AKD

Corporate Law

Managing Partner

Carlos Pita Cao is managing partner at AKD.

With two decades of experience, Carlos also advises on complex cross-border transactions, on - both domestic and international – strategic and private equity acquisitions, participations, divestments and exits, buyouts, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings, as well as on corporate law issues and critical contracting matters. Carlos is a trusted advisor to many of his clients. He counts among his extensive and diverse client base, entrepreneurs and large quoted and private companies, based in the Netherlands and overseas, as well as private equity firms. Carlos’ work spans a wide range of industries and sectors, including transport & logistics, energy, food, manufacturing, technology and leisure.

Clients benefit from his responsive, pragmatic approach and his ability to focus on his clients' principal deal objectives.

Carlos has been repeatedly recognised as a leader in his field, and continues to be recognised as a leading Corporate M&A Lawyer by all legal directories, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and IFLR1000, with clients and peers praising him for his "extensive knowledge and solid commercial awareness in combination with strong negotiation skills" (Chambers Global 2019). Legal 500 qualifies Carlos as a ‘Key Individual’ and states “Carlos Pita Cao is praised for his business acumen and down-to-earth attitude”. His accolades further include winning the prestigious Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards in 2015, being the only lawyer distinguished with this Award practicing outside of Spain or Portugal to date.

Dutch, Spanish and English

Carlos Pita Cao obtained his MA in European and International Law at the Catholic University in Brabant in 2000. In 2004 he also completed the post-graduate study programme in EC Competition Law at King's College London.