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Ian Lopez

Work Department
Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity
Position
Mr. Lopez is a partner in the corporate department and the mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices. He has a broad range of experience in a variety of corporate finance transactions, including public M&A, private M&A, equity capital market transactions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings. Mr. Lopez has represented companies in numerous industries, including financial services, media & telecom, insurance, healthcare, and consumer goods, among others.
Career
Mr. Lopez joined Fried Frank as a partner in 2018.
Education
Mr. Lopez received his BA from Durham University in 1990 and a First Class Honors from Chester Law School in 1991.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
(Leading partners)Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP‘s M&A practice has a sector focus on the healthcare, technology, and consumer goods industries. The group is adept in handling multijurisdictional mergers and acquisitions, and has amassed a small but impressive client base. Ian Lopez heads the team and has extensive experience advising companies from various sectors such as financial services, media, and insurance. He has expertise in both public and private domestic and cross-border M&A, as well as restructuring and insolvency matters. James Frecknall is another notable name in the department, representing corporates, financial institutions, and private equity houses on a slew of matters including public and private disposals, acquisitions, joint ventures, and minority investments. Christian Iwasko, Priya Rupal, and Michelle Tong joined the team from Goodwin in March 2024.
London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
(Leading partners)Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Leading partners London > Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m London > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Finance > Debt capital markets
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium