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Provided by Armando Albarrán
Practice Areas
Armando heads the Global Transactions team in Spain. He specialises in large and complex transactions with a cross-border element. During more than 25 years of professional career at Freshfields, he has played a key role in a number of Spanish landmark M&A deals such as HOCHTIEF’s bid for Abertis (and subsequent agreements with ACS and Atlantia), the formation of MERLIN Properties and the subsequent acquisitions of Testa and the office and retail business of Metrovacesa (and respective rights issues and bond issues to finance the acquisitions) to create Spain’s largest real estate player (which followed the IPO of the company), Naturgy’s acquisition of Unión Fenosa (and its bid for Endesa), China Tianyin’s acquisition of Urbaser or Cinven and BC Partners’ bid for Amadeus (one of the first and largest P2P in Spain).
He has worked on more than 30 IPOs, acting for both issuers and underwriters. Armando also advised on a variety of rights issues and secondary offerings and regularly advises IBEX35 companies (including Naturgy, Repsol, MERLIN or Amadeus ) on EMTN issuances and other DCM transactions.
Career
He has a Law, Economics and Business Administration degree from ICADE (E-3) (Madrid, Spain). He became a partner in 2004.
Professional Memberships
Madrid Bar Association.
Chambers Review
Europe
Armando Albarrán is a leading figure in the Spanish capital markets world, with particular expertise in ECM and corporate mandates including IPOs.
Head of department Armando Albarrán is regularly involved in market-leading deals, including takeovers, mergers and cross-border sales. He is well versed in advising telecoms clients as well as private equity funds.
Armando Albarrán represents private equity powerhouses, with particular strength in cross-border deals. His recent work includes takeover bids and acquisitions in the telecommunications, energy and healthcare sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Armando Albarrán has excellent problem-solving skills. He is a true leader with significant empathy, which is a very important attribute in negotiations."
"He’s pretty calm; he thinks twice about everything when tough decisions need to be taken. When you need clarity on execution, he's a master of it."
"We count on him in large transactions."
"He offers a pragmatic and practical approach and clear communication. He has experience he can bring to the table."
"He's constructive. He tries to identify problems and look for solutions."
"He kept things calm. I really appreciated that expertise."
"For us he is a superstar. He is very calm, creative, accessible and hard-working. He is very experienced, has a can-do attitude and is a problem solver."
"Armando is very respected in the legal community. He is well connected with key decision makers in the Spanish market. He is a star lawyer in the Madrid ecosystem."
"Armando Albarrán has excellent problem-solving skills. He is a true leader with significant empathy, which is a very important attribute in negotiations."
"He’s pretty calm; he thinks twice about everything when tough decisions need to be taken. When you need clarity on execution, he's a master of it."
"We count on him in large transactions."
"He offers a pragmatic and practical approach and clear communication. He has experience he can bring to the table."
"He's constructive. He tries to identify problems and look for solutions."
"He kept things calm. I really appreciated that expertise."
"For us he is a superstar. He is very calm, creative, accessible and hard-working. He is very experienced, has a can-do attitude and is a problem solver."
"Armando is very respected in the legal community. He is well connected with key decision makers in the Spanish market. He is a star lawyer in the Madrid ecosystem."
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