LAWYER PROFILE

Manuel Echenique

Europe 2026

Uría Menéndez

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability

Spain

5 years ranked

Private Equity

Spain

14 years ranked

About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisition, Private Equity and Capital Markets.

Career

Manuel is a corporate partner in the Madrid office. He currently co-heads the M&A and Private Equity Practice Areas. He joined the firm in 2000 and spent 2004 and 2005 in the firm’s London office.

His practice covers the corporate and finance areas, with a focus on M&A, private equity, energy/infrastructure and general corporate law. He advises top industry players, infra/sovereign funds and private equity firms and is the leading advisor of many Spanish listed companies. National and international directories recognize him as leading lawyer in M&A and Private Equity.

Professional Memberships

Madrid Bar Association.

Personal

Languages: English.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

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

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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.

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Private Equity - Spain

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

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.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers European Guide
Manuel is an outstanding lawyer and a trusted advisor. He combines a high level of legal sophistication with strong commercial insight.
Corporate/M&A: High-end CapabilityChambers European Guide
Manuel Echenique has a high degree of client service with both technical and commercial expertise in navigating complex structures and shareholder dynamics.
Private EquityChambers European Guide
He is a lawyer who doesn't see problems, but solutions. From the very beginning, he sets to work to find solutions to all the problems so you can complete the transaction.
Private EquityChambers European Guide
His knowledge of the Spanish business and private equity sector and his commercial acumen, provided us with a truly unique value. He is a great leader of his team and a pleasure to work with.
Private EquityChambers European Guide