Federico Fruhbeck is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Federico is co-chair of the Projects and Infrastructure Practice Group, co-head of Private Equity in Europe, and a member of the Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Markets Practice Groups. Federico’s practice focuses on cross-border M&A transactions across Europe and Latin America for private equity clients and large family-owned conglomerates, with a particular focus in the infrastructure, ESG and real assets sector. He also advises both issuers and underwriters on capital markets transactions, particularly in high-yield issuances (including green bond issuances) and initial public offerings. He has extensive experience across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on Spain, Italy, Germany, France and the Nordic region.
England - London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
A firm lauded by clients for being ‘commercial, proactive and dependable’, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher's ’dedicated and highly responsive‘ infrastructure team provides counsel to a number of blue-chip clients and major industry players on M&A, joint ventures and debt investments across a wide array of asset types. Digital infrastructure continues to be a strong area of focus for the group, with largescale tower deals forming part of an impressive portfolio of mandates over the past twelve months. Furthermore, the team has been highly involved in utilities work, most notably overseeing investments and disposals in water companies. The ’efficient, hard working and well connected’ Federico Fruhbeck is singled out for his M&A work in Europe and Latin America, handling both soft and hard infrastructure transactions with an understanding of ESG concerns, while Robert Dixon is praised for his tower sector work. Alice Brogi has been highly active on a wide array of matters, from geothermal heating to electricity network acquisitions.
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Testimonials
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‘The entire infrastructure team at Gibson Dunn London is great. Federico Fruhbeck in particular is among the best M&A lawyers I have ever worked with - very commercial, efficient, hard working and well connected.’
‘The team are dedicated and highly responsive, as well as being pragmatic, friendly and solution orientated.’
‘Hands on, very commercial, proactive and dependable - Federico & Alice have built an excellent infra practice at Gibson Dunn’
‘The team is extremely client focused, very thorough in their work, very diverse and can work comprehensively across both diligence and documentation’
‘Alice Brogi stands out for her speed of execution, creativity and delivering the firm to the client. Federico Fruhbeck brings in experience, deep expertise and strategic thinking.’
‘Great team with up-to-date sector knowledge, great experience and the ability to deploy lawyers from other offices to provide a global approach.’
‘Rob Dixon is exceptional in the tower sector, combining legal firepower with commercial awareness to support fully the client's objectives.’
'Clear market leader in Infrastructure corporate M&A work. Deep technical as well as tactical expertise available, a strong partner bench and a willingness to go well above and beyond to support.'
Key clients
- KKR
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- The Blackstone Group
- Apollo Global Management
- AXA Investment Managers
- Helios Towers
- Phoenix Tower International
- TAWAL
- Swiss Life Asset Management
- H.R.L. Morrison & Co
Lawyers
Leading individuals: Corporate and M&A
Next Generation Partners: Corporate and M&A
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Federico Fruhbeck