Across legal

Managing Partners: Ignacio Lacasa
Number of partners: 7
Number of lawyers: 25
Languages: Catalan, English, French, Italian, Spanish

FIRM OVERVIEW:
Across Legal is a leading and innovative law firm in the most dynamic industries and areas of law. The firm advises investors (including venture capital, private equity, LPs, family offices and business angels) as well as startups and consolidated companies in financing rounds, joint venture agreements, exit processes, M&A, technology, intellectual and industrial propert, corporate, tax, labour law and real estate transactions.

Across Legal has a background of more than 30 years in the corporate and venture capital fields.They specialize in all kind of business transactions and investments, as well as matters relating to the international expansion of emerging and fast growth companies, in particular establishing a presence in the United States (Delaware flip).

The area of intellectual and industrial property is specialized in open source, e-commerce, technology transfer agreements and regulatory compliance in the area of data protection.

MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE: 

Corporate/M&A:
The team acts on domestic and international M&A deals of all kinds and for purchasers, sellers, targets, emerging companies, venture capital and private equity firms, including share and asset deals. The team has extensive experience in complex transactions in financing rounds, cross-border acquisitions, leveraged buyouts (LBO), management buyouts (MBO), management buy-in (MBI), minority investments and exits.

Technology, Intellectual Property & Data Protection:
The IT/IP department advises clients on all aspects of law relating to intangible assets, including information technologies, intellectual property rights and personal data. This includes traditional and open source software licensing, R+D and technology transfer, online platforms, personal data compliance, trademarks, patent strategies and more general IPR work for publishers and cultural institutions. Across Legal also represents clients for contentious work regarding IT/IP issues before the courts and get involved in the IT/IP aspects of due diligence and corporate agreements in M+A operations.

Private Equity & Venture Capital:
The team has extensive experience in advising all kind of investment entities, such as venture capital and private equity firms, including its creation, design and execution of investment and divestments during all its investment, holding period and divestment. The team has broad knowledge of the sustainability and regulatory regulations of venture capital and private equity, including the design and execution of socially responsible investments (SRI).

Tax:
The firm provides advice on all tax aspects connected with cross-border investment, transactions and corporate reorganizations, including assistance in tax audit and litigation procedures.

Key Clients:
• KIBO VENTURES
• MANGROVE CAPITAL
• MILANO INVESTMENT PARTNERS
• RED POINTS
• P101 SGR S.P.A.
• IRIUSRISK
• COOLTRA
• BADI
• DEVO INC

Contact Name:  

Corporate/M&A Contact: Ignacio Lacasa
Tel: +34 932 72 48 37
Email: [email protected]

Intellectual Property & Data Protection Contact: Malcolm Bain
Tel: +34 932 72 48 37
Email: [email protected]

Private Equity & Venture Capital Contact: Ignacio Lacasa
Tel: +34 932 72 48 37
Email: [email protected]

Tax Contact: Jose Luis Gonzalo
Tel: +34 911 41 49 57
Email: [email protected]

Corporate contact: Miguel Ángel Martínez Conde
Tel: +34 911 41 49 57
Email: [email protected]