Online M&A Specialist Course

Borja Afán de Ribera	Director of Corporate Development and Investments, Bergé. Degree in Economics from Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Leeds (England). MBA from IESE.His extensive experience at major companies such as Deloitte, Walt Disney, Banco Santander and Bergé enables him to approach corporate valuation in investment and divestment processes from a highly practical perspective.
Donna Alcala	Lawyer and co-founder of Emindset Law. She earned her Law degree at the University of Barcelona and completed a specialization in International Arbitration & Business Transactions at the University of Ottawa (Canada). She is the partner in charge of the Entrepreneurship and New Technologies practice at Emindset Spain, providing legal services to startups and companies in the digital and technology sector, as well as to accelerators, business angels and investment funds.She has participated in various forums and talks on entrepreneurship and tech investment in Spain and Andorra and, in addition to contributing to the Communication and Marketing Blog of the Spanish General Council of the Legal Profession, she runs the platform www.aprenderderecho.com and one of the leading Law YouTube channels in Spain and Latin America.
Pedro Arellano	Investor Relations, OHL. Degree in Business Administration (E-2) at ICADE – Pontifical Comillas University. International experience, having worked, for example, for institutions such as GRAMEEN BANK (2006 Nobel Peace Prize) in Bangladesh, as well as for various multinational companies: Iberia, Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux Spain and Obrascón Huarte Lain. Active member of the team that created the broker N+1 Equities in Spain.His current position in IR (Investor Relations) requires him to participate regularly in seminars and courses with both Institutional Investors (domestic and foreign) and Retail Investors, both domestic and international. He has taken part in multiple roadshows (USA, UK, France, Portugal and Spain), and he also works continuously with regulators and stakeholders (CNMV, London Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange, Iberclear).
Maria Bacas	Lawyer, Mediator, Partner at Mind The Law. CEDR mediator (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution), London; WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) mediator; and mediator at the Business Conflict Resolution Center of AGERS (Spanish Association of Risk and Insurance Management), Madrid. Member of the IBA (International Bar Association), London. Member of FIDE (Foundation for Research on Law and Business), Madrid.She has a national and international track record in Corporate, Civil, Commercial, Real Estate, Insurance, Intellectual and Industrial Property, Franchising and Licensing, International Contracting, and out-of-court dispute resolution in changing and challenging environments with institutional and private stakeholders, both domestic and international, developed over more than twenty-five years as in-house counsel, almost 20 of which were as Head of Legal. She held that role and that of Board Secretary for more than twelve and a half years at Grupo Vips and Starbucks Spain, France and Portugal. Previously, she developed her career in the energy segment at Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) and later at Alstom, reaching positions such as General Counsel, Board Secretary and board member of Alstom España Ib, S.L. and AlstomPower España, S.A. Law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid. Master’s in Financial Management and Management Control (IE – Madrid). Master’s in Foreign Trade (ICADE – Madrid). Business mediator accredited by CEDR (London). Diploma in Financial and Accounting Administration (C.E.F. – Madrid). Executive Coach (European School of Coaching, ACTP program recognized and accredited by ICF, AECOP and FIACE).
Antonio Barba	Partner, Cuatrecasas. Practicing lawyer since 1996, always linked to tax advice with a particular focus on international matters. He regularly provides legal and tax advice to Spanish companies on their foreign investments and to foreign companies on their investments in Spain.He also has extensive experience in tax advice related to complex international financing projects, such as the construction and operation of BOT projects (desalination, electrical facilities, highways, transmission lines, etc.) and asset acquisitions (mainly ships, aircraft, renewable energy assets).
Carlos Bardavio	Counsel, Hogan Lovells. Carlos is counsel in the Real Estate practice of Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office. He is an expert in real estate transactions related to shopping centers, hotels and offices. Before joining Hogan Lovells, Carlos was Head of Legal Services at Sonae Sierra in Spain. Carlos advises developers, financial institutions, investment funds and property holding companies, both domestic and international, in the Spanish market. He also specializes in the acquisition and financing of land and properties in Spain, the USA and Europe. Carlos holds a Law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid and a Master’s in EU Law from the same university.
Salvador Bautista	Head of Legal Department, Bergé. A multinational group such as Bergé requires constant activity in corporate transactions, the M&A world, financing transactions, etc. This ongoing deal flow allows him to offer practical, real and up-to-date experience of the transactions described above.
Belén Berlanga	Partner. Head of the Commercial Law Department, Adarve Abogados – Yingke Adarve Law Firm. Law degree from the University of Navarra. Master’s in Business Law and Corporate Legal Practice at Centro de Estudios Garrigues. Corporate Legal – Executive Education at IE Business School. Specialized course in Accounting for In-house Lawyers and Practical Taxation course at CEF. International Legal English Certificate (ILEC). Sectors of specialization: financial institutions, automotive sector, retail.
Álvaro Bermejo	Head of Tax, PwC Tax & Legal. Law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid; Master’s in Corporate Tax Advisory (Instituto de Empresa) and Master’s in International Tax Management (Cto Business School). Practicing lawyer and member of the Madrid Bar Association. Head of Tax at PwC Tax & Legal, with extensive experience in tax advisory (direct and indirect taxation) for individuals and companies, wealth tax planning and business group reorganizations, especially in the family business context.
Francisco Javier Bernabéu	Head of Legal Department at KIABI SPAIN. Francisco, a Law graduate, member of the Madrid Bar Association and holder of a Master’s in the legal and social organization of the Environment (University of Salamanca), is Head of Legal at KIABI SPAIN, where he also serves as non-board secretary. Previously, he developed his career as a lawyer at DECATHLON SPAIN’s Real Estate Center. Expert in Real Estate Law.
