Mr. Martínez-Fidalgo is a Managing Director and Head of Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring Group in Spain. He divides his time between the firm’s London and Madrid offices.
During
the
past
16 years
at Houlihan Lokey, Mr. Martínez-Fidalgo
has advised on a broad range of financial restructuring and distressed
engagements globally,
working
for debtors, creditors, shareholders, and
new money providers in both in-court and out-of-court processes.
His
transaction experience
includes Abengoa,
Aker Kvaerner, Augusta Technologie, Bodybel,
Codere,
Concordia Bus, Coop Bank, CELSA Group, Cortefiel,
DIA, Dinosol,
Eroski,
Española del Zinc, Focus DIY, Futura Internacional,
General de Alquiler
de Maquinaria,
Innovation Group, Isolux, JVH Gaming, Luxfer
Holdings, Levantina
y Asociados
de Minerales,
Martinsa-Fadesa,
Metrovacesa,
Ontex,
Orizonia,
Panrico,
Parmalat,
Prisa,
Renewable Power International, Riofisa, Samos, Sea Containers, Selected
Services Partners, Service Point Solutions, Telepizza,
Truvo,
Vanco,
Welcome Break,
and
20:20 Mobile. He is currently advising the bondholders of Steinhoff and GCX.
Mr.
Martínez-Fidalgo
has advised shareholders, debtors, and creditors in formal court
processes across multiple jurisdictions, including in Luxembourg,
the
Netherlands,
Spain (Homologación
and Concurso),
the
United Kingdom (Scheme and CVAs),
and the United States (Chapter 11 and 15).
Before joining
Houlihan Lokey in 2003, Mr. Martínez-Fidalgo
was an Associate in Deutsche Bank’s Financial Institutions Group. He has also
worked at Merrill Lynch and Cajastur (now Liberbank).
Mr.
Martínez-Fidalgo
holds
a BBA from
University
of Oviedo and
graduated with honours from Duke University’s Fuqua
School of Business MBA program. He was named in the
Financial
News 2011
“40 Under 40 Rising Stars in Investment Banking” and is on
the board of Codere
(gaming operator across Latam, Spain, and
Italy listed in Madrid). Mr. Martínez-Fidalgo
speaks fluent
Spanish and French, and is conversational in German.