Noted for its ability to ‘design, negotiate, and close a transaction that works for all parties’, Clifford Chance’s private equity team receives frequent instructions from a broad range of global asset managers, private equity houses, and specialist infrastructure funds. The team is well versed in the complexities of high-value private equity transactions, acting on both the sell-side and for bidders. Department head Javier Amantegui has an established practice focused on leveraged buy-outs and infrastructure transactions. Samir Azzouzi advises an extensive client base of leading private equity firms on cross-border deals. Luis Alonso is adept in high-value transactions in the energy and sports sectors, while Patricia Puertas is particularly active in insurance, education, and transport-related deals.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Client satisfaction: NPS ®
Testimonials
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- ‘Great commercial mindset. Can distinguish between legal details and what's important for the deal. Brings in experts where needed.’
- ‘Javier Amentagui is a very experienced partner. He knows what his client needs but also adds value with his own ideas/solutions.’
- ‘Their strengths are their commitment to operations and their involvement in both legal documentation and dynamics and negotiations.’
- ‘Javier Olabarri and Javier Amantegui do work that is unparalleled among other lawyers in the industry. The level of detail and quality of their work, combined with their comprehensive understanding of transactions and assets, sets their service apart.’
- ‘Impressive ability to combine legal rigour with an ideal commercial balance that greatly helps to negotiate and close deals efficiently.’
- ‘Luis Alonso seems to me to be the best lawyer in Spain.’
- ‘The key differentiator of the Clifford Chance team was their ability to empathise with us as investors and design, negotiate, and close a transaction that works for all parties. The team skillfully navigated the numerous challenges of the negotiation, always maintaining a business-oriented mindset.'
- ‘Javier Montañés has incredible attention to detail and commitment to deliver tailored solutions for their clients that ensure that obstacles to closing are removed as efficiently as possible.’
Key clients
- A22 Sports Management
- Ardian
- Arjun Infrastructure Partners
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- Aberdeen
- Corporación Financiera Alba
- EQT
- IGNIS
- Ithaka Partners
- Jacobs Holdings
- Key Capital Partners
- Sev.en Global Investments
- Suma Capital
- A22 Sports Management
- Ardian
- Arjun Infrastructure Partners
- Asterion Industrial Partners
- Aberdeen
- Corporación Financiera Alba
- EQT
Work highlights
Advised Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, on its agreement to acquire a combined stake of 37.62% in Heathrow Airport in London, alongside The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF), from Ferrovial and certain other shareholders in Heathrow.
Acted as legal lead adviser of idealista and its shareholders, EQT, Apax and Oakley and the founder-led management team on the sale of a majority stake in idealista to Cinven for an enterprise value of €2.9bn.
Advised the management team of Universidad Europea on the sale of a majority stake in Universidad Europea by Permira to EQT.
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Practice head
Javier Amantegui
Other key lawyers
Samir Azzouzi; Luis Alonso; Ildefonso Alier; Javier Olabarri; Pablo Hernández; Patricia Puertas; Javier Montañés