Juan Bezares	Partner, Tribeca Abogados. Specialization in M&A, commercial contracting, private equity.Professor of international contracting in the Master in International Law and professor in ISDE’s Master in Corporate. Law degree (Autonomous University of Madrid). Master’s in Corporate Legal Advisory (Instituto de Empresa).
Enrique Blanco	Head of Legal & Tax, Auchan Retail Spain. He has developed his professional career both in law firms and in the corporate environment through in-house commercial and corporate advisory in national and multinational companies. He specializes in all types of financial transactions, restructurings, corporate transactions, board secretariat advisory and insolvency proceedings.He is currently responsible for the Corporate legal area at Auchan Retail Spain, the parent company of the Alcampo hypermarket chain and Simply supermarkets.
José Manuel Bravo	HR Manager Iberia, The Walt Disney Company. José currently holds the position of Human Resources Manager for Spain and Portugal: Disney Store, Disney Store Online, Disneyland Resort Paris, having held different roles of responsibility within the company in Iberia and in the United Kingdom.He previously worked in the HR department at VOLVO CAR SPAIN. José holds a Master’s in Human Resources Management from IE Business School, a degree in Labor Sciences and a diploma in Labor Relations from Complutense University of Madrid.
José María Capapé	Head of Corporate Debt Capital Markets Iberia, Natixis Investment Bank. He is currently Head of Corporate Debt Capital Markets Iberia at Natixis, which he joined in 2006. Previously he worked in London at BNP Paribas in the securitization department. Before that, he worked at TDA SGFT and at KPM Consulting. José María holds a degree in Economics from Complutense University and an MBA from IESE Business School.
Ena Carballo	Lawyer. Partner at Mind The Law. Member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1997. Partner at MIND THE LAW. Member of FIDE (Madrid) and ENATIC (Spanish Association of National Experts in Legal Tech). Member of FIDE (Foundation for Research on Law and Business), Madrid.Previously, she held positions of responsibility for 7 years in various Acciona Group companies, working in maritime, port and transport law, construction and engineering. Earlier, she worked in banking and stock market legal advisory, first at Ramón y Cajal Abogados and later at Uría & Menéndez. She holds a Law degree with Business Management (E-1 specialization) from Pontifical Comillas University (ICADE) (1995), prepared competitive exams for the Spanish State Attorneys Corps, and is also a specialist in civil and commercial mediation (Spanish General Council of the Legal Profession).
Gonzalo Carpintero	Director of Corporate Development and Operations, NH Hotel Group. Director of Corporate Development and Operations at NH Hotel Group, focused on the Benelux, France and UK markets. In almost 5 years at NH, he has participated in M&A transactions such as the sale of Sotogrande (EUR 220M), the acquisition of Hoteles Royal in Colombia (EUR 120M), the sale & management back of NH Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam (EUR 160M), the sale & lease back of NH Amsterdam Centre (EUR 70M), as well as the financial feasibility analysis of more than 100 hotel projects worldwide.Prior to NH Hotel Group, Gonzalo worked in PwC’s M&A/Corporate Finance department, where he was involved in closing transactions (mainly debt portfolios) totaling EUR 600M. In his first professional stage he was part of Deloitte’s Transfer Pricing team.
Ricardo Crisóstomo	Analyst, Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV). Ricardo Crisóstomo is a senior economist at the CNMV and has analyzed and valued numerous instruments and corporate transactions. His specialty area is financial modeling, simulation of future payments and credit events, and in general any aspect related to quantitative finance.
Cristina Cruz	Partner, Main Legal. She has developed her professional career since 2002 in renowned firms such as Garrigues and Cuatrecasas, mainly focused on international tax law.Secondment at Berwin Leighton and Paisner (London, United Kingdom) Member of the Madrid Bar Association Cristina has extensive experience advising multinational groups—Spanish and foreign—on investment, divestment and international restructuring transactions, as well as transfer pricing. She also has a strong track record advising individuals and family groups, domestic and foreign, whose assets and/or economic relationships span multiple jurisdictions, requiring specific international tax expertise, including significant knowledge of uncommon foreign wealth structures. She has provided advisory services on information exchange (double taxation treaties, FATCA and Common Reporting Standard). She also has proven experience in tax audits and in preparing appeals at different levels, both before administrative economic bodies and in court.
Rafael Cruz	Head of Legal, Plenium Partners. Rafael Cruz has more than 16 years of experience in top-tier law firms (Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Linklaters, Allen&Overy) and for the last four years has been Head of Legal at Plenium Partners, a company dedicated to the acquisition, management and operation of renewable energy assets in Spain, Italy and Portugal. He has extensive experience in corporate law, M&A, corporate finance, joint ventures, compliance and corporate governance, auctions and tenders, and all kinds of commercial contracts, across a wide variety of sectors including transport, logistics, hospitals, shopping centers and banking, and especially in renewables since 2010. He currently acts as non-board secretary to more than 75 companies that own renewable energy plants.
María Jesús Dehesa	Lawyer. Partner in the M&A and Corporate Department at Ontier and Country Manager of Ontier Colombia.
Carlos de la Fuente	Lawyer specialized in commercial advisory, with expertise in corporate law, M&A, commercial contracting and private equity. He advises Spanish and foreign companies both domestically and internationally, especially in healthcare, private equity, investment banking and hospitality.His experience includes advising corporate bodies, participating in all types of corporate transactions (including restructurings and M&A), drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, shareholders’ agreements and preliminary/complementary agreements, coordinating due diligence processes, advising on corporate criminal liability, and participating in judicial proceedings. Law graduate; he has completed, among others, several Master’s degrees and postgraduate courses in commercial and tax advisory for companies and in M&A.
