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Provided by Carlos Pita Cao

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Practice Areas

Corporate & M&A / Private equity / Restructuring & Insolvency

Career

Carlos heads AKD’s Corporate M&A practice.

With two decades of experience, Carlos advises on complex cross-border transactions, on - both domestic and international – strategic and private equity acquisitions, participations, divestments and exits, buyouts, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, as well as on corporate law issues and critical contracting matters. Carlos is a trusted advisor to many of his clients. He counts among his extensive and diverse client base, entrepreneurs and large quoted and private companies, based in the Netherlands and overseas, as well as private equity firms. Carlos’ work spans a wide range of industries and sectors, including transport & logistics, energy, food, manufacturing, technology and leisure.

Clients benefit from his responsive, pragmatic approach and his ability to focus on his clients' principal deal objectives.

Carlos has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in his field, and continues to be recognised as a leading Corporate M&A Lawyer by all legal directories. His accolades further include winning the prestigious Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards in 2015, being the only lawyer distinguished with this Award practicing outside of Spain or Portugal to date.

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Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Netherlands
3
Band 3

Carlos Pita Cao assists founders and shareholders with sales and auction processes. He additionally represents Dutch and international clients in acquisitions.

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