bond offerings and complex cross-border M&A transactions.
In addition, Paula regularly advises clients on corporate governance, SEC reporting and U.S. securities laws compliance and general corporate matters.
She has extensive experience advising clients in EMEA, particularly in Spain, and Latin America, across a variety of industries, including energy, financial institutions, mining and telecommunications. Paula is bilingual in Spanish and English.
Experience
Recent Work
- Puig €2.6 billion IPO
- CaixaBank $2 billion notes offering under $7.5 billion U.S. MTN program
- Sibanye-Stillwater $211.5 million acquisition of Reldan
- CaixaBank $2 billion notes offering under $5 billion U.S. MTN program
- CaixaBank $1.25 billion notes offering under $5 billion U.S. MTN program
- Cellnex Telecom $600 million senior notes offering
- Corporación Acciona Energías Renovables €1.3 billion IPO
- Cellnex Telecom €7 billion equity offering
- Dufry $1.2 billion notes offering
- HusCompagniet DKK 1.12 Billion IPO
- Delek Group $180 million senior secured project notes offering
- Delek $2.25 billion senior secured project notes offering
- Ocado Group consent solicitation
- Cellnex Telecom €1.2 billion equity offering
- Telefónica $1.25 billion SEC-registered senior notes offering
- Millicom $500 million notes offering related to its acquisition of Cable Onda
Other notable representations
- The financial adviser in connection with an acquisition by a company controlled by MasMovil
- The financial adviser to the board of directors of Naturgy in connection with an acquisition
Recognition
TodoJuristas – “100 Women Leaders in the Legal Sector,” 2024
Education
- Arthur T. Vanderbilt Scholar
- Rafael del Pino Scholar
- summa cum laude
- summa cum laude
Prior experience
- Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, 2013-2017
- Cuatrecasas (Madrid, Shanghai and Barcelona), 2009-2013
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York