Carmina de la Rúa	Associate, Pérez-Llorca. Carmina de la Rúa joined Pérez-Llorca in 2009. In 2015 she worked as an international associate in the New York office of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, joining the Latin American Capital Markets department advising listed companies in Latin America on various capital markets transactions.Carmina is an expert in commercial law, especially M&A transactions, business and corporate group restructuring, private equity and securities transactions, having been involved in numerous deals both domestically and internationally. She has also participated in various corporate transactions, including capital increases and reductions, incorporation and corporate reorganizations, as well as general corporate matters.
José Ramón del Caño	Secretary General and Secretary to the Board, Corporación Financiera Alba, S.A. Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid.Spanish State Attorney. Board Secretary and Director of Legal Services of the Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV) (1991–1997). Head of the Legal Service of the Bank of Spain (1997–1999). Secretary General of the Bank of Spain (2000–2002). Secretary General and Secretary to the Board of Corporación Financiera Alba, S.A. (since November 2002). Board member of several companies within the March Group (March Gestión de Fondos, SGIIC, S.A.; March-JLT, Correduría de Seguros, S.A.; Artá Capital, SGECR, S.A.; Corporación Financiera Alba, S.A.). He has been a member of various European Commission working groups (Investment Services Directive and Takeover Bids Directive), of the European Central Bank, and of the Spanish Issuers Association.
Sonia Díaz	Partner – Transaction Tax, EY. Law degree from Pompeu Fabra University. Master’s in Corporate Legal Advisory (MAJ) from Instituto de Empresa.Tax Area lecturer in the Master’s in Business Taxation at ICADE – Ernst & Young Abogados. Partner in the Transaction Tax (Mergers and Acquisitions) department at EY Spain. She joined EY in 1999 and has extensive experience advising Spanish clients and subsidiaries of multinationals. She specializes in due diligence processes and full tax advisory on buy/sell transactions of companies, especially in post-acquisition reorganizations, across a wide range of sectors, mainly services, industrial products, transport, mining, energy, consumer products and distribution.
Jose María Dutilh	Managing Partner, LEQUID. Law degree and Diploma in Business Sciences (ICADE E-1), University Master’s in Corporate Insolvency (CEU), Master’s in General Management (ESDEN), Master’s in Corporate Legal Advisory (IE), Master’s in Corporate Tax Advisory (IE). Specialized in Business Law, Restructurings, Insolvency Administration, comprehensive advisory to Social Economy companies, and Mergers & Acquisitions.General mediator (civil, commercial and insolvency) and arbitrator specialized in corporate disputes. Broad professional experience in the following sectors: audiovisual, software, real estate development and construction, graphic industries, digital marketing, pharmaceutical laboratories, telecommunications, maritime, transport, retail, mobile applications.
María Teresa Enciso	Professor of Commercial Law, Rey Juan Carlos University. Academic Consultant at ONTIER. Corresponding academic of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence. Director of the Master’s in Industrial Property, Intellectual Property, Competition and New Technologies (Rey Juan Carlos University / Fundación Pons) since 2010. Coordinator of the Master’s for Access to the Legal Profession (ICAM / Rey Juan Carlos University). She has lectured in national and international courses and seminars at different universities. Author of two monographs and numerous articles in specialized books and journals on insolvency law, corporate law and contract law.
Pedro Fernández	Partner, Pérez-Llorca. Pedro Fernández joined Pérez-Llorca in January 2017 as a Corporate partner.Pedro advises a large number of companies and has extensive experience in capital markets (IPOs, convertible or exchangeable bonds, accelerated bookbuilds), M&A, commercial and corporate law, commercial contracts and privatization processes.
Jesús Gallego	Premier Business Director, La Caixa. Law graduate. Expert in Banking Management. Master’s in Banking and Finance.He has extensive experience advising on and financing domestic and international transactions, refinancings, company acquisitions and business group reorganizations. His professional experience and knowledge of different sectors and financing structures allow him to provide a practical perspective on M&A financing.
Leopoldo Gandarias	Of Counsel, Alliantia. Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association. Member of AEDAF. Lecturer in Financial and Tax Law at Complutense University of Madrid.Specialized in tax advisory services for family businesses, as well as management and audit procedures and subsequent proceedings in administrative-economic and contentious-administrative channels. He also frequently participates in the media, specialized magazines and social networks on tax matters.
Javier García	Counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration department, Pérez-Llorca. Specialist judge in commercial matters accredited by the General Council of the Judiciary.
Pilar García	Associate, Linklaters. Pilar is an associate in the capital markets practice at Linklaters. She has experience in IPOs, bond issuances, convertible and exchangeable instruments, establishing and updating debt issuance programs and liability management transactions, working for both financial institutions and listed companies. She is a member of the Madrid Bar Association.
Juan Gelabert	Lawyer. Partner, DLA Piper. Law degree from the University of Cantabria (2002). He previously worked in Citigroup’s Corporate and Investment Bank legal department, which he joined from the legal department of ABN AMRO BANK, NV in London (Equity Derivatives). He teaches in various postgraduate programs and speaks at specialized forums.He has extensive experience in project finance, acquisition finance, corporate finance and restructurings.
