Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 2
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The Latham & Watkins private equity team draws on the firm's global reputation for a capacity to handle sophisticated transactions on behalf of major US and European private equity investors. The law firm acts for asset managers pursuing either traditional private equity strategies or targeting opportunities in Spain's real estate, manufacturing, energy and technology fields. It also assists with multi-jurisdictional buyouts, being predominantly instructed on high-value deals. The firm's consolidated international network supports the team in cross-border mandates, operating an integrated practice in global transactions.
Work Highlights
- Latham & Watkins advised Bain Capital on its joint ownership agreement with BC Partners for Fedrigoni. The deal was worth EUR3 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is integrated and focuses on a holistic approach."
"The team were incredibly responsive, thorough and a pleasure to work with. They anticipated our questions and concerns and worked with us to get the transaction across on a tight and complicated timeline."
"The transaction ran very smoothly and the lawyers worked in perfect coordination with the lawyers of the other parties involved."
"The team is integrated and focuses on a holistic approach."
"The team were incredibly responsive, thorough and a pleasure to work with. They anticipated our questions and concerns and worked with us to get the transaction across on a tight and complicated timeline."
"The transaction ran very smoothly and the lawyers worked in perfect coordination with the lawyers of the other parties involved."
Notable Practitioners
Alejandro Ortiz has a pre-eminent M&A practice that sees him advising on a range of high-end private equity transactions. He acts for major international or domestic fund managers on LBOs, takeover bids and exits from their Spanish investments.
Ignacio Pallarés counts several important international private equity firms among his key clients, offering experience in traditional private equity transactions encompassing high-value buyouts and acquisitions including minority-stake deals.
"He is masterful at assembling the right team and delegating work appropriately, while stepping in when his gravitas is necessary."
"He is an extremely seasoned lawyer. He knows the market and counterparty, goes extremely into detail, and is commercial and finds solutions. He is a big-picture guy."