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Mercedes is a corporate associate specialised in M&A and private capital in the Madrid office.

She advises investment funds on the structure and implementation of M&A national and cross-border transactions, private equity investments, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and incentive plans to key managers. In addition, she has experience in corporate law, corporate governance, head office advisory and corporate housekeeping.

 

Background

She has a degree in Law and a diploma in Business administration (E-1) by Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE) (Spain) and a master's degree for Admission to the Bar by UNIR (Spain). She speaks Spanish, English and Italian. She is a member of the Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (ICAM – Madrid Bar Association).

Prior to joining the firm as a junior associate, she completed a 10-month full-time internship as a trainee lawyer in the Madrid office as well as a nine-month internship in another international firm in London.

Experience & expertise

Selected matters

  • Antin Infrastructure Partners on the disposal of Lyntia Networks, main neutral operator of optic fibre and one of the main suppliers of dark fibre in Spain, to joint venture formed by AXA-Swiss Life in a competitive bid, valued above €2 billion
  • Magnum Industrial Partners on the acquisition of a stake in SunMedia, one of the largest AdTech companies in Spain
  • H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of Estacionamientos y Servicios, a company dedicated to the management of parking lots and a leading provider of smart mobility solutions, from Portobello Capital. This transaction is the largest operation in the Spanish smart mobility market
  • PAI Partners on the €430 million acquisition of a majority stake in Angulas Aguinaga, owner of La Gula del Norte, Krissia and Aguinamar, from Portobello