
Clifford Chance’s dedicated private equity team is highly regarded for advising private equity, infrastructure, and pension funds on complex and high-profile transactions. The team demonstrates expertise across the full spectrum of private equity matters, including M&A, management incentive plans, leveraged finance, and structuring. Co-head Javier Amantegui specialises in management buyouts, leveraged transactions, and infrastructure deals. Fellow co-head Samir Azzouzi is skilled in cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. Patricia Puertas brings significant experience acting for renewable energy and infrastructure funds. Javier Hermosilla is no longer at the firm.
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Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Luis Alonso is able to provide think through and provide practical legal advice on complicated matters that come up in transactions.’
'Luis Alonso and Pablo Murcia work incredibly as a team. Would fully recommend.'
Key clients
- AltamarCAM
- Ardian
- Arjun Infrastructure Partners
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- A22 Sports Management
- Blackstone
- Brookfield
- Cinven
- EQT
- European Super League Company
- Glentra Capital
- idealista
- IGNIS
- Ithaka Partners
- Key Capital Partners
- KKR
- Mirova
- Miura Partners
- Norges Bank
- PAI Partners
Work highlights
Advised Ardian on its agreement to acquire a combined stake of 37.62% in Heathrow Airport in London.
Acted as legal lead adviser of idealista and its shareholders on the sale of a majority stake to Cinven.
Advised Norges Bank on its alliance with Iberdrola to establish a joint venture devoted to the development of renewable energy assets.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Javier Amantegui; Samir Azzouzi
Other key lawyers
Luis Alonso; Ildefonso Alier; Patricia Puertas

