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Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Equity

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Latham & Watkins LLP

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Private Equity - Spain

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Latham & Watkins' private equity team draws on the firm's global reputation to handle sophisticated transactions on behalf of major US and European private equity investors. The firm acts for asset managers pursuing either traditional private equity strategies or targeting opportunities in Spain's real estate, manufacturing, energy and technology fields. It also assists with multi-jurisdictional buyouts, being predominantly instructed on high-value deals. The firm's consolidated international network supports the team in cross-border mandates, operating an integrated practice in global transactions.

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Work Highlights

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  • Latham & Watkins advised Partners Group on the incorporation of a joint venture with Medan Capital Partners, structured as a collective investment company of closed-end type.

Strengths

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  • They're intimately familiar with our internal organisation and our objectives, and this is evident in the way they structure deals.

    Private Equity respondentEurope

  • Latham & Watkins' international network is a major competitive advantage. It collaborates as a single firm across multiple jurisdictions.

    Private Equity respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Alejandro Ortiz
    Alejandro Ortiz

    Alejandro Ortiz

    Alejandro Ortiz has a pre-eminent M&A practice that sees him advising on a range of high-end private equity transactions. He acts for major international and domestic fund managers on LBOs, takeover bids and exits from their Spanish investments.

    • Alejandro Ortiz has a reputation and experience that makes it very easy to work with him. He is also very good at negotiation strategies.

      Private Equity respondentEurope
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  • Ignacio Pallarés
    Ignacio Pallarés

    Ignacio Pallarés

    Ignacio Pallarés counts several important international private equity firms among his key clients, offering experience in traditional private equity transactions encompassing high-value buyouts and acquisitions including minority-stake deals.

    • Ignacio Pallarés is very strategic and he offers great advice.

      Private Equity respondentEurope

    • He is terrific, being practical and communicative. He also offers exceptional work.

      Private Equity respondentEurope
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