Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 1
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Clifford Chance is a highly respected international firm handling complex corporate transactions in the Spanish market. It offers notable expertise in the infrastructure sector, including advising on joint investments. The team is experienced in advising on large telecoms and renewable energy transactions, regularly acting for an impressive range of listed corporates. It is particularly popular among international clients due to its strong cross-border capabilities and a leading acquisition finance team based locally in Madrid.
Work Highlights
- Clifford Chance advised Cellnex Telecom on the EUR10 billion acquisition of telecommunications sites from CK Hutchison in Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy and the UK.
Strengths
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"The assistance and legal advice provided is always excellent, with a very good commercial approach. They have the capacity to work under pressure and achieve outstanding results."
"The very experienced team is able to explain complexity in the Spanish market clearly and can come up with practical solutions."
"You are in safe hands. You don't need to worry about things that you know they are checking; you can focus on other things."
"They work as if they were members of our internal team, always focusing on bringing commercial solutions to the negotiation table."
"They were aware of the commercial pain points."
"The assistance and legal advice provided is always excellent, with a very good commercial approach. They have the capacity to work under pressure and achieve outstanding results."
"The very experienced team is able to explain complexity in the Spanish market clearly and can come up with practical solutions."
"You are in safe hands. You don't need to worry about things that you know they are checking; you can focus on other things."
"They work as if they were members of our internal team, always focusing on bringing commercial solutions to the negotiation table."
"They were aware of the commercial pain points."
Notable Practitioners
Acknowledged figure Javier García de Enterría is highly regarded for his longstanding expertise in corporate governance and mergers as well as takeover bids in a range of sectors including the energy and retail industries.
Managing partner Jaime Velázquez has plentiful experience in advising financial institutions and international banks on M&A transactions.
"Jaime Velázquez is always determined and always supporting his clients."
Javier Amantegui is a longstanding figure in the market who represents shareholders, holding companies and private equity houses in local and international acquisitions and sales.
"He's very strong throughout."
"He's highly experienced, with a very strong vision."
Samir Azzouzi advises financial investors on investments and acquisitions, mainly assisting private equity clients.
"Samir Azzouzi came up with different solutions and assisted us in picking the one in line with where we wanted to go commercially."
"Samir Azzouzi goes into a level of detail which is unusual for a partner, and this makes our job easier."
"He's extremely hard-working and commercial."
"He's an excellent leader. He's very commercial when providing advice to clients. He really thinks through stuff."
Luis Alonso climbs a tier due to strong market support. He advises national and international buyers on acquisitions, investments and takeover bids.
"Luis Alonso is very good at simplifying complex deals and supporting us in negotiations."
"Luis is very good at understanding the commercial perspectives and incorporating that."
"He has strong negotiation and commercial skills. He has capability to understand and resolve complex matters very quickly."
"He understands the different concerns and their importance. He is separating primary and secondary concerns."
Entering the rankings, counsel Javier Hermosilla assists funds and corporate clients with domestic and cross-border acquisitions and joint venture agreements.
"Javier understands the client's needs perfectly and is able to provide feasible and realistic solutions to the contingencies and issues arising during the course of a transaction."
"When we had difficult points, he managed to find ways to solve things for us."
"Javier Hermosilla is a very diligent and hard worker."
Ranked Lawyers at
Clifford Chance LLP
Spain