International Corporate Finance

INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE RANKINGS

SPAIN BEST LAW FIRMS

M&A

The firms are listed alphabetically within each band

FIRMS LEADING PARTNERS

LEADING

Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira Fernando Torrente, Javier Carvajal, Raimundo Segura, Javier Villasante

Garrigues Fernando Vives, Álvaro López-Jorrín, Mónica Martín de Vidales

Uría Menéndez Rafael Sebastián, Luis de Carlos, Juan Miguel Goenechea

EXCELLENT

1 Clifford Chance Jaime Velázquez, J. G. de Enterría, J. M. Fernández-Daza, J. Amantegui

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Armando Albarrán

Linklaters Alejandro Ortiz, Sebastian Albella, Alexander Kolb, Victor Manchado

2 Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Fernando de las Cuevas, Iñigo Erlaiz Cotelo

Perez-Llorca Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Iván Delgado

Ramón y Cajal Diego Lozano, Antonio Sanchez Montero

Roca Junyent Jordi Casas Thió, Joan Roca Sagarra

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

Allen & Overy Antoni Valverde Roy

Araoz & Rueda Pedro Rueda, Alejandro Fernández de Araoz

Ashurst María José Menéndez

Baker & McKenzie Enrique Carretero, Jorge Adell

Broseta Abogados Antonio J. Navarro, Julio Veloso

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo César Albiñana Cilveti, Rafael Suárez de Lezo, Luis Miguel de Dios Martínez

DLA Piper Iñigo Gómez-Jordana

J. Almoguera y Asociados Jesús Almoguera

Latham & Watkins José Luis Blanco

Rousaud Costas Duran Adolf Rousaud

Ventura Garcés & López-Ibor Alfonso López-Ibor Aliño , Marta Gil de Biedma

RECOMMENDED

Amat & Vidal -Quadras Xavier Amat

Hogan Lovells International José María Balañá

Jones Day Federico Merino Sanz

King & Wood Mallesons Carlos Pazos

Rivero & Gustafson Eliecer Perez

GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO: ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDE

Track record: The corporate and M&A prac-

tices of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have earned

a solid reputation over the years. The great

majority of clients are listed in Iber35, CAC40

and Dow Jones. The firm recently accompa-

nied London-based TCI on the acquisition of

a 10% stake in Spanish airport Aena.

Team & differentiation: The firm is growing at

a rapid pace. There are currently 61 partners

working worldwide. This has enabled Gómez-

Acebo & Pombo to deal with complex local

and cross-border transactions. Besides

numerous offices in Spain, the firm is as of

now also present in Brussels, Lisbon, London,

New York and Mexico City.

L eader:

Fernando de las Cuevas

E stablished:

1971

Fernando de las Cuevas

Fernando Torrente

L eader:

Fernando Torrente

E stablished:

1917

Track record: The centennial Cuatrecasas

has made a name for itself in financial , tax

and insolvency law. Most of all, the firm

leads the Iberian market in terms of M&A

transactions. In 2016, the Spanish team

advised Telia on selling Yoigo to Másmovil.

The transaction is estimated to be worth

€ 612 million.

Team & differentiation: Led by Fernando

Torrente, the corporate department has

established close ties with partners in

Europe and the US. In 2016, Cuatrecasas

expanded its international presence by set-

ting up offices in Mexico City and Beijing. In

the same year the firm hosted the Spanish

M&A and Private Equity Forum.

CUATRECASAS GONÇALVES PEREIRA:

SPANISH ROOTS AND STRONG INTERNATIONAL LINKS

Juan Miguel Goenechea

L eader:

Juan Miguel Goenechea

E stablished:

1941

Track record: Domestic banks and Spanish

multinationals look up to Uria Menéndez as

an advisor. Lawyers at the firm have a wealth

of knowledge in the hotel, telecoms, energy

as well as food and beverage sectors. J.

M. Goenechea notably assisted NH Hotel

Group with the sale of Sotogrande to private

equity funds.

Team & differentiation: By building an inter-

national network, Uria Menéndez has seen

a rise in cross-border transactions. The firm

is present in many Spanish-speaking coun-

tries from Bogotá, Santiago, Lima, Mexico

City and São Paulo. Goenechea leads his

team with confidence thanks to decades of

experience in domestic and international

transactions.

URIA MENÉNDEZ:

LEADER IN SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES