Noted for its ‘great ability to convince the counterparty and unblock complicated situations', Jones Day's corporate and M&A department in Spain is particularly active in the energy, real estate, infrastructure, financial services, industrial and telecoms sectors. The group is proficient in M&A deals, business restructurings and corporate governance matters. These are all key areas of expertise for Miguel Bermúdez de Castro, while Blanca Puyol is noted for her expertise in advising domestic and multinational companies, financial investors, and private equity funds on cross-border transactions.
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Testimonials
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- 'The team stands out for its social skills and empathy with both sides of the table, which greatly facilitates any type of negotiation. In addition, its accessibility, flexibility and easy-going manner make everything seem easier for all parties involved. All of this, obviously, as additional factors to its deep technical knowledge and extensive experience. It certainly compares favourably with teams from other firms.’
- ‘High degree of pragmatism when solving problems and great ability to convince the counterparty and unblock complicated situations. Miguel Bermúdez de Castro stands out.'
- 'I have had excellent experience with the Jones Day corporate and M&A practice. Attorneys are extremely skilled at providing strategic advice that is based on substantive knowledge that is both deep and broad, listening to and hearing the particular needs and goals of the business and strategic considerations in a transaction or negotiation. Most importantly to me (as an in-house attorney running a business), Jones Day attorneys have an excellent practical business sense.'
- 'Blanca Puyol (Partner, Madrid) - expertise in M&A, provides concise and understandable advice on Spain-specific legal considerations as well as practical business considerations and specific business goals. '
Key clients
- Orange
- Greystar Real Estate Partners
- Euroclear
- Societe Generale
- OX2 AB
- Entravision Communications Corporation
- Iberdrola
- EagleTree Capital
- Athos Solar
- Dunas Capital
- Vibrantz Corporation
- Aberdeen Infrastructure
Work highlights
- Advised Orange on the combination of its telecoms business in Spain with Masmovil, which is owned by buyout funds KKR, Providence and Cinven, for an enterprise value of €18.6bn.
- Advising Euroclear in connection with its acquisition of Banco Inversis, a credit institution 100% held by Banca March.
- Advised OX2 AB on the sale of Modus Solar Andalusia, S.L., a photovoltaic project in Spain, to Green Genius.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Miguel Bermudez de Castro