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Our lawyers have a thorough understanding of the private equity sector, not only in Spain and Portugal, but also overseas. This enables us to anticipate market trends and create innovative structures.

Thanks to the synergies developed by working closely with the M&A, Banking and Finance, Restructuring, Capital Markets, Tax, Competition, Labour and Litigation Practice Areas, we are in a privileged position to advise on all aspects of private equity deals. We offer our clients extensive experience in M&A related to investments by private equity funds in private and listed companies, in financing, senior management incentives, designing creative solutions to structure foreign and domestic transactions from a tax perspective, as well as divestments and stock market flotations.


Chambers Review

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Private Equity - Spain

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez is a well-known Spanish powerhouse that proves a consistently popular choice for local as well as international private equity firms. The firm acts on both high-end and mid-cap deals, having experience on the buy side of major buyouts and partial exits. The team acts on add-on acquisitions that entail the combination of global industrial companies. Uría Menéndez provides an interdisciplinary approach through the involvement of experts from other departments, particularly finance and tax.

Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez advised Pegaso International Transport on the voluntary tender offer over Talgo’s entire share capital launched by Ganz-Mavag Europe.

Strengths

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It is a firm devoted to its clients. As a client, you feel accompanied during all phases of a project, and the lawyers have the capacity to treat the deals as their own.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

The partners' experience allows them to be creative and propose solutions that fit the needs of business. They are skilled and very practical in negotiations.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

The firm is incredibly responsive and always follows up.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

The partners are technically perfect and have the right skills. They are fast and provide good-quality work, and they can do things alone without us being there.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

Uría Menéndez has strong commercial acumen across the corporate team and a great understanding of the responsiveness and commerciality required for large PE sponsors.

Private Equity respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Manuel Echenique
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Manuel Echenique
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Band 1

Manuel Echenique regularly takes the lead in the firm's largest private equity transactions. He maintains a premier private equity practice acting on behalf of a client base of leading sponsors in significant buyouts and acquisitions in the energy and telecommunications sectors.

He stands out for his commercial acumen. He is very good at making a deal work, especially when things get tense and complex. Manuel is very good at reaching a favourable outcome.

Manuel is our most trusted and respected partner in Spain. He is incredible to work with and an extraordinary lawyer.

Manuel Echenique has the right skills; he is fast and provides good-quality work.

He is one of the best lawyers I have ever worked with. He manages to build a good relationship with the other party, is a leader in negotiations and gains everyone's trust.

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Christian Hoedl
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Christian Hoedl
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Band 2
Christian Hoedl boasts a long-standing presence in the private equity market and is an excellent choice for top clients seeking strategic advice on high-value matters. He often acts on complex transactions involving majority-stake deals.

Christian Hoedl is very patient and can adapt to many situations.

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Uría Menéndez

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Manuel Echenique
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Manuel Echenique
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Christian Hoedl
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Christian Hoedl
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