Mergers and Acquisitions
“Uría Menéndez maintains its position as an all-round top firm with an exceptional reputation in M&A” (IFLR1000)Presentation
Uría Menéndez offers its M&A clients legal advice of the highest quality, extensive experience in finance, and creative options to structure their transactions. Our lawyers are renowned for their expertise in particularly complex transactions, and have advised on practically every groundbreaking transaction in this sector. We work closely with our colleagues in the Capital Markets Practice Area on transactions involving listed companies, while our Financing and Tax Practice Areas assist us with the structuring and financing of transactions.
Acquisitions
- Acquisitions of all types of private companies through purchases, mergers and capital increases
- Acquisitions of listed companies (takeovers), including public-to-private transactions and the exclusion of minority shareholders
- Turn-arounds, restructurings and investments in companies in financial difficulties (distressed M&A)
- Investments at any stage of a company’s life, e.g. bolt-on acquisitions
Restructurings
- National and international mergers, disposals, and assignments of assets and liabilities
- Corporate and group restructurings
- Cross-border transfer of registered offices
Capital transactions
- Leveraged buy-outs (LBOs), management buy-outs (MBOs) and management buy-ins (MBIs)
- Distribution of scrip dividends and reserves
Debt
- Acquisition financing, senior and mezzanine financing and vendor loans
- Bond issues, high yield bonds and other debt instruments
- Asset securitisation
Corporate
- Board secretary services
Divestment
- Sales to industrial companies, venture capital firms, public share offers and flotations
- Alternative divestment strategies: recapitalisations and other means of capital restructuring
We provide Spanish and Portuguese legal advice on corporate purchase and sale contracts and other international transactions. We also assist our clients in their investments outside the Iberian Peninsula.
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Juan Miguel Goenechea
Partner since 1990.
Madrid office
juanmiguel.goenechea@uria.com /
+34915860418
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Luis de Carlos
Partner since 1991.
Madrid office
luis.decarlos@uria.com /
+34915860622
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Rafael Sebastián
Partner since 1991.
Madrid office
rsq@uria.com /
+34915870961
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Jorge Martí
Partner since 1996.
Valencia office
jorge.marti@uria.com /
+34963532334
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Salvador Sánchez-Terán
Partner since 1996.
Madrid office
salvador.sanchez-teran@uria.com /
+34915860476
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Juan Francisco Falcón
Partner since 1998.
Madrid office
juanfrancisco.falcon@uria.com /
+34915860486
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Eduardo Geli
Partner since 1998.
Barcelona office
eduardo.geli@uria.com /
+34934165131
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Christian Hoedl
Partner since 1998.
Madrid office
christian.hoedl@uria.com /
+34915860096
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Eduardo Rodríguez-Rovira
Partner since 2000.
Madrid office
eduardo.rodriguez-rovira@uria.com /
+34915860110
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Cándido Paz-Ares
Partner since 2001.
Madrid office
candido.paz-ares@uria.com /
+34915860393
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Elena Úbeda
Partner since 2003.
Barcelona office
elena.ubeda@uria.com /
+34934165165
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Pablo González-Espejo
Partner since 2004.
Madrid office
pablo.gonzalezespejo@uria.com /
+34915860409
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Francisco Brito e Abreu
Partner since 2005.
Lisbon office
francisco.abreu@uria.com /
+351213583011
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Antonio Herrera
Partner since 2007.
Barcelona office
antonio.herrera@uria.com /
+34934165185
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Francisco Martínez
Partner since 2007.
Valencia office
francisco.martinezboluda@uria.com /
+34963531765
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Jaime Pereda
Partner since 2008.
Madrid office
jaime.pereda@uria.com /
+34915860547
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Juan Martín Perrotto
Partner since 2008.
Madrid office
juanmartin.perrotto@uria.com /
+34915870821
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Stephen Hess
Partner since 2010.
Madrid office
steve.hess@uria.com /
+34915870857
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Javier Tortuero
Partner since 2011.
New York office
javier.tortuero@uria.com /
+12125934754
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Manuel Echenique
Partner since 2012.
Madrid office
manuel.echenique@uria.com /
+34915860735
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Rafael Núñez-Lagos
Partner since 2014.
Madrid office
rafael.nunez-lagos@uria.com /
+34915860393
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Javier Ruiz-Cámara
Partner since 2014.
Madrid office
javier.ruiz-camara@uria.com /
+34915860680
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Eduardo Bagaría
Partner since 2015.
Barcelona office
eduardo.bagaria@uria.com /
+34934165615
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Pedro Ravina
Partner since 2015.
Madrid office
pedro.ravina@uria.com /
+34915860555
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José Soria
Partner since 2015.
Barcelona office
jose.soria@uria.com /
+34934165146
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