Pere Kirchner > Cuatrecasas > Barcelona, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Cuatrecasas
DIAGONAL 191
08018 BARCELONA
Spain
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Position

Partner

Career

Pere Kirchner advises multinational clients on some of the most important and innovative transactions in the Spanish market. He also advises listed companies on commercial issues and corporate governance, as well as on corporate disputes. He is secretary of the board of directors of several leading Spanish companies.

He was a co-chair of the International Bar Association’s Securities Law Committee and its Capital Markets Forum.  In 2012, he was a member of the group of experts appointed by the National Securities Market Commission to evaluate proxy advisors’ activity in relation to Spanish issuers.

He lectures on corporate governance and capital markets in the Executive MBA at ESADE Business & Law School.

He is a member of the Cuatrecasas French Desk and a member of the governing board of the Spanish-French Friendship Association Diálogo, as well as a member of the board of directors of the French Chamber of Commerce in Barcelona.

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Capital markets: Equity

A popular destination for large companies and controlling shareholders, Cuatrecasas is home to a multidisciplinary capital markets practice with a deep bench of ECM experts, covering IPOs on the Madrid Stock Exchange and BME Growth, secondary offerings, delistings and capital increases. The group is also noted for its significant experience in public M&A and corporate governance issues concerning listed companies. The well-rounded department is led by a capable duo based in Madrid: corporate governance and ECM specialist Juan Aguayo, the trusted adviser to several Spanish listed companies; and José Luis Rodríguez, who boasts a strong track record in the listing of companies on the Spanish securities market and BME Growth. In the same office, Ignacio Escrivá De Romaní has been especially active advising on share capital increases and listings on the Spanish alternative stock market. Gerard Correig, another name to note for capital markets transactions and corporate governance, splits his time between Barcelona and Santiago (Chile). Pere Kirchner in Barcelona is a reference for M&A involving publicly-held companies.