Commercial, corporate and M&A

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

Client Satisfaction

Under the leadership of Alberto Frasquet, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP's corporate and M&A practice handles a broad spectrum of high-value public and private M&A, joint ventures, commercial transactions, and corporate governance matters. The team advises both domestic and international clients across diverse industries, including TMT, energy, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and consumer goods. Frasquet, who serves as the regional head of the firm's EMEA corporate group, has extensive experience in corporate and capital markets transactions. Nicolás Martín strengthens the team with his expertise in M&A, tax, private equity, and insolvency matters. Marcos Fernández-Rico is skilled in transactions involving hedge funds, distressed operators, and real estate assets.

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Testimonials

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‘The plus is the partner Alberto Frasquet: great knowledge of the market, problem-solving-oriented approach, and transactional skills.’
‘HSF has a team with great business knowledge and extensive experience that provides peace of mind to the client and greatly favours negotiations. The relationship between team members is excellent.’
‘Great team with absolute availability to provide customer service. Their partners teach and treat the entire team with great respect.’
‘Strengths: High-calibre partners, knowledge and experience.'
'We are very pleased with the incessant support and advice of the highest quality that we received from the team advising us. In particular, we think the team stood out for how complementary each member was to each other, with everyone demonstrating very high quality involvement in their respective area of responsibility.'

Key clients

Península Capital
Quarza Estrategias de Inversión
Magnum Industrial Partners
Itochu Europe Plc
Cellnex Telecom
Nazca Capital
Asterion Industrial Partners
Stonepeak Partners
Elecnor
Samy Alliance
UBS Infrastructure Partners
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
bd Capital
Interogo Holding
Finerge Europe
Sojitz Regasificadora
DIA - Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentación

Work highlights

Advised Península Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Dorsia, owner of the greatest chain of cosmetic surgery clinics in Europe.
Advised bd Capital on the acquisition of GreenSet and Padel Courts Deluxe, creating Rakit Group, a new leading group in tennis and paddle tennis courts.
Advised Elecnor on the disposal of its renewable energy subsidiary Enerfin to Norwegian energy company Statkraft.