Alfredo Gómez	Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells. Alfredo is a senior associate in the Competition practice of Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office. He has extensive experience advising national and multinational companies on collusive conduct (including assistance during dawn raids), horizontal cooperation agreements between competitors, vertical supply and distribution agreements, and abuse of dominance matters. He has also advised on several concentration transactions notified to the European Commission, the Spanish CNMC or other international authorities.Alfredo holds degrees in Law and Political Science from the University of Paris-Nord, a Master’s in Interdisciplinary European Studies from the College of Europe, and an LL.M. in Competition Law from King’s College London.
Alejandro González	Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells. Alejandro is a senior associate in the Banking & Finance department of Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office and specializes in acquisition finance, infrastructure project finance, debt restructurings and securitizations. Between 2012 and late 2013, Alejandro was seconded to Hogan Lovells’ London office. He holds degrees in Law and Business Administration from Pontifical Comillas University (ICADE E-3).He is currently a lecturer in the Master’s for Access to the Legal Profession at Carlos III University of Madrid. His recent publications include “New Securitisation Framework in Spain” (Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law) and “Decreasing court intervention in corporate restructuring across Europe – section about Spain” (Insol World).
Bárbara González	Managing Associate, Financial Regulation, Linklaters. Bárbara is a managing associate in the Financial Regulation department. She has extensive experience in financial markets regulation, particularly regarding investment services firms and banking services, as well as collective investment schemes. She also has broad experience in other regulatory areas such as IPOs, market abuse rules, primary and secondary markets, financial derivatives and sanctioning proceedings initiated by supervisory bodies.She previously worked in the corporate department, advising on various M&A and capital markets transactions, including structural modifications of companies.
Lucía González	Lawyer. Corporate and M&A Department, Ontier. Law degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela; Master’s in Legal Advisory from Instituto de Empresa (IE). She complemented her studies with courses in Communication in Business (Harvard University, Boston, MA) and Private International Law (The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands).In 2009 she began her career in the Legal Department of the Gestamp Group, later continuing at Cobra (industrial subsidiary of the ACS Group). In 2014 she joined BDO Abogados’ Corporate department, advising domestic and international companies particularly in contracting, corporate restructurings and acquisitions; she also collaborated with the Real Estate department. Lucía joined Ontier in 2017 as part of the Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions team. Her practice focuses on corporate and contract law. She also has extensive experience advising in the energy and construction sectors and in national and international tender processes.
Nelly González	CFO, Head of Human Resources and Economic Studies, FIAB. Degree in Business Administration (CUNEF), AMP from Instituto de Empresa (IE), with 20 years’ experience in finance and HR in multinational companies across different sectors: financial audit at Ernst & Young; financial management in luxury cosmetics and FMCG (L’Oréal Group); and HR at SOPRA.Currently a member of the Management Committee of the Spanish Federation of Food and Beverage Industries (FIAB), leading the finance and HR area as well as the Economic Studies Department. Regular contributor to CEOE analysis panels and groups; internally coordinates the Working Groups on Economic Affairs and on Training and Labor Relations.
Casto González-Páramo	Partner, Hogan Lovells. Casto is the partner in charge of the Competition practice in Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office. He has extensive experience advising national and international companies, representing them before the European Union and the Spanish CNMC, as well as in court proceedings related to competition law. Casto holds a Law degree and a Master’s in European Union Law from Carlos III University of Madrid, and is a regular speaker in specialized competition courses and seminars.
Roberto González	Associate lawyer, Ochoa Marco & Asociados. Law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid; Master’s in Human Resources Management (Autonomous University of Madrid); Diploma in Criminal and Criminal Procedural Law (Madrid Bar Association); Postgraduate Expert in the legal, economic and political organization of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan (Institute of Advanced University Studies).Member of the Governing Council and Social Council of the Autonomous University. Professionally, he has served as “Graduate Employment Exchange Manager” as a scholarship holder at the Research Service of the Autonomous University of Madrid and as a “Knowledge Transfer Technician” (OTRI-UAM) in the project now called innormadrid. He collaborates with the firm OchoaMarco & Asociados and with Asesoría Vilsan, mainly in labor and social security law.
Luis Gosalbez	Managing Partner, Metricson. Lawyer and Master in Business Law (ESADE).Legal consultant at Ernst & Young (Barcelona). Co-founder of terminis.com and metagest. Founder and Managing Partner of Metricson. Selected by the international legal directory Chambers & Partners as one of the best lawyers in Spain in TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications). Arbitrator in the domain name reassignment system of red.es. Expert advisor to the European Digital SME Alliance. Member of Barcelona Activa’s network of experts. Board member of several companies. Lecturer at Rey Juan Carlos University, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Pompeu Fabra University (ELISAVA), Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Granada. Regular speaker at events related to law, the internet and entrepreneurship.
Ana Grau	Senior lawyer, Adarve Abogados. Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid.Training: competitive exams for the Judiciary; Harvard University “Contract Law” course; postgraduate specialization in Canon Law at San Pablo CEU University; and courses on Inheritance and Cross-Border Litigation at ICAM.Previous experience: lawyer at ADOLFO PREGO ABOGADOS and legal assistant at FS Architecture and Design (Hong Kong). Around ten publications in legal journals and the press. Languages and certificates: International English Certificate C1 (ILEC), C1 Italian (Italian Cultural Institute) and B1 French (Alliance Française). She currently works as a lawyer in ADARVE ABOGADOS’ Litigation Department. Specialization in Civil and Criminal Procedural Law.
Roberto Grau	Counsel, Clifford Chance. Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association. Law & Business Administration (CEU San Pablo).He has worked at major international law firms, with extensive experience in domestic and international transactions, company acquisitions and corporate restructurings.
