Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira - Practice Areas 

Private Equity

One of the most active law firms in Iberia for private equity deals

We have one of the most active, extensive and highly regarded private equity groups on the Iberian Peninsula. We are a leading law firm in this area, regularly advising national and international private equity firms and funds, fund sponsors, management companies, investors, portfolio companies, and banks and financial institutions on all aspects and stages of a wide range of investment, financing and acquisition transactions, handling middle-market deals as well as mega deals.

The firm’s Private Equity Group has been involved in some of most significant and complex private equity transactions carried out in recent years in Spain and Portugal. Our cross-practice team has extensive experience in designing, negotiating and implementing private equity investments and acquisitions, fund formation, financing portfolio companies, restructuring, recapitalization and exit transactions, particularly focusing on designing and implementing innovative strategies, as well as the best and most efficient investment and divestment structures from a commercial and tax perspective.

As private equity transactions can result in a wide range of issues across different legal areas, such as finance, antitrust, regulatory, real estate, taxation, labor and employment, and industrial and intellectual property, we put together a multidisciplinary team of lawyers with the highest capabilities and expertise required to offer the legal solutions that best suit the clients’ business needs and to provide the highest quality legal advice in all areas concerned, aiming for a successful outcome for our clients and focusing on creating value.