Find Lawyers in Spain for Private Equity Law
Practice Area Overview
Private equity investment is about long-term return, so structuring the investment terms to achieve that is vital. Private equity lawyers provide advice throughout the investment lifecycle, from deal structuring to exit, advising clients on how to structure and document a variety of transactions including fund formations, acquisitions of listed or privately held companies, and exit strategies and dispositions of previously acquired companies or investments.
In addition to forming investment vehicles and in Spain incorporating Entidades de Capital Riesgo (ECRs), private equity law encompasses a wide range of legal matters for companies owned by private equity firms, known as “portfolio companies”. Private equity firms turn to their counsel to assist their portfolio companies with bolt-on acquisitions and other investments, corporate restructuring and recapitalizations, shareholders and partners agreements, and general corporate advice.
Private equity law also includes representing investment groups in “leveraged buyouts”. These acquisitions funded by a large portion of debt, can be highly complex, as, in parallel with the negotiation and documentation of the acquisition transaction itself, the private equity firm concurrently must negotiate and document a complex debt transaction, which can involve multiple lenders and several layers of financing.
These transactions require a level of services of the highest calibre, first class M&A capabilities, an in-depth knowledge of tax and employment law, management incentive schemes, and securities law, managing diligence efficiently, proven financial expertise, creative deal structuring, and experienced counsel in all type of exits (trade sales, secondary buy-out, initial public offerings, recaps, and securitisation).
The private equity lawyer must combine strong technical legal skills with commercial understanding and pragmatism, remaining focused on the client’s objectives throughout the deal and beyond. They must be able to organize, articulate, and harmonize multiple parallel workstreams, communicate among widely disparate transaction participants (principals, legal specialists, lenders, accountants, investment bankers, and transaction counterparties), be used to tight deadlines and high-pressure negotiations, and keep all of those pieces on track and coordinated for closing.
Educational Background Degree in Law and Diploma in Economics (University of Deusto) Master in International Trade Law (UPV/EHU-UNED) English Legal Methods (University of Cambridge) Professional experience Practice areas Jon Armendariz recently joined KPMG as the head of the corporate law / M&A practice at KPMG’s Bilbao office, after having worked at a top-tier Spanish law firm (Madrid and Bilbao) for almost thirteen years. His practice focuses mainly on corporate, M&A, banking ...
WORK DEPARTMENT Tax POSITION José has over 18 years experience in leading transactional work, particularly for private equity houses and real estate investment funds on complex deals (tax structuring, due diligence and tax modelling etc.) He has led tax advice on some of the most important processes that have taken place in recent years in Spain. CAREER José joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2019, bringing more than 17 years of experience working on M&A Tax teams in B...
Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Funds Javier Carvajal specialises in takeover bids, M&A transactions, private equity, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and IPOs. He advises national and international groups on transactions in the energy, infrastructures, financial and industrial sectors. Javier joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017. He has over 20 years' experience in Corporate law. Law degree with a specialisation in Business law (Universidad Complutens...
Jordi Casas is a partner at Osborne Clarke. He advises on M&A, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital and corporate law matters, including Spanish and cross-border transactions. Having been educated at the University of Barcelona, Jordi graduated with a law degree in 1992 and he also studied in the USA (AFS scholarship, Springbrook High School, 1987), France (Erasmus scholarhip, Université de Poitiers, 1991) and Belgium (Patronat Català Pro Europa’s scholarshi...
Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity Iván Delgado is head of Pérez-Llorca's New York office and responsible for the firm's US and LatAm Desk. He advises national and international clients on corporate, M&A and private equity transactions. He advises on acquisitions of minority and controlling shareholdings, leveraged acquisitions on secondary buyout proceedings, and public to private transactions. Iván joined Pérez-Llorca in 1999 and made partner i...
Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity José María de Paz specialises in M&A for listed and unlisted companies, joint ventures and the development of projects for utilities (water, waste, telecoms and energy) both in Spain and abroad. José María joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2015. Previously he held the position of legal director at Agbar for nine years. Law degree (1991) and Doctorate in Law (1998), Universidad de Zaragoza. LL.M. (Harvard ...
Isabel Dutilh has a long career practicing law, specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, fields in which she was recognized as expert lawyer by Chambers & Partners. In 1988 she founded Dutilh Abogados which positioned itself as one of the leading national firms in the market in its area of specialization, business law. Isabel received her bachelor degree in Law from the Complutense University. She also has a master's in Law from the University of Wales, Cardiff and a m...
