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Our global team excels in working with corporates, financial sponsors, investment banks, investors and others to successfully execute and deliver mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, takeovers, and corporate restructurings, regardless of size or complexity or the locations of the parties or assets.


We pride ourselves on applying our outstanding technical expertise in a practical manner to ensure our clients achieve their commercial goals and the service levels they expect of us.

Our reputation for the seamless execution of the most complex cross-border deals underlines the international scope and strength of our teams and the clients who call on us for these transactions.


Through a long-embedded sector focus we fully understand our client's specific industry drivers and risks and we combine that knowledge with deep seated transactional experience to navigate successful outcomes working with specialists across the world in key practice areas such as competition, employment, IP, data protection, tax and ESG, to address issues and challenges common to those industries.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Spain
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

Herbert Smith Freehills frequently advises both foreign and domestic investors on cross-border M&A and joint ventures. Energy and infrastructure are significant areas of the firm's expertise, and it has further activity in the healthcare, manufacturing and hospitality sectors. The law firm brings together experience in corporate, acquisition finance and tax to advise on private equity transactions. The team showcases significant capability to assist with technological and telecoms acquisitions.

Work Highlights

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  • Herbert Smith Freehills advised Magnum Industrial Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Fernando Corral Salamanca.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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2
Alberto Frasquet
2
Band 2

Climbing in the rankings this year, Alberto Frasquet is well placed to advise on a range of acquisitions in regulated sectors such as energy. He assists clients with domestic and cross-border acquisitions, investments and reorganisations.

"He has an excellent ability to understand the business needs and commercial requirements of the client and the projects."

"Alberto Frasquet has strong experience and commitment as well as a broad business vision."

4
Nicolás Martín
4
Band 4

Nicolás Martín advises on a vast array of corporate transactions for private equity funds including portfolio acquisitions and disposals.

"Nicolás Martín is hands-on and experienced. His strength is that he is hard-working, even under pressure."

"He has solid technical experience."

U
Marcos Fernández-Rico
U
Up and Coming

Marcos Fernández-Rico Núñez enters the rankings on the strength of market support. He assists with the firm's key transactions, including those involving private equity.

"He has a good capacity to negotiate with different people and adapt to different situations."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Spain

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

2
Alberto Frasquet
2
Band 2
4
Nicolás Martín
4
Band 4
U
Marcos Fernández-Rico
U
Up and Coming

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