Bird & Bird offers food and beverage clients a ‘one-stop-shop’ for a wide range of legal services, including competition, intellectual property, data protection, and transactional matters. Lourdes Ayala leads the corporate and M&A department, while Antonio Cueto handles IP issues. Manuel Lobato and Mariano Santos are also experts in IP issues, with Lobato specialising in patent litigation and Santos focusing on trade mark prosecution. Santiago Lardies oversees the private equity practice.
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Key clients
- Refresco Europe Bv
- Aora Group
- Oatly Spain, S.L.
- Shareholders Of Martinez Nieto, S.A.
- Bacardi España, S.A.
- Kraft Heinz Company
- Foodbox
- Vinos Cria Cuervos S.L.
- Sierra Cantabria S.A.
- Dominio De Eguren, S.L. (Group Of Companies)
- Viñedos De Páganos, S.L.
- Cubiq Foods
Work highlights
- Advising Refresco Group on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the Spanish company Thermin Europe, S.L., which is the holding company of Frías Nutrición, S.A. (Grupo Frías).
- Advised the shareholders of Martinez Nieto, S.A. on the sale of 100% of the company’s share capital to private equity fund Magnum Industrial Partners, as well as the reinvestment of the shareholders in the company.
- Advised Cubiq Foods, S.L. on its strategic partnership and investment in Uobo Foodtech, S.L.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lourdes Ayala, Santiago Lardiés, Antonio Cueto, Manuel Lobato, Mariano Santos