Lawyers for M&A - Mergers and Acquisitions
Our M&A department and its lawyers have participated in a high volume of business transactions, with unique capabilities and experience in handling business mergers, both nationally and internationally. We cover all types of sectors: industry, telecommunications, healthcare, energy, transportation, consumer goods, etc.
Our team of M&A lawyers is specially trained in commercial, civil, and labor law to offer a multidisciplinary service for any situation that may arise after a business sale or merger transaction. The comprehensive coverage of our M&A services allows for personalized attention from the outset, thoroughly studying the needs of each M&A operation.
Commercial law and M&A:
- Strategic support in mergers and acquisitions, integration, restructuring, and/or transformation processes.
- Due diligence analysis prior to the sale of companies and business units, ensuring that corporate decision-making is backed by the maximum guarantees.
- Legal advice on the sale of assets and loan portfolios.
- Advice to entrepreneurs and start-ups, supporting the creation and development of new business projects.
Legal advice in the financial and capital markets:
- Listing processes on the continuous market and BME Growth (MAB).
- Planning and execution of takeover bids (OPAs).
- Debt and bond issues to raise financing efficiently.
- Comprehensive support in mortgage and asset securitization transactions.
- Incorporation and advice to collective investment institutions and Financial Advisory Companies (EAFIs).
- Regulatory compliance for alternative financing projects, such as Crowdfunding and/or Participatory Financing Platforms.
- Specialized advice for regulated entities subject to financial supervision.
- Advice and legal representation for companies subject to supervision by the Bank of Spain, the National Securities Market Commission, and SEPBLAC.
Corporate and contract law:
- Drafting and amending articles of association, adapting them to regulations and the strategic needs of the company.
- Drafting shareholder agreements and family protocols to regulate corporate relations, avoid legal conflicts, and ensure business continuity.
- Advising on shareholder disputes: resolving disagreements in accordance with the interests and stability of the company.
- Drafting of all types of commercial contracts, ensuring the protection of interests and legal certainty.
- Advice on EPC and O&M contracts for renewable energy installations for companies in sectors such as engineering or construction.
- Regulation of commercial relations through distribution and franchise agreements.
- Defense against unfair competition practices and advice on proceedings before competition authorities.
- General terms and conditions of contract.
- Formalization of specific contracts for distribution, agency, and marketing of movable property.
Contact with specialized M&A Lawyers for companies
Our M&A lawyers are highly specialized in all legal procedures related to the sale and purchase of companies. They provide expert insight into commercial and corporate matters, labor issues, tax matters, and any other issues that may affect transactions between companies. We offer fully personalized attention for each case.
Credentials: Advised Operations
- 2022: Legal advice to Vantguard Group in the entry in the share capital of the Spanish company Islena Ibiza Brand, S.L.U., owner of the trademark "Isleña" and "Isleña Blue" by investors and a talent (a DJ who will promote the trademark). Deal Value: 2.000.000 €
- 2022: Legal advice on the acquisition of the 57,6% company AT La Espada S.L. and the 57,6% of the company IntertrukRental, S.L., which is engaged in the transport sector. Deal Value: 26.000.000 €
- 2022: Legal advice on the purchase of electricity and gas supply customer portfolio (100,000) by Repsol Comercializadora de Electricidad y Gas, S.L.U. Deal Value: 5.000.000 €
- 2022: Legal advice on the acquisition by Myinvestor S.A. through a purchase and sale of the 100% companies Belambe, S.L. and Finanbest Inversiones Inteligentes, A.V., S.A. Deal Value: 2.000.000 €
- 2022: Legal advice to Vantguard Group on the acquisition of "Gin Mare" and "Gin Mare Capri" brands owned by Mareliquid Vantguard, S.L.U. and Gin Mare Brand, S.L.U (each holding a 50% of the brand) by Brown-Forman Corporation. Deal Value: Confidential
- 2022: General Técnica Industrial, S.L.U. (Alsa Group) acquires 100% of the company Vitalia Servicios Sanitarios, S.A., dedicated to the medical transport sector. Deal Value: 7.500.000 €
- 2022: Incorporation of a Joint Venture for the installation of a production center for the valorisation of heparin crude fractionation into resin, for its commercialisation. Deal Value: 3.000.000 €
- 2021: Tilden Capital acquires 100% of Spanish companies Espiral Microsistemas, S.L. and Prosafety Software, S.L. through financing from Tresmares Capital. Deal Value: 5.000.000 €
