Araoz & Rueda manages a diverse range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital deals, primarily within the mid-market, for clients across various sectors, from manufacturing to entertainment. Pedro Rueda is skilled at advising both sellers and buyers on M&A transactions. He jointly leads the practice with corporate law specialist Alejandro Fernández de Araoz. In February 2024, the firm enhanced its offering with the addition of Pilar París from Deloitte, who brings extensive experience in venture capital investments.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Focus linked to the company's objectives, direct and decisive treatment not only of partners but of team members. Productivity when it comes to being able to focus on cases with the savings that this entails.'

  • ‘Experts in the sector and, above all, in the type of company that we are, which is why they adapt very well to our situations and needs.'

  • ‘Excellent attention and response time. This helps us tremendously to carry out ongoing transactions with agility.'

  • ‘Great human and technical quality makes it a very valuable support for us.'

  • 'Our relationship with Araoz & Rueda has been very good in all the matters we have dealt with them.'

  • 'We value very positively the personal and professional skills of the people we have worked with at the firm.'

Key clients

  • Boa Cultura (formerly Altafonte)
  • Ikos Group
  • Impronta Soluciones
  • Cognizant
  • Data Point Capital
  • Kinetic Solutions
  • Kore Wireless
  • Workplace Options
  • All4
  • VivaTicket
  • Julián Castro (selling shareholders)

Work highlights

  • Advised Boa Cultura on the sale of 100% of Altafonte Network to Sony Music Entertainment Spain.
  • Advised Charme Capital Partners on the acquisition of a minority stake in the share capital of Universae.
  • Advised the shareholders owning 50% of the bus company Julián Castro on the sale of their stake in the group to Avanza.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Pedro Rueda, Alejandro Fernández de Araoz

Other key lawyers

Pilar París, Laura Vintanel