José Luis Rodríguez > Cuatrecasas > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

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.

Cuatrecasas is routinely sought out by a litany of Spanish and international corporates across the retail, consumer goods, life sciences, insurance, industrial and energy sectors. The practice has continued to concentrate its position as an adviser in high-end domestic and cross-border M&A, benefitting from its strong network of offices stretching across Latin America, New York and London. The department is under the joint leadership of Alejandro Payá, who regularly advises on M&A deals, joint ventures and strategic alliances in the financial services, infrastructure and life sciences segments, and José Luis Rodríguez, a reference for domestic and multijurisdictional acquisitions and corporate restructurings. Javier Villasante focuses on M&A and PE matters, while Javier Martí-Fluxá maintains a broad practice covering M&A, joint ventures, ECM deals and takeover bids.