Javier Hernández	Partner, Ashurst. Javier is a partner in the Tax department of Ashurst Spain. He specializes in Spanish, international and EU taxation. He has advised domestic and international companies on the tax aspects of acquisitions, group restructurings, real estate taxation (FABs and SOCIMIs) and high-net-worth individuals, indirect taxes and international tax planning. He also has extensive experience preventing and resolving tax disputes and representing companies and individuals before Spanish tax authorities and Spanish and EU courts.Javier led the advisory work for the first SOCIMI listed on the MAB and the first FAB (Bank Asset Funds), and is recognized as a market leader in the SOCIMI space. Javier holds a Law degree from UNED and a degree in Economics from Carlos III University of Madrid.
Pablo Iglesias	Legal Director, Brands Europe. Law degree and PhD in Law from the University of Navarra (summa cum laude, unanimously).Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Master of Laws (LL.M.), with Honors (Stone Scholar), Columbia University, New York (USA). Practicing lawyer since 1989. Member of the Executive Committee of the Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG). University professor since 1990 at various domestic and international institutions. Areas of specialization: commercial law and private international law.
Juan Jiménez-Laiglesia	Partner, EY Abogados. Practices in regulation and competition, mainly in the energy sectors (oil, electricity and natural gas), construction, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, automotive and M&A. Prior to joining EY, he was a partner at DLA Piper and Of Counsel in the Competition and Regulation practice at Jones Day. He is an Associate Professor of Competition Law at CEU and ESADE, teaches Competition and Energy Markets at Instituto de Empresa (Madrid), and is a member of the Editorial Board of “Gaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la Competencia”.Member of the Madrid Bar Association. Law degree (Complutense University of Madrid). Degree in Economics (UNED). LL.M. in EU Law (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Degree in Political Science (UNED). MBA (IESE). Member of FIDE’s Academic Council.
Teófilo Jiménez	President of Albatros Gestión. Board member of several entities. Trained as an economist and lawyer, he has developed his entire career in banking: Banco Santander, Banco Atlántico, Ahorro Corporación and EBN Banco de Negocios.Extensive experience in capital markets, financing, M&A, business strategy and banking regulation. He has been a board member of numerous companies—financial, industrial and consumer—both listed and unlisted, with strong expertise in Corporate Social Responsibility.
Martín Jordano	Lawyer, Uría Menéndez. Martín has been a lawyer in the M&A – Private Equity Department at Uría Menéndez since March 2012. From September 2016 to May 2017 he was a visiting lawyer in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. His practice focuses on M&A, corporate law and corporate governance, and capital markets.He has participated in numerous share deals, joint venture formations, mergers of listed companies and equity and debt issuances (especially high-yield bonds). He also regularly advises listed companies on securities market regulatory matters and on corporate and governance issues. He also has experience in insolvency law.
Ricardo Juanes	Partner, Main Legal. Ricardo advises both domestic and foreign entities and credit institutions on real estate financing, renewable energy project finance, corporate finance and asset finance structuring, specializing in optimizing R&D investments and financing large energy-efficiency investments.In corporate and M&A matters, he has participated in corporate and group restructuring transactions, cross-border transfers of registered office, and structural modifications including mergers, demergers, and universal transfers of assets and liabilities, both domestic and cross-border.
Santiago Lardiés	Partner – Corporate, M&A and Private Equity, EY. Law degree from Pontifical Comillas University (ICADE).Partner in EY Spain’s Corporate Department (Corporate, M&A and Private Equity). Santiago joined EY Abogados in July 2016 after more than 10 years in the Corporate Department of the international firm DLA Piper (including 1 year in its Dubai office). Before DLA Piper, Santiago worked in the Corporate, Real Estate and Competition departments at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo. He has extensive experience advising both industrial investors and private equity firms on M&A, as well as providing corporate and commercial advice to Spanish and foreign companies and on corporate restructuring projects. His specialization has led him to advise leading domestic and international private equity firms behind many of the most significant M&A transactions in recent years.
Carlos Llorente Gómez	Lawyer. PhD in Law. Partner, Lener Asesores. Law degree and PhD in Law from the University of Navarra (summa cum laude, unanimously).Extraordinary Doctorate Award. Master of Laws (LL.M.), with Honors (Stone Scholar), Columbia University, New York (USA). Practicing lawyer since 1989. Member of the Executive Committee of the Euro-American Lawyers Group (EALG). University professor since 1990 at various domestic and international institutions. Areas of specialization: commercial law and private international law.
Antonio López	Chief Financial Officer, Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios. Degree in Business Administration; MBA from the School of Industrial Organization (EOI) and Master’s in Corporate Finance (ESADE). Additionally, Mr. López is a Certified Internal Auditor by The Institute of Internal Auditors (Florida).Over more than 18 years, Mr. López has developed his professional career in the real estate, industrial and financial sectors, holding positions of responsibility in finance at both domestic and international level in multinational and listed companies, such as Vice President of Planning and Control at Giant Cement Company (USA), Head of Administration at Grupo Cementos Portland Valderrivas, and CFO of Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios SOCIMI (current position).
Alberto López	Lawyer Elzaburu. Law degree from the University of Jaén.He prepared the competitive examinations for the Judicial and Prosecutorial careers and the examinations for entry into the Corps of Court Clerks (Letrados de la Administración de Justicia).Author of two series of manuals dedicated to preparation for these two competitive exams, with a total of 30 published books.
