Francisco Aldavero
Partner, Head of Office, Madrid
Spain
Our office in Spain advises companies investing and operating domestically and globally. We work alongside colleagues in our offices in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific, as well as a network of preferred law firms across Latin America and those jurisdictions where we do not have an office.
We focus on sectors that are key engines of an economy, such as infrastructure, energy, real estate, healthcare, industry, technology, and financial services. This means we become embedded in our clients’ markets and provide practical legal advice from a commercial point of view regardless of whether the matter is corporate, commercial, financial, labour, and/or tax related.
Innovation is in our DNA, and we constantly invest in technology to stay cutting-edge. We have an award-winning track record for innovation. We invest in developing new solutions that deliver value to our clients’ businesses through improved data, better information sharing, and faster processes.
With a solid foundation in our values of ‘Approachable’, ‘Bold’, and ‘Connected’, our firm is distinguished by its ‘Flexible Work’ and ‘Diversity’ policies, being a benchmark in human resources.
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Our latest work
Our advisers act on domestic and international projects of all shapes and sizes, working with many of the leading names in the market. Browse our experience below, or use the filters to look-up recent work in particular geographies and industry sectors.
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Acquinex A.S., Sucursal en España
Advised Acquinex, the insurance company, on the sale of Mercado de San Miguel, one of Madrid’s most iconic commercial and leisure assets, including real estate, leasing and urban planning aspects.
- Spain
- Financial Services
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ALCALABUS, S.L.
Advised Alcalabus on a sale-and-leaseback transaction involving a portfolio of properties in Sant Boi de Llobregat, including the assignment and exercise of a purchase option and the negotiation of refurbishment arrangements.
- Spain
- Real Estate
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Bulk Tainer Group Limited
Advised the sole shareholder of the Bulk Tainer Group, a Specialist Tank Transport company on the sale of BT to Apollo PE backed Intermodal Tank Transport.
- Cross-border
- Infrastructure
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AED RE ESPANA 1, S.L.
Advised Aedifica on a forward purchase transaction for the development of a new healthcare facility comprising a 120-bed elderly care home and a specialised 40-bed rehabilitation unit for patients with severe mental health conditions in Gandia (Valencia).
- Spain
- Real Estate
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Técnicas Sanjorge S.L
Advised Técnicas Sanjorge, a portfolio company of private equity firm Mediterrania Capital Partners, on the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Agroprotectors, a distributor of crop protection products.
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SPV Nazca Proyectos III SL.
Advising Nazca Aerospace and Defense Innvierte I Fund, F.C.R., on the acquisition of a majority stake in Ravenloop, a Spanish company dedicated to the development and commercialization of advanced technological solutions in the field of defense, cybersecurity and cyber intelligence.
- Spain
- Financial Services
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MyInvestor Banco, S.A.U.
Advising MyInvestor, a Spanish banking institution, on the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Findango Finance, a Spanish company engaged in the provision of financing and consulting services.
- Spain
- Financial Services
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Renovalia Solar, S.L.U.
Advised Renovalia on a refinancing of up to €207 million for a photovoltaic portfolio of 53.19 MW currently in operation across Spain (including the Casa del Ángel, Electrosolar Albacete, Forntellas, Lasesa, Tordesillas, Valtierra I & II and Valtierra III solar parks). Caixabank acted as the financing entity and agent for the transaction.
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Pons IP SA.
Advised the shareholders of Pons Consultores Registrales, a leading Spanish provider of outsourced mortgage, land registry and back-office services to major financial institutions, on the sale of the company to Servinform.
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TotalEnergies Renewables SAS
Advised TotalEnergies Renewables on the divestment of all its distributed solar assets in Europe (around 170 MW), mainly rooftop installations, across seven European countries—France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Luxembourg—to AMPYR Distributed Energy.
- cross border
- Energy & Natural Resources
Our expertise, at your disposal
With over 490 partners and 3000 people around the world, we are well-placed to support you across a full range of legal and advisory services.
Francisco Aldavero
Partner, Head of Office, Madrid
EmailFrancisco is the Head of Pinsent Masons office in Madrid. He is a highly regarded Spanish specialist on M&A and Private Equity.
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EmailHermenegildo regularly advises on projects and operations in both Spain and Latin America and have extensive experience in investment protection and arbitration in Latin America.
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EmailPaloma is in charge of TMT and cybersecurity practice in Madrid. Her practice focuses on advising Spanish and foreign companies on local and international commercial contracts, privacy and data protection, cybersecurity, outsourcing, e-commerce, and information society services issues.
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EmailJosé Luis is in charge of the property department in Madrid. He has extensive experience in commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions, acquisition/disposal-related real estate transactions, forward-funding agreements, letting, sale & leaseback, restructuring and real estate M&A.
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EmailGonzalo has a broad range of experience in tax structuring transactions. He has advised leading private equity and sovereign funds, financial institutions, investment banks and large corporations in M&A transactions, real estate investments and finance transactions.
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EmailLucía specialises in acquisitions and structuring within the energy sector, with a particular focus on renewable energy and new business models, including battery energy storage systems (BESS), renewable gases, hybrid projects and self-consumption.
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EmailBelén has extensive experience in global employment law, enabling her to play a leading role in complex, multi jurisdictional projects and to advise clients on high value, strategically significant employment matters.
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EmailSofía is in charge of the construction department in the Madrid office. She is highly specialised in energy and infrastructure projects, with experience advising on all forms of dispute resolution that arise in those sectors.
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EmailJosé is the head of the Madrid Banking & Finance team. He advises Spanish and international clients on a broad range of transactions including acquisition financing, corporate finance, structured and project finance, margin loans, debt refinancing and restructuring and asset finance.
