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Mr Jesús Durán
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
A trusted adviser to a wide range of Spanish and international clients, Dentons
regularly acts for public companies, middle-market enterprises and PE funds in transactions across the energy, real estate and TMT sectors, among others. Its varied workload features mergers, acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and buy-outs on the transactional side, as well as corporate governance, compliance and day-to-day corporate issues on the advisory front. Practice head Jesús Durán focuses on M&A, divestment strategies and funds structuring matters. Israel De Diego ‘combines experience, dynamism and a tradition of rigorous M&A‘. Nieves Briz – co-head of the Europe consumer products and services group – is active in transactions in the life sciences, retail, TMT and energy spaces, while Inmaculada Castelló, who joined from Pinsent Masons LLP in May 2024, brings valuable experience in healthcare, technology, and industrial sector deals. At the senior associate level, Vicente Paramio stands out for his contributions to major M&A involving listed companies and private equity firms.
Spain > Private equity
Dentons stands out for its dual expertise in fund formation and transactional work within the private equity space. The team is particularly active in transactional insurance, advising clients on underwriting potential liabilities stemming from PE deals. Team head Jesús Durán represents a wide range of PE stakeholders, assisting with M&A deals, buyouts, divestments, and structuring mandates.