Guzmán López y Miguel	Partner, Adarve Abogados – Yingke Adarve Law Firm. Lawyer with more than 13 years of experience, expert in Public and Real Estate Law. He is currently Managing Partner of ADARVE ABOGADOS’ Real Estate Law practice and Permanent Arbitrator of the European Association of Arbitration (AEADE) in three specialties (Urban Leases, Horizontal Property and Construction Law).Law degree from the University of Córdoba. After preparing for the Judiciary, he joined GARRIGUES in Seville, working for two years in Administrative Law. He then moved to GÓMEZ-ACEBO & POMBO in Málaga, where he led the Urban Planning department within the Public Law practice for 6 years. He later founded his own firm (GLM) specializing in public and real estate law for almost two years. He then joined ADARVE ABOGADOS in Madrid as of counsel and later as Partner. He has completed a Master’s degree and several expert and specialization courses in urban planning, construction and real estate law. He has been a speaker at multiple seminars and conferences and regularly publishes legal articles in specialized journals and the press.
Luis Manuel Lozano	Managing Associate, Linklaters. Luis has extensive experience in corporate transactions (company acquisitions across all sectors) and corporate matters generally. He has participated in numerous M&A transactions (including tender offers and mergers of listed companies), private equity, joint ventures, corporate and financial restructurings, and capital markets transactions.
Carlos Martínez	Head of Legal Department and Secretary General to the Board of the COVIRAN Group companies. Responsible for the Group Compliance Committee (Spain’s leading independent retailers’ cooperative, the second-largest supermarket chain in Spain and the third in Portugal, and the only brand with 100% Spanish capital with an internationalization project). Member of the Board of the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service Stores and Supermarkets (ASEDAS). Extensive professional experience as a lawyer, both in top-tier law firms and in the corporate environment within multinational companies. Professor and speaker in Master’s and specialization programs within the legal-business area at the Granada Foundation for Legal Studies and Practice, the Madrid Bar Association, and the CIFF International Center for Financial Training Foundation. Master’s in Business Law (CIFF Foundation – University of Alcalá), Corporate Legal Advisory Program (IE Law School), MBA (ESIC), Master’s in Foreign Trade (EOI), Executive Team Development Program (PDED) (San Telmo International Institute), Law degree (University of Granada).
Cristina Martínez	Lawyer. Partner at Mind The Law. Practicing since 1999. Partner at MIND THE LAW. Member of FIDE (Madrid) and ENATIC (Spanish Association of National Experts in Legal Tech). Member of FIDE (Foundation for Research on Law and Business), Madrid.Previously, she worked for 7 years at the Acciona Group as Legal Counsel Manager for the Logistics and Transport area. Earlier, at Hipódromo de la Zarzuela, S.A., she served as Head of Legal. Before that, she worked at Bankinter S.A. and Deloitte Estudio Jurídico y Fiscal S.L. Law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid; specialist in international maritime navigation law (IME) at Pontifical Comillas University (ICADE). She completed the Executive Development Program at IESE and prepared competitive exams for the Spanish State Attorneys Corps and for the Judicial/Prosecutorial careers. She is also a specialist in civil and commercial mediation (Spanish General Council of the Legal Profession).
Gloria Martínez	Head of Legal Services, Telepizza. She began her professional career in a multidisciplinary professional firm.In 2000 she joined the Telepizza Group as head of the international legal area. Currently, and since 2010, she has led the legal services of the Telepizza Group, a Spanish listed franchisor present in more than fifteen countries with over 1,000 points of sale worldwide. Author of several articles published in specialized franchise journals, as well as amendments to draft laws in the distribution, food and retail sector. She collaborated on the latest edition of the book “La Franquicia” (Thomson Reuters).
Juan Millet	Degree in Business Sciences (ICADE). Business Strategy and Operations Consultant.He has developed his professional activity in important companies such as Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Centro Hispano de Aseguradores y Reaseguradores (CHASYR 1879), Eagle Star Insurance Company, and Indevo Management Consultants. He has served as CEO of SADIL, S.A.
Angel Luis Mir Bermejo	Head of Legal Department, Foobox. Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid, with postgraduate studies in Corporate Legal Advisory and Procedural Practice.He worked as a lawyer at Bufete Delgado Ureña, advising companies in the construction and real estate sector on corporate, commercial and labor matters. During those years he gained experience in corporate restructuring operations needed to face the real estate sector crisis, and in insolvency law. In 2015 he became head of the legal department of FOOBOX, S.A., an organized restaurant platform with 200 open establishments of different brands integrated into the parent company through various corporate transactions. He is currently responsible for compliance, contracting, due diligence processes and advising management bodies.
Eduardo Muñoz del Caz	General Counsel / Legal Manager / Institutional Relations / Member of the Directors’ Committee, Grupo Supersol. Member of the Madrid Bar Association.Member of the Board of the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Service Stores and Supermarkets (ASEDAS) and member of CEOE’s Legal Commission. Head of Legal and Institutional Relations at Grupo Supersol. Lecturer in Master’s programs at ISDE, Aden International Business School – UFV, Madrid Chamber of Commerce, LaSalle International Graduate School, Granada Chamber of Commerce. Master’s in Private Law (Complutense University of Madrid, 2010), Executive Development Program (PDD) (IESE, 2009), Master’s in Telecommunications Law (ICADE, 2000), Advanced Course in Foreign Trade (Chamber of Commerce, 1997), EU Legal specialization (SP CEU, 1990–96), Law degree with honors (Complutense University, 1990–95).
