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Uría Menéndez

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Global Guide 2026 : Spain

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Uría Menéndez

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Innovation, experience and knowledge of the market: we understand and anticipate our clients’ needs.

We offer comprehensive advice that takes a multidisciplinary approach, placing our experience across all areas of law and unparalleled working standards at the disposal of our clients. They can rely on lawyers with training in finance and business – as well as chaired university professors of commercial, civil and employment law – to address all legal and business aspects of their activity.

We tailor our teams to each transaction with lawyers from other practice areas to ensure the advice we deliver covers all aspects of M&A transactions, no matter the sector and whether they are domestic or cross-border. Our established presence in finance and industry enables us to provide the highest-quality advice on how to design, implement and execute transactions and achieve business objectives.

Knowing our clients and their businesses means we can anticipate the impact that changes in legislation and case law will have in their field and offer creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.

We invest long-term in our relations with clients and accompany them through each transaction with top-quality advice and a practical, efficient and creative approach.

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

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Uría Menéndez is an exceptional Spanish firm with a wide range of experience gained from exposure to some of the highest-profile M&A deals in the market, with expertise in carve-out operations, voluntary tender offers and corporate governance matters. The law firm has a strong reputation in key Latin American jurisdictions and coordinates multinational transactions across the continent. The department is adept at handling transactions in heavily regulated sectors including the energy, industrial and financial services industries as well as entertainment. The team draws further strength from a strong M&A team in Portugal to assist with cross-border transactions.
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Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez advised Criteria Caiza on its USD2.9 billion shareholding acquisition of 10% of Telefónica.

Strengths

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  • Uría Menéndez offers unwavering client commitment.

    Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability respondentGlobal

  • Uría Menéndez offers a high degree of commitment, a great technical capacity, as well as experience and availability.

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  • Uría lawyers provide availability, 360° advice, a strong ability to put themselves in the client's shoes, and personability in the treatment of clients.

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  • Uría is distinguished by its leadership, proactivity, monitoring of all open lines of work and, of course, by its technical knowledge.

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  • What really sets Uría's M&A team apart is its partner-led approach, high availability and its ability to deliver clear and practical solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Salvador Sánchez-Terán
    Salvador Sánchez-Terán

    Salvador Sánchez-Terán

    Salvador Sánchez-Terán acts as managing partner and is a longstanding practitioner who advises on corporate transactions.
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  • Manuel Echenique
    Manuel Echenique

    Manuel Echenique

    Top-ranked Manuel Echenique advises listed and non-listed corporates on portfolio acquisitions as well as sales. He is particularly popular among banks, telecommunications companies and private equity companies.

    • Manuel is an outstanding lawyer and a trusted advisor. He combines a high level of legal sophistication with strong commercial insight.

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    • Manuel Echenique is one of the best M&A lawyers, who knows how to lead highly complex transactions and has an extraordinary ability to negotiate.

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  • Francisco San Miguel
    Francisco San Miguel

    Francisco San Miguel

    Francisco San Miguel rises in the rankings due to solid market support. He advises banking and financial clients on domestic and cross-border acquisitions and corporate reorganisations.

    • Francisco San Miguel combines extensive technical knowledge with a hands-on approach to finding viable solutions. He is very responsive and is always focused on moving the deal forward efficiently.

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    • Francisco offers availability, immediate understanding of any technical aspect and the ability to provide clients with the necessary information to do their job well.

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    • He is a convincing communicator, has a very good business vision, is flexible and is also creative in his approach.

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  • Christian Hoedl
    Christian Hoedl

    Christian Hoedl

    Christian Hoedl is adept at advising private equity funds on multi-jurisdictional acquisitions.
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  • Juan Martín Perrotto
    Juan Martín Perrotto

    Juan Martín Perrotto

    Juan Martín Perrotto is well versed in assisting clients with the formation of joint ventures and with investment transactions.

    • Juan Martín reviews matters in detail and shows complete availability to solve matters.

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    • He remains close to the client and is very available. He has a strong capacity for structuring deals. It is incredible how hard he works.

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    • Juan Martín is an incredible lawyer with an exemplary commercial vision and temper. Thanks to him, we overcome extreme situations.

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    • Juan Martín Perrotto is a great professional, with the capacity for innovation. He has a great knowledge of business and financial issues, which undoubtedly brings great value to his advice.

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  • Pablo González-Espejo
    Pablo González-Espejo

    Pablo González-Espejo

    Pablo González-Espejo joins the rankings due to increasing market recognition. He is experienced advising on joint venture agreements, sales and other M&A transactions, particularly in the context of matters involving telecommunications, media, technology and sports.

    • Our experience with Pablo in M&A transactions is always very positive due to his business-oriented approach and practical vision.

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    • Pablo stands out for the technical perfection of anything he ever sends you.

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    • Pablo González-Espejo always guarantees commitment, high value contributions and great technical knowledge.

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    • Pablo González-Espejo provides impeccable service and past experience in similar processes and complex situations.

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  • Rafael Núñez-Lagos
    Rafael Núñez-Lagos

    Rafael Núñez-Lagos

    Rafael Núñez-Lagos assists clients with strategic contracts, as well as being active on domestic and cross-border mergers and sales.

    • Rafael Núñez-Lagos is creative and an innovator, with commercial sense and a great working capacity.

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    • Rafael is especially good in negotiations against a counterparty. He is meticulous and creates good relations with in-house lawyers.

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    • Rafael really protects the client. He puts himself in your shoes and offers solutions.

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    • He provides technical excellence and a high degree of specialisation.

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  • Tomás José Acosta Álvarez
    Tomás José Acosta Álvarez

    Tomás José Acosta Álvarez

    Tomás José Acosta Álvarez offers particular expertise in advising clients, most notably from the renewables sector, on domestic acquisitions.

    • He is a very creative lawyer who doesn't just answer our legal questions but acts as a true business partner to find solutions to difficult challenges.

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    • He has a global perspective on various issues, which is very helpful in closing deals.

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    • Tomás is an exceptional professional, with a technical mastery of the practice and of the cross-border transactional space.

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  • Juan Carlos Machuca
    Juan Carlos Machuca

    Juan Carlos Machuca

    A resident partner in the firm's London office, Juan Carlos Machuca advises private equity and investment funds on M&A transactions and restructuring matters in the Iberian and Latin American markets.

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