Investors, sponsors, sellers, financiers and managers regularly turn to Herbert Smith Freehills LLP for assistance with private equity transactions, including distressed deals. Bringing together PE, finance, infrastructure, energy and real estate practitioners, the team is a popular choice for funds investing in the TMT, healthcare, education, retail, energy and manufacturing sectors in Spain. Alberto Frasquet is at the helm of the practice, where PE and tax specialist Nicolás Martín and structured finance expert Armando García-Mendoza are other names to note for international and domestic PE houses.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team dedicated to covering private capital is very extensive and reaches a large number of clients who work practically exclusively with the firm.’

  • ‘A cohesive team. Alberto Frasquet and Marcos Fernández-Rico are the two partners with whom we have worked the longest.’

Key clients

  • Magnum Industrial Partners
  • Abac Capital
  • Peninsula Capital
  • H.I.G Infrastructure Partners
  • Energy Infrastructure Partners
  • RPC – Renewable Power Capital
  • Antin Infrastructure Partners
  • Quercus Real Assets Limited
  • Ardian
  • DIF Infrastructure Partners

Work highlights

  • Advised Magnum Industrial Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Grupo Fernando Corral Salamanca.
  • Advised Peninsula Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Dorsia from Capza and Nexxus Iberia.
  • Advised H.I.G. Capital on the acquisition of Estacionamientos y Servicios from Portobello Capital.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alberto Frasquet

Other key lawyers

Nicolás Martín, Armando García-Mendoza, Marcos Fernández-Rico, Carmen Jara