Mr Jesús Durán > Dentons > Madrid, Spain > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
Paseo de la Castellana, 53 8ª
28046 Madrid
Spain

Work Department

Corporate and Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Jesús Durán is a partner in Dentons’ Corporate and M&A practice, and he leads the Private Equity practice in Spain.

Prior to joining the firm, Jesús worked at Clifford Chance and King & Wood Mallesons.

Jesus is an expert in M&A, Buy-Outs, divestment strategies and funds structuring primarily and has wide experience in the financial institutions, energy, infrastructure, communications, real estate, retail and distribution industries.

Languages

English and Spanish

Memberships

• Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM)

Education

• University of London – Masters in Law (LLM) (1998 – 1999)
• College of Europe, Bruges – Masters in EU Law (LLM) by the (1996 – 1997)
• Columbia University – School of Law (Special degree in Law, 1993 – 1994)
• Universidad Complutense de Madrid – (Degree in Law, 1989 – 1994)

Lawyer Rankings

Spain > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Covering the entire scope of M&A and corporate work, Dentons is well placed to act for a diversity of clients, ranging from public listed companies, to middle-market players and private equity funds. The department operates across a wide spectrum of industries, most notably energy, life sciences and technology. Focused on the structuring of funds, M&A, buy-outs and divestments, Jesús Durán spearheads the department. With extensive experience in both domestic and cross-border transactions, Israel de Diego is active in M&A and corporate restructurings, while Nieves Briz regularly advises on corporate, commercial and contractual matters.

Spain > Private equity

Combining extensive expertise in fund formation with strong transactional capabilities, Dentons is well placed to advise on the structuring of acquisitions, secondary deals and exits, with a particular focus on the infrastructure, energy and real estate sectors. Jesús Durán, a prolific adviser who regularly handles fund structuring issues and PE transactions in the financial services, energy, retail, real estate and communications segments, heads up the practice alongside Fernando Gutiérrez, a specialist in fund formation.