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Lourdes Ayala

Lourdes Ayala

Europe 2026

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Bird & Bird
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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Spain

5 years ranked

Private Equity: Venture Capital

Spain

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market

Career

Lourdes Ayala is a Partner and Head in Bird & Bird's Corporate and M&A department in the Madrid office.

She specializes in the life sciences, tech & comms, and retail & consumer sectors with a business oriented and hands-on approach.

She advises institutional and industrial clients on complex mergers and acquisitions whether national or cross-border transactions, joint ventures, acquisition of majority or minority stakes, share deals and asset deals. She has broad expertise in venture capital, advising both the investors, venture capital funds, corporate venture capital, business angels and others, as well as the target high growth companies on financing rounds and investments throughout their lifecycle. She also offers expertise in transactions with a strong real estate element, as well as in corporate restructuring, mergers and spin offs.

Professional Memberships

Madrid's Bar Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A: Mid-Market - Spain

Band 1
Individual Editorial

Head of department Lourdes Ayala is top-ranked on account of positive market feedback. She boasts a strong track record of advising international companies on share purchases, mergers and private equity investments in the Spanish mid-market. She has experience advising businesses in the telecommunications, automotive and pharmaceutical industries.

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Private Equity: Venture Capital - Spain

Band 4
Individual Editorial

Lourdes Ayala is a well respected lawyer in the Spanish venture capital market. She assists a range of clientele on mandates relating to financing round series, displaying an integral expertise negotiating investment agreements.

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Strengths

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  • She is a pragmatic lawyer with a good team.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

  • Lourdes Ayala is an efficient lawyer. She is always one step ahead and that makes the client feel they are in the best hands.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

  • She is excellent in every way, in all deals and negotiations. It's always a 10! She brings both legal and financial knowledge and maximum commitment, sensitivity, imagination and experience.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

  • Lourdes has very strong expertise, exceptional negotiation skills, is solution-oriented, business-conscious and able to adapt to the client's particular situation, strategy and work methodology.

    Corporate/M&A: Mid-MarketChambers European Guide

  • Lourdes Ayala has excellent communication and mediation skills between parties, is very objective and creative with non-standard solutions.

    Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers European Guide

  • Lourdes provided us with exceptional service, demonstrating her detailed knowledge of all the legal implications of transactions.

    Private Equity: Venture CapitalChambers European Guide

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