About
Provided by Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
Our expert team in Mergers and Acquisitions provides a quality and personalised service that allows us to participate in the most complex operations, both cross-border and national.
Thanks to our experience we offer comprehensive legal advice, being able to provide guidance in the sectors that require a higher level of specialization, with integrated high-performance multidisciplinary teams.
We are a firm of choice for national and international companies in regard to advice on mergers and acquisitions in Spain and Portugal.
In addition, we are involved in transactions in multiple jurisdictions, providing advice on Spanish and Portuguese legal aspects and coordinating the participating international legal advisers.
Our services related to Mergers and Acquisitions are:
- Acquisitions
- Corporate operations and structural modifications
- Capital transactions
- Debt
- Divestments
Chambers Review
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has a strong international outlook thanks to the team's foreign expertise and a multinational client base, which includes foreign corporates looking to invest in Spain. It provides corporate governance advice in addition to working on acquisitions, mergers and joint venture mandates. The law firm has further expertise in corporate restructuring, with its experience also extending to transactions involving environmental issues. The team is noted for its cross-practice approach, regularly pooling multidisciplinary expertise to assist clients. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo offers experience in the technology and insurance sectors.
The French desk comprises lawyers who speak French or have studied French and Belgian law. This allows them to assist French-speaking clients with projects and investments throughout Europe. Fernando de las Cuevas Castresana heads the desk, with Miguel Troncoso Ferrer being a key contact for matters relating to Brussels.
Mónica Weimann Gómez heads the German desk, which represents a number of German companies looking to invest in Spain. The firm also coordinates the Spanish aspects of larger M&A transactions on behalf of German clients.
Work Highlights
- Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised CMA CGM on the acquisition of most of Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services businesses.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The level of involvement of the team is fantastic, they are on top of the issues. They are quick to respond and they also know how to stay calm."
"They are always available and with an initiative to lead the process and anticipate issues."
"They offer a very good service with quick, concrete and practical responses."
"On many occasions, the lawyers were taking a proactive commercial role with the counterparty."
"They were well aware of the levers in the negotiations of the deal as well as when to play hard."
"The level of involvement of the team is fantastic, they are on top of the issues. They are quick to respond and they also know how to stay calm."
"They are always available and with an initiative to lead the process and anticipate issues."
"They offer a very good service with quick, concrete and practical responses."
"On many occasions, the lawyers were taking a proactive commercial role with the counterparty."
"They were well aware of the levers in the negotiations of the deal as well as when to play hard."
Notable Practitioners
Guillermo Guerra represents clients in the media, pharmaceutical and banking sectors. He handles takeover bids and acquisitions.
"Guillermo Guerra makes the client feel that every matter progresses smoothly even in very difficult situations."
Íñigo Erlaiz Cotelo handles acquisitions for local and international clients.
"He provides optimal solutions."