Working in close collaboration with the firm’s private enforcement and corporate practice, Cuatrecasas provides Spanish conglomerates and multinationals from key industries, such as life sciences, automotive, technology, energy and media, a full-service EU and competition offering. The group is well positioned to handle merger control, state aid, abuse of dominance cases, cartel investigations and related litigation. Over in the Barcelona office, practice head Irene Moreno-Tapia advises clients on merger control matters and antitrust investigations, while María López Ridruejo in Madrid offers assistance with multijurisdictional cartel cases, damage claims as well as vertical and horizontal agreements. Andrew Ward is no longer at the firm.
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Key clients
- Alcampo
- Catalana Occidente
- Ancala Partners LLP
- Charterhouse Development Capital
- Wonderbox
- Italfarmaco
- Bombardier (Alstom Group)
- ALSA
- Rekalde 21
- Zankyou
Work highlights
- Advising Alcampo on the merger control clearance before the CNMC for the acquisition of a portfolio of 235 supermarkets and 2 logistics warehouses under the Dia Plaza brand.
- Advising Catalana Occidente on notifying the CNMC and the Autoridade da Concorrência (Portugal) of the acquisition of funeral services company Mémora Group.
- Advising Ancala Partners on the notification of the acquisition of Babcock’s aerial emergency service businesses in Finland, Italy, Mozambique, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.
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