Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 3
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Our expert team in Mergers and Acquisitions provides a quality and personalised service that allows us to participate in the most complex operations, both cross-border and national.
Thanks to our experience we offer comprehensive legal advice, being able to provide guidance in the sectors that require a higher level of specialization, with integrated high-performance multidisciplinary teams.
We are a firm of choice for national and international companies in regard to advice on mergers and acquisitions in Spain and Portugal.
In addition, we are involved in transactions in multiple jurisdictions, providing advice on Spanish and Portuguese legal aspects and coordinating the participating international legal advisers.
Our services related to Mergers and Acquisitions are:
- Acquisitions
- Corporate operations and structural modifications
- Capital transactions
- Debt
- Divestments
Chambers Review
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a strong international outlook thanks to the team's foreign expertise and multinational client base, which includes foreign corporates looking to invest in Spain. It provides corporate governance advice in addition to working on acquisitions, mergers and sales. The law firm has further expertise in corporate restructuring, with its experience also extending to transactions involving environmental issues. The team is noted for its cross-practice approach, regularly pooling multidisciplinary expertise to assist clients. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo offers experience in the technology and insurance sectors.
The French desk comprises lawyers who speak French or have studied French and Belgian law. This allows them to assist French-speaking clients with projects and investments throughout Europe. Fernando de las Cuevas Castresana heads the desk, with Miguel Troncoso Ferrer being a key contact for matters relating to Brussels.
Mónica Weimann Gómez heads the German desk, which represents a number of German companies looking to invest in Spain. The firm also coordinates the Spanish aspects of larger M&A transactions on behalf of German clients.
Work Highlights
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised Movile Mobile Commerce Holdings on the acquisition of a 33.33% stake in iFood from Just Eat.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Gómez-Acebo & Pombo are very practical when advising on risks. They help to understand the real risks and most relevant risks. They are very good at structuring transactions around these risks."
"The service is top-class, fast, efficient, and the team are always fulfilling their commitment to deliver."
"They have customer understanding and the right focus on sensitive and important topics."
"It has a very strong team technically, and is agile in responding as well as in the management and search for solutions for complex issues."
"They focused on the successful closing of the transaction."
"Gómez-Acebo & Pombo are very practical when advising on risks. They help to understand the real risks and most relevant risks. They are very good at structuring transactions around these risks."
"The service is top-class, fast, efficient, and the team are always fulfilling their commitment to deliver."
"They have customer understanding and the right focus on sensitive and important topics."
"It has a very strong team technically, and is agile in responding as well as in the management and search for solutions for complex issues."
"They focused on the successful closing of the transaction."
Notable Practitioners
Managing partner Íñigo Erlaiz Cotelo handles sales and acquisitions for local and international clients.
"Iñigo Erlaiz is committed and very close to the customer."
"He always offers solutions, clarity and solving problems."
Álvaro Mateo enters the rankings on the basis of strong market feedback. He assists clients with a wide range of corporate as well as transactional topics.
"He makes sure the advice fits with our business, the sector and how we work."
"He has a strong business sense."
"In the face of difficulties, he is always a close and reliable partner, providing comprehensive solutions to complex problems."
Guillermo Guerra represents clients in the media, pharmaceutical and banking sectors. He handles takeover bids and acquisitions.
"Guillermo Guerra is 100% involved and dedicated. He always facilitates the deals."
Counsel Jorge Martín Sainz assists both financial investors and corporates with M&A matters, including company sales and shareholder agreements.
"He is driven. He delivers quality service."
Pablo Fernandez Cortijo enters the rankings due to market support. He acts on a variety of transactional matters in different sectors.
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