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Garrigues

Private Equity: Venture Capital

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Garrigues

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Private Equity: Venture Capital - Spain

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Garrigues draws from a strong bench of transactional experts who regularly act for private equity firms on LBOs, carve-outs, add-on acquisitions and sales. The department is well suited to handling transactions that draw on the knowledge and skills of lawyers based in smaller Spanish cities. The firm provides wider services to private equity clients through its expertise in finance, restructuring, tax and disputes. Garrigues also enjoys a strong presence in venture capital mandates, with a solid track record in equity deals carried out by several of the key venture capital firms investing in Spain.

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Work Highlights

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  • Garrigues advised Advent International on its EUR3.9 billion sale of Aareon to TPG.

Strengths

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  • Garrigues combines technical excellence with a pragmatic, hands-on approach, ensuring that complex deals are executed with precision and dedication.

    Private Equity: Venture Capital respondentEurope

  • They are really involved in transactions and they put themselves in the shoes of the customers.

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  • The team has the capacity to negotiate with third parties and to push towards a deal without taking undesired risks.

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  • Its closeness to the client and access to the firm's senior partners, as well as its nurturing of commercial relationship with a long-term vision, are Garrigues' strengths.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • José Manuel Martín
    José Manuel Martín

    José Manuel Martín

    José Manuel Martín heads the firm's department in Madrid and continues to distinguish himself as a renowned practitioner with longstanding experience in the field of private equity. He acts for Spanish and international investment managers on the buy and sell sides of predominantly mid-cap transactions.

    • José Manuel Martín's possesses an extraordinary capacity for empathy and sensitivity with clients.

      Private Equity: Venture Capital respondentEurope

    • He's a complete and impeccable professional. It's always a guarantee to work with him under any circumstances.

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  • Ildefonso Polo
    Ildefonso Polo

    Ildefonso Polo

    Ildefonso Polo maintains a broad practice advising clients on the buy side of deals, and on sales, and his recent work includes majority-stake acquisitions.

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  • Álvaro López-Jorrín
    Álvaro López-Jorrín

    Álvaro López-Jorrín

    Álvaro López-Jorrín is a well-known corporate practitioner with demonstrable experience in private equity-driven transactions and auction processes, representing leading private equity firms.

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  • José Luis Ortín
    José Luis Ortín

    José Luis Ortín

    José Luis Ortín represents clients in a range of private equity mandates, including large buyouts and acquisitions of minority stakes, being additionally able to handle bidding processes and the financing aspects of private equity deals.

    • He does not only think like a lawyer but like commercial partner too. He always gives the best recommendations.

      Private Equity: Venture Capital respondentEurope

    • His technical skills are unique yet he is also very humble.

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