DLA Piper advises manufacturers on regulatory, transactional, and contentious matters, supported by a multidisciplinary team covering real estate, planning, corporate, IP, banking, and public law. A central member of the practice, Joaquín Hervada focuses on EU and competition law, guiding manufacturing clients through merger control, restructurings, strategic alliances, and infringement proceedings before Spanish and EU authorities.
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- ‘The key strength lies in the market knowledge of César Herrero and his team. Their availability, experience, and legal and market expertise facilitate the negotiation of documents and the closing of the deal.’
Key clients
- Aptiv
- PGIM/Maxamcorp
- SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE / CIE Automotive
- Lyondell Basell
- Aptiv
- PGIM/Maxamcorp
- SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE / CIE Automotive
- Lyondell Basell
Work highlights
Advising PGIM Private Capital on a corporate financing granted to MAXAMCORP HOLDING for a committed loan guaranteed by MaxamCorp International and subsidiaries in Chile and Kazakhstan.
Advised Aptiv S&P Mobility Services Spain, a global technology company that designs, develops, and manufactures software and hardware solutions, on the collective dismissal procedure implying the closure of a workplace.
Advising BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. and CAIXABANK, S.A. on a financing granted to PERSÁN, S.A., a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of home care and personal care products, to finance the acquisition price of a Swiss group of companies.
Practice head
Joaquin Hervada
Other key lawyers
César Herrero