Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Spain
Band 1
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Provided by Uría Menéndez
Over the last 40 years we have advised the majority of the main funds on their investments and divestitures across all sectors.
We have private equity specialists throughout the firm, enabling us to organise multidisciplinary teams quickly and efficiently to handle both purely domestic transactions in Spain and Portugal and those with a cross-border component.
Thanks to the synergies developed by working closely with the M&A, Banking and Finance, Restructuring, Capital Markets, Tax, Competition, Labour and Litigation Practice Areas, we are in a privileged position to advise on all aspects of private equity deals.
Our leadership in M&A/Private Equity, as acknowledged by peers and international legal directories, is rooted in a deep knowledge and expertise of the lawyers in this area, who have created pioneering purchase solutions and structures while taking part in the most important transactions carried out in the Iberian market.
Chambers Review
Uría Menéndez is a well-known Spanish powerhouse that proves a consistently popular choice for local as well as international private equity firms. The law firm acts on both high-end and mid-cap deals, having experience on the buy side of major buyouts and partial exits. The team acts on add-on acquisitions that entail the combination of global industrial companies. Uría Menéndez provides an interdisciplinary approach through involvement of experts from other departments, in particular finance and tax.
Work Highlights
- Uría Menéndez advised KKR on the sale of 50% of X-Elio to Brookfield, in a deal worth EUR1.76 billion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a value-added partner. They have strong negotiation skills and the ability to be creative to reach compromises that are satisfactory for both parties."
"They work with very high standards and are available at any time so that continuous interaction is provided."
"They are a value-added partner. They have strong negotiation skills and the ability to be creative to reach compromises that are satisfactory for both parties."
"They work with very high standards and are available at any time so that continuous interaction is provided."
Notable Practitioners
Manuel Echenique regularly takes the lead on the firm's largest private equity transactions. He maintains a premier private equity practice acting on behalf of a client base of leading sponsors in significant buyouts and acquisitions in the energy and telecommunications sectors.
"Manuel Echenique is a great negotiator and has very up-to-date knowledge of market trends in M&A and private equity."
"Manuel Echenique is an excellent lawyer. He is outstanding, with a combination of technical and commercial skills."
Christian Hoedl boasts a long-standing presence in the private equity market and is an excellent choice for top clients seeking strategic advice on high-value matters. He often acts on complex transactions involving majority-stake deals.
"He has a lot of expertise in negotiations and is commercially sound."