Latham & Watkins LLP maintains a strong private equity practice, regularly instructed by leading investment funds and private equity houses on transactions across the manufacturing, real estate, and technology sectors. The team advises on both domestic and cross-border deals, covering the full private equity lifecycle, from cross-border carve-outs to tax-efficient investment vehicles. Practice head Ignacio Pallarés is active in high-end transactions spanning Europe, Latin America, and North America. With extensive experience in both private and public M&A, Alejandro Ortiz advises clients across the energy, retail, and infrastructure sectors, while Ignacio Gómez-Sancha brings expertise acting for investors, investment banks, PE funds and public companies.
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Key clients
- Mubadala Capital
- Three Hills Capital Partners
- Boreal Capital Gestión
- Apollo Global Management
- Platinum Equity
- CVC
- The Carlyle Group
- Partners Group
- KKR
- Cerberus Capital Management
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Bain Capital Credit
Work highlights
Advised Mubadala Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Babel, the Spain-based IT consulting firm.
Advised Ambienta on the acquisition of Agronova Biotech to Magnum Capital Partners.
Advised Three Hills Capital Partners on the indirect equity and debt investment in Twentyfour Seven Group.
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Practice head
Ignacio Pallarés
Other key lawyers
Alejandro Ortiz; Ignacio Gómez-Sancha; José Antonio Sánchez Dafos; Carmen Esteban; Ori Assa