Mr Christian Hoedl > Uría Menéndez > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile
Uría Menéndez Offices
PRÍNCIPE DE VERGARA 187
PLAZA RODRÍGUEZ URÍA
28002 MADRID
Spain
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Mr Christian Hoedl
Work Department
Private Equity, Company Law and Corporate Governance.
Career
Christian Hoedl is a lawyer in the Madrid office of Uría Menéndez. He joined the firm in 1987 and became a partner in 1998. He was resident partner in the firm’s Bilbao office between 1999 and 2001.
Christian focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions and private equity.
He heads the M&A and Private Equity Practice Area in Uría Menéndez. He has participated in a large number of private equity deals for national and international funds, with or without a presence in Spain, both in private and P2Ps deals. He has participated in every deal involving quoted companies made by private equity funds in Spain. Christian has extensive experience in M&A and joint ventures and has also advised on financing, directors’ bonuses and refinancing in private equity-owned companies.
He is secretary to the board of various companies.
Languages
English, French, German.
Memberships
Madrid Bar Association; International Bar Association.
Education
Law Degree, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 1987; Master’s Degree in Tax Law, Centro de Estudios Tributarios y Financieros, Madrid, 1989; Master’s Degree in Real Estate Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1994.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Private equity
(Leading individuals)Offering ‘a unique blend of local expertise and European reach‘, Uría Menéndez maintains a top-tier position in the Spanish private equity market. With ‘a wide coverage of the financial sponsors sector‘, the firm handles the gamut of PE transactions, ranging from fund formation and fundraising to equity deals, debt financing and divestments. Drawing on its presence in London, New York and Brussels, and solid working relationships with international firms, the group excels in cross-border mandates, showcasing particular strength in deals with a Latin American component. Manuel Echenique
, the main point of contact for several major global PE firms, and Francisco San Miguel, who handles both large-scale and mid-market transactions in this space, jointly oversee the department. Other ‘industry-leading experts‘ include Christian Hoedl, who regularly acts for PE funds in big-ticket private and public-to-private (P2P) transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets: Debt
- Capital markets: Equity
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Environment
- EU and competition
- Industry focus: Food
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: TMT
- Private equity
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- White-collar crime