Javier Martínez-Múgica

Javier Martínez-Múgica is a Managing Director in the Corporate Finance segment based in Madrid. Javier has more than 14 years of experience in financial restructuring processes and debt advisory.

Javier has a long history of expertise in restructuring and refinancing, as well as fundraising in Spain. He has taken part in major Spanish financial restructurings since 2015, where he gained wide experience across different sectors such as distribution, food, automotive and construction.

Before joining FTI, Javier worked at PwC for nine years on their Debt Advisory team, where he participated in a wide range of projects. Javier holds a M.Sc. in Finance and Accounting from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, and he is fluent in Spanish, French and English.

Relevant Experience:

• Gained extensive experience in restructurings under the new Insolvency Act, advising banks, corporates and investment funds, including leading and closing two debt-to-equity transactions for creditors, resulting in their acquisition of effective control of the businesses
• Led financial advisory for financial entities and prepared an Independent Business Review (“IBR”) for a major European industrial group’s €750 million debt restructuring, including the implementation of a new working capital platform
• Advised a major retail and distribution company during its corporate restructuring process, successfully concluding with the entry of a prominent international equity investor
• Served as financial advisor to the European Investment Bank in complex debt restructuring negotiations, extending installments and developing an IBR for an international project
• Guided the Government of Spain through the financial rescue and restructuring process of a major national airline