International & Cross-Border Transactions | Global

Internationally active law firm A&O Shearman's Madrid office is highly experienced in handling cross-border matters. The Spanish team is integrated into an international network that allows it to coordinate with colleagues when clients require advice in a specific area outside Spain.

The Spanish office houses a strong banking and finance department, as well as assisting an impressive roster of banks and other international financial institutions. It is also highly regarded in the market for its strong private equity practice. Moreover, the firm consists of a qualified and respected team of finance lawyers able to advise on a range of multi-jurisdictional issues including debt, equity and structured finance.

Additionally, it offers extensive expertise in disputes work for international and domestic clients. Its arbitration team is international, comprising US, UK, Irish, French, Argentinian, Swedish, Cuban and Spanish lawyers. They are also knowledgeable in advising clients before Spanish courts and arbitral institutions in Spain and Europe.

The law firm performs well in cross-border transactions, both as a top inbound referral choice and when coordinating outbound business for Spanish clients on global investments. The firm's office presence in both London and New York helps it keep close relationships with key investors and elite UK and US law firms.

The firm provides an impressive array of contentious teams to support its clients' domestic and global claims, providing Spanish law advice as well as taking on a coordinating role. A trusted adviser to its financial services client base, the firm displays expertise acting for Spanish and global banks in their international disputes, predominantly across Latin American jurisdictions. The firm is called upon to advise on significant financial disputes, including major insolvency and distressed debt.

The law firm offers the full spectrum of expertise across disputes, and is set up to handle international cases involving Spain and Spanish clients' global operations. Its teams often assist clients with global litigation and corporate compliance files, and are called upon by Spanish companies to defend and coordinate claims faced abroad. The law firm demonstrates strong capabilities in disputes regarding corporate crime and investigations work, with clients benefiting from the firm's far-reaching network and multi-jurisdictional presence.

Transactional in its identity, Freshfields is highly focused on providing specialist advice on substantial M&A deals into Spain, and for Spanish clients acquiring or selling foreign assets. The firm also provides strong litigation resources in Spain to handle cross-border disputes, with the support of its network of offices, which spans Europe and Asia.

The law firm is often engaged in cross-border commercial litigation and international arbitration, and it demonstrates a strong track record of representing Spanish energy companies in international disputes. It is also sought after to advise on the Spanish aspects of multi-jurisdictional insolvency proceedings and competition litigation.

The firm has grown its resources and expertise in Madrid, and is increasingly seen as a go-to for high-end cross-border deals. The team competently assists major private equity players, corporates and investors entering Spain. The Madrid office also demonstrates an ability to project-manage international work, often linking Spanish clients to the US and Latin American markets.

Addleshaw Goddard's Madrid team has a deep and strong focus on international transactional work. With 25 years of robust experience, the firm's Madrid office has cultivated a team of seasoned experts who are highly sought after by both international and domestic clients. The team is recognised for its ability to navigate complex cross-border issues in Spain and beyond by collaborating with the firm's global network, positioning the firm as a one-stop shop.

The Madrid office offers impressive cross-border capabilities, boasting successful banking and finance, corporate/M&A and investment funds practices. Their global expertise is reflected not only in the complexity of their mandates but also in the diversity and scope of their client base. The firm is frequently sought after by major global corporations, banks and private equity firms.

The firm offers the full spectrum of transactional expertise and is regularly sought out as counsel on inbound M&A. Its teams provide specialist advice in capital markets and financing, and are well equipped to advise on cross-border project and structured finance mandates.

Bird & Bird’s Madrid office is noted for its strong international and cross-border transactional capabilities, particularly in sectors where technology, regulation, and intellectual property intersect. The team advises a diverse client base ranging from multinational corporations to high-growth SMEs on complex cross-border M&A, joint ventures, and strategic investments.

The firm is recognised for its integrated, multi-jurisdictional approach, leveraging its global network to deliver support across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas. Clients benefit from the team’s sector knowledge, especially in life sciences, automotive, communications, and digital industries, as well as its ability to navigate regulatory and competition law aspects of international deals.

The firm leverages its global scope and is highly capable when leading outbound transactions, and demonstrates solid experience assisting Spanish clients with accessing Middle Eastern, North African and Latin American markets. Working closely with the firm's industry experts, transactional teams are well-versed in cross-border M&A and finance in emerging markets. The law firm has developed strong relationships with Spanish financial institutions and corporates, and is a popular deal counsel to connect them with key markets. Spanish teams also often work with the network's international client base on inbound investment.

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is internationally structured to offer specialist teams dedicated to global industries such as infrastructure, energy, technology and financial services. The team performs well in representing large Spanish companies from these industries as they expand globally. The firm also regularly acts on inbound mandates to Spain, providing well-regarded transactional and contentious teams.

The law firm's established global platform and presence in key markets enables it to efficiently run transactions across borders. Offering deep industry knowledge, its teams provide advice to Spanish utility and oil and gas companies on their investments into Latin America, EMEA and Asia. The firm regularly collaborates between its European offices for inbound public and private investment into Spain. It maintains strong relationships with firms in Latin America and also collaborates with the firm’s New York office on work in the Americas.

The firm is strongly positioned to work on international transactions, and collaborates with the extensive network of the firm's offices to help service inbound and outbound deals. It displays great proficiency in leading transactions in the infrastructure and energy spaces into Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Its expertise spans insurance, life sciences and TMT, and the firm often advises on pan-European banking and finance, M&A and restructuring.