Alberto Novoa	Partner, Labor Department, Ceca Magán. Lecturer in Labor Law at various universities and educational institutions (ISDE, UDIMA, UNIR, CEF, UEM).Collaborating Associate of the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation. Expert advisor to the Labor Framework Commission of the Spanish Association of Human Resources Directors. Member of the National Association of Labor Lawyers. Author of numerous specialized publications on Labor Law.
Federico Pastor	Spanish State Attorney. Law degree from ICADE and State Attorney since 2009. He has been posted in Barcelona, Ciudad Real and Toledo, serving as chief State Attorney in the latter two and deputy head in Castilla-La Mancha. Since May 2015 he has been posted in the State Attorney’s Office in Madrid, where he leads the Economy, Development and Energy area. He has also provided external advice to state-owned companies such as RTVE Cataluña, Centro Nacional del Hidrógeno, Consorcio de la Ciudad de Toledo, ADIF and Correos y Telégrafos S.A., where he is currently coordinating head of legal assistance.Author of publications including Parties to the contract (Memento de Contratación Pública), Securities markets and the CNMV (Memento Concursal), and Proceedings before the European Commission (Treatise on Competition Law). He speaks English, French, Italian and Catalan.
María Peña	Lawyer. Corporate and M&A Department, Ontier. Dual degree in Law and Business Administration from Carlos III University of Madrid and Master’s in Corporate Legal Advisory from Instituto de Empresa. Member of the Madrid Bar Association.In 2010 she began her career at PwC as an auditor specialized in national and international service-sector companies. María joined the firm in July 2013, joining its Corporate department, from where she advises companies and individuals on commercial and civil contracting, corporate transactions and corporate law.
Esther Pérez	Corporate and M&A Lawyer, Ceca Magán. Esther joined Ceca Magán in 2013, after several years of experience as in-house legal counsel at a leading renewable energy company.She has an extensive track record in acquisitions and structural modifications, providing corporate and contractual legal advice to domestic and international clients, with an understanding of the clients’ business economics. Esther has advised, negotiated and executed, among others, domestic and international investment transactions in IT consulting, the restaurant sector, tech startups and the sale of renewable energy projects. She has also taken part in the development and implementation of new crowdfunding and fintech projects.
Jorge P. Rabadán	Economist. Partner at Alliantia. Treasurer of AEDM (Association of Fashion Law Experts). Degree in Economics and Business from the University of Zaragoza; Master’s in Corporate Tax Advisory (Instituto de Empresa); member of AEDAF and the Confédération Fiscale Européenne. He has developed his career in some of the leading law and tax advisory firms, as well as heading the Corporate Tax department of a Spanish multinational group. He has extensive experience in domestic and international tax advisory and planning, business group reorganizations—especially family businesses—company acquisition transactions, and consolidated group taxation.
Juan Roda	Partner, CHR Legal. Juan is a partner in CHR Legal’s Tax practice. Tax advisor with more than 15 years’ experience; he worked at Roca Junyent Advocats, Ernst & Young (Madrid and London) and Amat & Vidal-Quadras. His specialties include corporate tax advice, domestic and cross-border restructuring transactions, real estate taxation and tax procedures.
Ana Rodríguez	Ana Rodríguez Carmona currently works as a lawyer in the State Account Legal Department of the Spanish Export Credit Insurance Company (CESCE). This role allows her to work daily on major Spanish export projects. Ana has developed her career both in the private sector—working at Banco Santander and BBVA—and in the public sector at the United Nations and at CESCE.She holds a Law degree and a diploma in EU Legal Studies from San Pablo CEU University. She further expanded her studies with an LL.M. Master’s in International Business Law and a Master’s in Banking and Financial Markets. She has also combined her education with short stays at Georgetown University (Washington) and Babson College (Boston).
Vanessa Rodríguez	Lawyer. Corporate and M&A Department, Ontier. Degree in Law and Business Creation and Management from Universidad Europea de Madrid and Master’s in Access to the Legal Profession from Carlos III University of Madrid (first cohort).Vanessa began her career as a lawyer in Clifford Chance’s Corporate and M&A team in Madrid. In 2014 she joined Legal Mavens, in its Corporate and M&A department, participating in corporate and acquisition transactions, comprehensive corporate advisory mainly in corporate and contractual matters, and due diligence procedures. She joined Ontier in 2017, joining its Corporate Department. Her experience focuses on advising domestic and international clients on corporate law, commercial contracting, domestic and international corporate reorganizations and shareholder disputes.
Andrés Ruiz	Lawyer, Metricson. Founder of the portal todojuristas.com. Law degree from the University of Zaragoza and Master’s in Legal Practice from the Royal and Illustrious Bar Association of Zaragoza.Lawyer specialized in startups and online businesses. Speaker at Deusto Entrepreneurship (University of Deusto). Founder of Todojuristas.com, a leading legal portal in publishing, training and access to the job market, and one of the most visited legal product websites in Spain.
Mercedes Ruíz-Rico	Partner, Real Estate Law, Auren Abogados y Asesores Fiscales. Law degree from the University of Granada; she received the end-of-degree award for best academic record. She prepared for the Property and Commercial Registrars Corps of Spain. She then began working in the civil litigation department of a boutique firm, later joining Ius Aequitas – Baker Tilly International’s legal advisory, advising numerous domestic and international companies mainly on procedural, civil and real estate matters, and from there joined CHÁVARRI ABOGADOS.Mercedes has completed specific training in civil procedural practice, banking law/anti-money laundering, and corporate secretariat, and specializes in real estate investment advisory, civil contracting and resolution of real estate disputes.