- 2021: LLYC [BMEGrowth:LLYC], a Spain-based communication agency, acquired 70% of China, also based in Spain. Deal Value: 4.000.000 €
- 2021: Transfer of 100% of the shares of the Company Airmedical Products, S.L. to the listed French company, Bastide Le Comfort Medical. Deal Value: 2.500.000 €
- 2021: Grupo Elektra Global, acquires 9.50% of the share capital of the company Blumeran Technology, S.L., through a financing round. Also, Grupo Elektra Global will subscribe a convertible loan with the Spanish company. Blumeran Technology, S.L. is the holding of Unnax Regulatory Services, Entidad de Dinero Electrónico, S.L., a company whose corporate purposes includes the issuance of electronic money and the providing of payment initiation and account information services, registered with Banco de España as a Entidad de Dinero Electrónico. Deal Value: 3.400.000 €
- 2020: BMS Mediación Iberia Correduría de Seguros y Reaseguros, S.L.U. acquires 100% of Montymarq Asociados Consultores y Corredores de Seguros, S.L. and indirectly acquires 20.59% of the Company Grupo Milenio Corredores de Seguros Asociados, S.L. and a 1% of the Company Seguros Colectivos Mupiti By Montymarq, S.L. Deal Value: 2.150.000 €
- 2020: Acquisition of the 70% of the share capital of Hivisan, S.L., with a purchase and sale option on the remaining shares of the aforementioned company to be exercised within a period of three years. Deal Value: 1.000.000 €
- 2020: Legal advice on the sale of a veterinary hospital to an English fund. CAH Región Noreste, S.L.U. acquires 100% of the shares of Animalia BCN, S.L.U. Deal Value: 2.000.000 €
- 2020: Transfer of 100% of the shares of two Catalan healthcare distribution companies to a listed French company. Deal Value: 13.000.000 €
- 2020: Legal advice to the shareholders of Global Premium Brands, S.A. in the intra-group reorganization of the company, through the incorporation of a holding company, Vantguard Brands Holdig, S.L., and affiliated companies through the transfer and spin-off of core assets and main brands. Deal Value: 8.000.000 €
- 2020: Legal Advice on the transfer of 50.5% of the company’s shares, on the purchase option agreement and on the capital increase. Deal Value: 2.604.000 €
- 2020: Transfer of the business unit (assets and liabilities) of Forjados Secusa, S.L. and execution of 10-year lease agreement with an option to purchase the properties of Forjados Secusa, S.L. Deal Value: 3.600.000 €
- 2019: Legal advice to The Touchment Company, S.L. “ApetEat” on the entry into its share capital of private equity investors. Deal Value: 300.000 €
- 2019: Acquisition by ALS Laboratory Group, S.L. of a group of companies (Aquimisa Group), composed of 15 companies of different nationalities: 10 Spanish, 1 Brazilian and 4 Portuguese. Deal Value: 60.000.000 €
- 2019:Legal advice to Línea Directa in the private equity investment transaction whereby Línea Directa and Altamar Real Estate, among others, acquired 100% of Healthcare Activos Yield, a Spain-based investment vehicle created by Healthcare Activos Management and Altamar Capital Partners, among others, which initially manages 20 healthcare properties of the Healthcare Activos Yield group. Deal Value: from 225.000.000 € (initial investment) up to 400.000.000 €
- 2019: Legal advice to The Touchment Company, S.L. “ApetEat” on the entry into its share capital of venture capital and private equity investors. Deal Value: 780.000 €
- 2019: Legal advice to Belambe, S.L., sole shareholder of Finanbest Inversiones Inteligentes AV, S.A.U., in the entry into its capital of private equity investors, among others, Varianza Gestión SGIIC, S.A.; Xpedite Spain, S.A.; Innova 10 investment, S.L.; Analuk Gestión, S.L., Veganarcea, S.L.; Lumtag, S.L.; Inversiones Big Red, S.L.; and Crowdcube Nominees Limited. Deal Value: 1.550.000 €
- 2019: Legal advice to The Touchment Company, S.L. “ApetEat”, in the merger operation under which ApetEat absorbed “FELIX”, a company dedicated to the delivery of fresh and healthy food. Deal Value: 1.157.000 €
- 2017 – 2018: Legal advice to the DXC Technology Group within the reorganization plan of the corporate group, through advice on the execution of the purchase and sale of Aspediens España, S.L.U. by Computer Science España, S.A.U. and its subsequent merger. Deal Value: 4.000.000 €
- 2017: Legal advice to a minority shareholder of Breda Capital, S.L. in the acquisition of the Hotel Velázquez in Madrid, through the purchase and sale of the property, the execution of the hotel management agreement and the restoration of the hotel. Deal Value: 70.000.000 €
- 2017: Legal advice to a minority shareholder and CEO of Digitex Informática Holding, S.A. in the purchase and sale of 100% of the Digitex Group (and the Comdata Group) by the Carlyle investment fund. Deal Value: 80.000.000 €
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