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Ignacio Gómez-Sancha

Position
Ignacio Gómez-Sancha, Managing Partner of the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins, advises Spanish and multinational clients on their most complex cross-border transactions.
Mr. Gómez-Sancha leverages extensive experience advising on Spain’s largest corporate transactions, both in private practice and as in-house counsel, to help institutional investors, investment banks, private equity funds, and public companies navigate:
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- Equity capital markets, including private placements and initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Public and private M&A
- Private equity and takeover transactions
He served as the General Counsel of Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME), the Spanish stock exchange operator, and as a member of the Consultative Committee of the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission. He also represented Spain before the European Commission and Unidroit in several international conventions and drafting committees.
Mr. Gómez-Sancha now serves as Secretary of the Board of CFA Society Spain.
Lawyer Rankings
Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Latham & Watkins LLP is praised for its ‘cohesive, international and interdisciplinary team that offers a global service to companies‘ across a variety of sectors, including energy, waste management, telecoms, advertising, and life sciences. The team is highly sought after for its expertise in handling high-profile M&A transactions of both national and international importance. Ignacio Pallarés steers the team on large-scale divestitures and acquisitions involving public and private entities across the globe. Managing partner Ignacio Gómez-Sancha is a key adviser to institutional investors, investment banks, and public companies on M&A, private equity, and takeover transactions. Other prominent team members include José Antonio Sánchez-Dafos, who advises private equity clients and major corporations on deals in the Spanish and Portuguese markets, Alejandro Ortiz
, noted for his expertise in takeover bids, and María José Descalzo, who focuses on M&A in the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Spain > Private equity
Latham & Watkins LLP advises leading investment funds and private equity houses on substantial investments and exits, as capable of leading billion Euro transactions as it is handling middle market deals. Ignacio Pallarés brings strong cross-border expertise to international divestitures and acquisitions involving public and private entities. Alejandro Ortiz
leverages extensive M&A experience in high-profile takeover bids involving private equity players. Ignacio Gómez-Sancha and Ignacio Gómez-Sancha also play pivotal roles in the team’s success.
Latham & Watkins LLP advises leading investment funds and private equity houses on substantial investments and exits, as capable of leading billion Euro transactions as it is handling middle market deals. Ignacio Pallarés brings strong cross-border expertise to international divestitures and acquisitions involving public and private entities. Alejandro Ortiz
leverages extensive M&A experience in high-profile takeover bids involving private equity players. Ignacio Gómez-Sancha and Ignacio Gómez-Sancha also play pivotal roles in the team’s success.