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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Spain

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Cuatrecasas is recognised as a national powerhouse for its industry knowledge. The team regularly acts across a range of sectors, from renewable energy to telecommunications. The law firm acts on a huge volume of high-value and mid-cap transactions through leading offices in Barcelona, Madrid and numerous smaller Spanish cities. Cross-border matters remain a particular area of expertise, with notable recent success in attracting roles on both inbound and outbound investments between Spain, Mexico and other Latin American countries. The law firm frequently assists with joint venture agreements or private equity-led transactions.

Work Highlights

  • Cuatrecasas advised Inocsa on the EUR2.3 billion public takeover bid of Grupo Catalana Occidente.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Javier Villasante
3
Javier Villasante
3
Band 3
Javier Villasante advises private equity funds on international acquisitions involving Latin America and the USA.

Javier is always very measured and always looking for solutions to problems that come up in negotiations. He is very creative and accompanies the client fully throughout the whole process.

Javier Villasante is fantastic, we have had an excellent experience.

Víctor Xercavins
3
Víctor Xercavins
3
Band 3

Víctor Xercavins regularly assists with sales and acquisitions, including those involving cross-border components. He is based in the firm's Barcelona office.

Víctor's commitment to our project is total and his ability to respond in complex situations provides us with a lot of security. We have always obtained the highest quality of service.

Víctor responds to all our problems or complexities in a creative way.

Anything I could say about Víctor Xercavins would be very positive: he knows our philosophy and our company really well and his legal rigour and availability are commendable.

Federico Roig
4
Federico Roig
4
Band 4
Federico Roig is experienced in handling cross-border joint ventures for private equity houses. He has notable experience in energy investments.

Federico Roig is very experienced and has extensive knowledge, as well as being great in negotiations.

Francisco Iso
4
Francisco Iso
4
Band 4

Francisco Iso assists with high-impact cross-border share acquisitions and sales, including those involving private equity.

Francisco Iso is a highly professional individual with a practical and business-oriented approach.

We value him immensely for his knowledge, ability to execute and proactivity in driving deals forward.

Juan Aguayo
4
Juan Aguayo
4
Band 4

Juan Aguayo is experienced in handling cross-border joint ventures and M&A transactions for private equity houses. He is active on deals in the energy sector. His clients also benefit from his know-how of ECM.

I consider Juan Aguayo to be an excellent lawyer because of his very good, responsive service.

Diana Rivera
5
Diana Rivera
5
Band 5

Diana Rivera retains a strong standing in the Spanish corporate/M&A market. She is well placed to assist tech and private equity clients with venture capital transactions as well as acquisitions of startup companies.

Diana Rivera is very good in negotiations. She knows where to push and she has a very high level technically.

José Luis Rodríguez
5
José Luis Rodríguez
5
Band 5

José Luis Rodríguez is recognised for his work on high-end M&A transactions for clients in the energy, financial and real estate sectors. He is also notably active on cross-border deals.

José Luis is technically very good, he has a very structured mind. He knows how to digest problems and structure them in a way that makes them easy to resolve. He saves us time by doing that.

José Luis Rodríguez has a really practical focus and a lot of experience, which helps to focus on solving problems in negotiations. He is also very available.

José Luis is always very solution-oriented and has a lot of empathy. You never worry taking him to meetings because he will always contribute and be affable and cooperative.

José Luis is a great lawyer, with a wealth of knowledge and experience, whom one can trust with complex matters.

José Luis is a first-rate, decisive and effective lawyer.

Mariano Ucar
5
Mariano Ucar
5
Band 5

Mariano Ucar is well placed to act on transactions within regulated industries. He notably services energy companies and producers.

Mariano Ucar is an excellent lawyer who stands out for his complete knowledge of companies, high technical level, flexibility and work capacity.

Mariano is a great lawyer, who has always added value to transactions and has been creative when looking for solutions.

Mariano is brilliant and has a very good business and financial vision, beyond the legal aspects of the matters.

Mariano is a lawyer with extensive legal knowledge and financial vision, as well as extensive experience in M&A.

Raimundo Segura
6
Raimundo Segura
6
Band 6

Raimundo Segura is well versed in handling both sales and acquisitions, supporting his clients from his base in Barcelona.

Raimundo is extremely experienced with great technical knowledge. He is very practical and a great problem solver, which is very important in M&A.

Javier Hermosilla
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Javier Hermosilla
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Up and Coming

Counsel Javier Hermosilla assists funds and corporate clients with domestic and cross-border acquisitions and joint venture agreements.

I've seen an exceptional performance from Javier Hermosilla in every deal we have had.

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Javier Villasante
3
Javier Villasante
3
Band 3
Víctor Xercavins
3
Víctor Xercavins
3
Band 3
Federico Roig
4
Federico Roig
4
Band 4
Francisco Iso
4
Francisco Iso
4
Band 4
Juan Aguayo
4
Juan Aguayo
4
Band 4
Diana Rivera
5
Diana Rivera
5
Band 5
José Luis Rodríguez
5
José Luis Rodríguez
5
Band 5
Mariano Ucar
5
Mariano Ucar
5
Band 5
Raimundo Segura
6
Raimundo Segura
6
Band 6
Javier Hermosilla
U
Javier Hermosilla
U
Up and Coming