Band 1
Band 2
About
Provided by Íñigo del Val
Practice Areas
Corporate and M&A and Private Equity
Personal
Íñigo has advised a number of leading companies on domestic and crossborder public and private M&A transactions.
He has more than 24 years’ experience in a variety of corporate work, private equity deals, private and public M&A, joint ventures and restructuring, advising both domestic and international listed and unlisted clients and private equity houses.
He worked in the PE department of A&O Shearman London. He is one of the most reputed M&A and private equity experts in the market. He has worked for a variety of investment strategies, from traditional PE investments to infrastructure investments. Iñigo has acted also for managers in LBOs and is a recognised expert on putting in place R&W insurance complex structures in the market.
Íñigo is recommended as PE and M&A lawyer in Chambers & Partners (Band 1) and he has also been named “Best Lawyer of the Year in Spain” by Expansion 2023.
Chambers Review
Europe
Top-ranked Iñigo del Val is visible advising banking clients and leading companies on high-stakes joint ventures, takeover bids and portfolio acquisitions.
Iñigo del Val earns recognition as a strong choice to handle complex deals for sophisticated private equity clients. He is particularly noted for his expertise advising international sponsors and fund managers.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Íñigo del Val has profound knowledge of M&A and a lot of experience in managing situations and projects."
"He knows how to identify clients’ needs and adapts to that."
"He is very focused and pragmatic. He tackles the important things."
"When we have emergencies and things last minute, he's able to mobilise teams very quickly."
"He is straightforward and gives confidence to clients about the things they should be doing in drafting agreements."
"He is capable of understanding and protecting client needs while reaching an agreement with the counterparty, without compromising the consistency and coherency of the legal documentation."
"He ties all legal advice and recommendations to commercial impacts and is also commercially sensible when needed during a negotiation. He strives for himself and his team to provide the highest-quality output."
"Íñigo del Val has profound knowledge of M&A and a lot of experience in managing situations and projects."
"He knows how to identify clients’ needs and adapts to that."
"He is very focused and pragmatic. He tackles the important things."
"When we have emergencies and things last minute, he's able to mobilise teams very quickly."
"He is straightforward and gives confidence to clients about the things they should be doing in drafting agreements."
"He is capable of understanding and protecting client needs while reaching an agreement with the counterparty, without compromising the consistency and coherency of the legal documentation."
"He ties all legal advice and recommendations to commercial impacts and is also commercially sensible when needed during a negotiation. He strives for himself and his team to provide the highest-quality output."