Ishtar Sancho
Counsel
Madrid
Ishtar Sancho
Counsel
Madrid
Contact Details
Ishtar has more than 16 years of experience in tax advice in national and international transactions and is part of the international taxation group of the Firm.
She has advised on international tax planning operations and tax issues related to national and international financing and re-financing deals, capital markets and debt issues and liability management. She advices in asset finance and structured operations processes. She has a deep understanding and is very experienced in advice to national and international financial institutions.
She has participated on the tax aspects and restructuring issues in venture capital operations carried out in Spain, in mergers, acquisitions and group restructurings advising on the tax implications and structuring issues.
In addition, Ishtar advises on property taxation, the investment and divestment in real estate assets, and provides tax advice in relation to the acquisition and sale of both secured and unsecured debt packages, performing loan portfolios and non-performing loan portfolios.
She has been included in Chambers & Partners 2020 as the “Up and Coming” and interviewees highlight Ishtar Sancho's English language skills and her ability to give "very clear, practical advice."
"Clients have praised her for providing "excellent advice on the spot" CHAMBERS & PARTNERS 2019
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as abogado, Spain, 2005
Academic
Degree, Law, Universidad de Navarra, 2002
News & insights
Publications: 27 MAY 2020
Government responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have included restricting travel and implementing quarantine requirements for those who do travel. As a result, managers and directors who are living in…
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Publications: 29 APRIL 2020
Covid–19 coronavirus: a cross-jurisdictional update on the pandemic’s impact on tax regulations
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic currently spreading across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the United States has resulted in an unprecedented demand for urgent tax relief measures across industries and…
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Publications: 19 MARCH 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: what tax measures have been adopted under the state of alarm in Spain?
The publication of Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March (RD 463/2020), which declares the state of alarm throughout the national territory for an initial period of 15 days, has brought with it the…
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Publications: 10 MARCH 2020
A proposal for a new financial transaction tax: what is to come
On 18 February 2020, The Spanish Government submitted before the Spanish Parliament the Draft Bill proposing the introduction of the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) in Spain (the FTT Draft Bill). The…
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Qualifications
Professional
Admitted as abogado, Spain, 2005
Academic
Degree, Law, Universidad de Navarra, 2002
Published work
- Anuario Fiscal para Abogados, 2015
- Anuario Fiscal para Abogados, 2012
- Anuario Fiscal para Abogados, 2010
- Anuario Fiscal para Abogados, 2009