Practice Areas Corporate/M&A. Specialises in M&A, private equity and financing transactions for both Spanish and international companies. Marcel Enrich joined Pérez-Llorca in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, he was a partner in the Barcelona office of an international law firm. With more than 20 years of experience in the sector, Marcel has advised on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and financing operations for companies and other entities both nationally and internat...
Jorge holds a degree in Law and Econocmics from the Carlos III University of Madrid. He has extensive experience in financial law, with broad experience in MIFID, IDD, MAD, AML, EMIR, UCITS, AIFMD, e-payments, fintech and crowdfunding regulations, as well as corporate governance and compliance. Jorge has also a wealth of experience in expertise in mercantile and regulatory matters, such as opening of branches and representative offices, cross-border activities, structuring investment vehicles...
Practice areas: Private Equity, Corporate/M&A Francisco Iso advises private equity funds and other financial sponsors on a range of transactions throughout the entire life cycle of their investments, from acquisition to exit, including mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs and dispositions and complex cross-border deals, in particular with a U.S. component. He has also advised corporates and investment banks on cross-border restructurings and joint venture transactions. Francisco joined P&...
Practice area: Corporate/M&A Alfredo Lafita is an expert in M&A transactions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures, capital markets and private equity transactions. He advises multinationals on issuances and placements of securities, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder agreements, purchase agreements, corporate governance issues and corporate restructurings. Alfredo joined Pérez-Llorca as partner in 2017. He has more than 25 years' experience. Law degree (1990) and Busine...
Practice areas: Capital Markets, Corporate/M&A, Private Equity Julio Lujambio advises national and international clients on all areas of corporate law including public and private M&A transactions, private equity deals, ECM transactions, corporate reorganisations, and corporate governance. He has experience advising on large public and private M&A transactions and private equity deals. Julio joined Pérez-Llorca in 2005 and made partner in 2014. Law degree (Universidad Panam...
Pedro Marques da Gama joined Pérez-Llorca in 2006 and made partner in 2018. His legal practice is focused on corporate matters and transactional oriented work, in particular on M&A and cross-border deals involving public and private companies, all of which are within a broad range of industries. In addition, Pedro's practice covers advising on acquisitions of distressed assets, the reorganisation and restructuring of companies, including within the context of both pre-insolvency re...
Position and Career Salvador is co-founder of SWAN Partners being the Head of the Corporate & Commercial Area of the firm and Leader of the M&A and Private Equity Team. Previously he worked for the law firms Uría Menéndez and Broseta, being subsequently hired by a local boutique law firm as Leader of the Corporate & Commercial practice and M&A transactions. He has advised international companies and groups of corporations - being some of them listed in stock mark...
Practice areas: Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Capital Markets, Banking & Finance Pedro Pérez-Llorca's corporate practice has a strong international dimension, focusing on public and private M&A, large private equity investments, public takeovers and finance matters. He has been involved in the most significant transactions in Spain and those with a Spanish component, including the largest public takeover, the largest cross-border merger and the largest privatisation and IP...
Lawyer specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), private funds, sustainable investments (SRI), venture capital, private equity, corporate transactions, corporate restructurings, distressed M&A, corporate law and corporate finance law. More than 10 years of experience as an active lawyer, more than 50 M&A transactions advised, including international and national deals and provided advice regarding the creation of several investment funds. Member of the Barcelona Bar Associati...
WORK DEPARTMENT Corporate/M&A, Private Equity POSITION Álvaro Ramírez de Haro advises investment funds and corporations on cross border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, including private equity transactions, restructurings and general corporate matters CAREER Álvaro joined Pérez-Llorca in 2006 and made partner in 2018. He is currently head of Pérez-Llorca’s London office. From 2012 to 2014, Álvaro served as executive advisor to the Sec...
Carmen Reyna joined Pérez-Llorca in 2005 and was named partner in 2013. Carmen is an expert in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, corporate restructurings and financing and refinancing. She advises national and international clients on large-scale transactions in a number of sectors. Carmen is the coordinator and a lecturer for the Masters in International Business Law at Wolters Kluwer. She also lectures in the Masters of Legal Studies at the Universidad Carlos III...
Pedro Rueda was an associate in the Department of Mergers and Acquisitions at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo (Madrid, 1987-1994), where he was promoted to partner in 1994, after having spent one year as a foreign associate in the Department of Mergers and Acquisitions at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York. In 1994 he co-founded Araoz & Rueda and since then he has developed his practice in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions, where he has extensive experience in advising a...
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