Dídac Severino	Senior Associate, Clifford Chance. Senior associate in Clifford Chance’s Corporate/M&A department; he has worked in the Madrid, Barcelona and London offices. He has extensive experience in large-scale M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate law and corporate governance, corporate restructurings and structural modifications, private equity transactions and capital markets. Member of Clifford Chance Spain’s CSR Committee.
Francisco Jesús Sierra	Member of the Governing Board, REA+REGA Auditors. Degree in Business Sciences and Law.Lecturer, University of Almería. Member of the Standards and Procedures Committee of REA+REGA Auditors. Member of the Corporate Social Responsibility and Integrated Reporting Committee.
José Manuel Sipos	Managing Partner of the Competition practice, Broseta. Law degree (UCM), Diploma in Economics (UNED) and Executive Development Program (PDD) (IESE Business School). Head of the Competition practice at PwC Tax & Legal Services. Previously Competition Director at Telefónica S.A. and Head of the Competition Law Unit at Telefónica de España. Member of the Madrid Bar Association since 1989 and lecturer in ISDE’s Master in Corporate and IE’s Master in Corporate Legal Advisory.Listed in professional directories The Best Lawyers® and Chambers in Competition/European Law.Extensive experience providing strategic competition advice to all types of companies across multiple sectors. In particular, he led Telefónica Group’s most significant concentration transactions in Europe and Latin America and has advised on multiple deals in the retail, industrial and services sectors before national and European competition authorities. He regularly advises domestic and international clients on abuse of dominance, restrictive agreements and unfair competition, as well as state aid proceedings before the European Commission.
Antonio Tapia	Managing Partner, Benow Partners. Antonio Tapia holds a PhD in Law from Complutense University of Madrid (Cum Laude, Cross-Border Mergers); he is a practicing lawyer and member of ICAM and is currently Managing Partner of Benow Partners, International Attorneys & Advisors. Previously, he was a lawyer at Uría Menéndez, Araoz & Rueda and Deloitte. Antonio has more than 19 years’ experience advising on corporate investment/divestment processes, his area of specialization, and is recognized by international directories such as Legal 500 as a recommended lawyer in Spain.He has advised numerous domestic and international industrial and financial clients on all kinds of corporate transactions, both domestic and multi-jurisdictional, including in emerging markets such as China or Brazil. He has also been part of advisory teams for the European Commission and the Government of Spain. Antonio is a regular speaker at courses and conferences and has published articles in numerous specialized journals such as Revista de Derecho Bancario y Bursátil, Revista Española de Capital Riesgo, International Financial Law Review, and Revista de Fiscalidad Internacional y Negocios Transnacionales, and is co-author of the collective work “Crowdfunding: Legal Aspects”.
Jaime Valera	Partner, Alliantia. Lawyer, member of the Madrid Bar Association. Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England & Wales.He has worked in firms and international institutions in New York, Luxembourg (European Investment Bank), London and Madrid. He has extensive experience advising on international transactions and contracts, refinancings, company acquisitions and capital markets transactions. The breadth of his experience and knowledge of different sectors and jurisdictions enable him to advise clients in the most complex situations and on strategic decision-making.
José Luis Vázquez	Partner, Hogan Lovells. José Luis is the partner in charge of the Banking & Finance practice in Hogan Lovells’ Madrid office. He specializes in all types of financing transactions (including infrastructure financing, energy project finance, refinancings and debt restructurings) and has participated in some of the most significant infrastructure financings carried out in Spain in recent years. José Luis holds a Law degree from the University of Seville and regularly lectures and speaks in courses and seminars.
Luis Vegas	Senior Manager – Corporate, M&A and Private Equity, EY. Law degree from Complutense University of Madrid.Master’s in Business Law from Centro de Estudios Garrigues. Senior Manager in EY Spain’s Corporate Department (Corporate, M&A and Private Equity). Luis joined EY Abogados in October 2016 after more than five years in the Corporate Department of the international firm DLA Piper (including six months in its London office). Before DLA Piper, Luis worked in the Corporate and Litigation departments at Uría Menéndez. His practice focuses on M&A transactions, advising both industrial clients and private equity firms. He has participated in numerous acquisition and sale transactions across different sectors, advising on all phases of the process, including coordination of due diligence, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
Carlos Vital	Head of Management Control, Bergé & Cía. Carlos Vital Urgoiti holds a degree in Economics and Business, specializing in Auditing, from Complutense University of Madrid.He is currently Director of Internal Control, Consolidation and Accounting at the Bergé Group. Bergé y Cía. is one of Spain’s leading business groups with a broad international footprint, present in sectors including maritime and port activities, vehicle distribution, logistics, renewable energy and finance. Previously, he held other positions of responsibility within the Bergé Group’s corporate finance department and has five years’ experience in auditing at the firm now known as Grant Thornton.
Tamara Wegmann	Head of Legal Advisory, Compliance and Privacy, NH Hotel Group. Law degree with a specialization in EU Legal Studies from San Pablo CEU University and 16 years of professional experience. Extensive international experience as Corporate Head of Legal Advisory at NH Hotel Group, in corporate law, commercial contracting and M&A for Europe, LatAm and China, compliance, data protection, among others. During her 13 years at NH Hotel Group, she participated in the expansion plan by negotiating international hotel lease, management and franchise agreements, contributing to the Group’s organic growth by doubling the number of hotels and doubling its international presence. She has also participated in international acquisitions, divestments, sale & leaseback transactions in Europe and international joint ventures. She recently took on a new challenge as head of the Compliance & Data department.

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Mergers and acquisitions are not just transactions, they are opportunities to transform businesses.

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