Diana Rivera
Partner
English
Spanish
Specialist in venture capital and private equity investment; expert corporate lawyer, advising on complex national and crossborder M&A transactions, restructurings and joint ventures.
Diana Rivera has represented Spanish and multinational companies in major transactions in the technology, banking, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. She also advises family businesses. She is secretary non-director of several boards of directors.
She lectures on M&A, corporate law and family business in several master programs, including Universidad de Navarra.
She is member of the board of directors of the World Law Group. She is also the co-founder and coordinator of the Women in Business (WiB) program in Cuatrecasas.
Specialties
Education
Master of Laws
New York University, US, 2003Bachelor of Laws
Universidad de Navarra, Spain, 1996Proyecto Promociona, Programa Ejecutivo de Desarrollo y Liderazgo
ESADE, Spain, 2020
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers & Partners (Global and Europe), Legal 500, Leaders League and Best Lawyers in Corporate M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital
InspiraLaw Top 50 Women
Iberian Lawyer (2025, 2024, 2019)
Top 100 Reference Women in the legal sector
TodoJuristas (2024)
Forty under 40 Awards (Outstanding achievement)
Iberian Lawyer Review, Iberian Peninsula (2017)
Publications and News
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April 30, 2025Corporate Venture Capital: key points
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April 28, 2025Cuatrecasas Innova: new Cuatrecasas brand to revolutionize entrepreneurial ecosystem
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February 21, 202510 keys to venture capital transactions in Spain
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October 11, 2024Business strategies discussed at Cuatrecasas’s 8th Women in Business event
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October 1, 2024Cuatrecasas concludes new edition of Finishing Stages Program for new senior associates
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February 8, 2024Startup Emily.AI wins eighth edition of Cuatrecasas Acelera
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January 24, 202410 keys to venture capital transactions in 2024
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October 20, 2023Cuatrecasas resumes Women in Business forum with AI as protagonist
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February 15, 2023The startup Union Avatars wins the 7th edition of Cuatrecasas Acelera
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December 19, 202210 keys to venture capital transactions in 2023
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July 11, 2022Delivery Hero acquires control of Glovo
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February 24, 2022Startups Bia Power and Match Trial win sixth edition of Cuatrecasas Acelera
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February 21, 2022Global Realty Capital supports renewable energy by investing €40 million in Oryx Power
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December 13, 2021Integra Therapeutics closes round of financing for €4.5 million
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August 2, 2021Samaipata participates in a €45-million Series C financing round
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July 21, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Global Realty Capital fund on investing in Room007 Hostels & Hotels
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July 5, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Tink on the sale to Visa
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May 28, 2021Cuatrecasas advised Delivery Hero on selling business in Balkans to Glovo for €170 million
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February 25, 2021Startup Menhir Financial wins fifth Cuatrecasas Acelera program
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November 1, 20202021 Global Venture Capital Guide World Law Group
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October 19, 2020Cuatrecasas advises Sanoma in the acquisition of Santillana Spain, a leading provider of K-12 learning materials
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October 5, 2020Digital Bootcamp kicks off with six startups selected by Cuatrecasas Acelera
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September 21, 2020Cuatrecasas advises Delivery Hero on acquiring Glovo’s Latin American business
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February 13, 2020Banking and finance startup TOQIO wins fourth Cuatrecasas Acelera accelerator program
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October 2, 2019Fourth Cuatrecasas Acelera program selects six startups
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July 10, 2019Women in Business 2019
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June 7, 2019Sixth edition of the Cuatrecasas Women in Business works on strategies to create global business while maintaining local roots
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February 13, 2019Blocktac and FuVeX are winners of third Cuatrecasas Acelera program
Events
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October 19, 2023WiB 2023
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March 22, 20236th M&A in Tech Sector Conference Berlin – Reception
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February 13, 2020Demo Day 2020
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March 21, 2019Taller para consejeras y directivas