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Linklaters

Linklaters in Spain

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Operating in Spain since 2000, Linklaters has become one of the leading law firms in the country

Fielding a team of over 140 lawyers, Linklaters is currently one of the most established and renowned law firms in Spain. Our Madrid office not only boasts a leading team dedicated to Spanish law but also includes lawyers specialised in English and U.S. law, who advise on the international aspects of the transactions we handle. Our people also include five consultants who are highly regarded in the Spanish legal field. As a result, Linklaters’ Madrid office is able to offer technical excellence and sound and comprehensive advice on almost all key areas of business law.

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All our main practice areas are recognized by Chambers and Legal500 as Tier 1

We are recognized as one of the top firms in Spain, adept at handling significant cross-border and complex matters for our clients. By leveraging our extensive international network and the exceptional expertise of our global offices, practice areas, and sector teams, we ensure seamless and high-quality service delivery. Our culture allows us to deliver consistent service to our clients from one integrated team — Linklaters, One Team.

 

Find us: 
Linklaters
Almagro 40
28010
Madrid

Tel: +34 91 399 60 00

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Our core capabilities

We offer three core capabilities:

  •  Corporate (including Private Equity);
  • Finance (including Banking, Capital Markets, Energy & Infrastructure and Regulatory); and
  • Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations.

These capabilities are complemented by market-leading specialist teams in Real Estate, Antitrust & Foreign Investment, Public and Administrative Law, Tax, Employment, Restructuring & Insolvency, Technology, Intellectual Property and Data Protection.

Our structure affords us complete flexibility when devising multi-jurisdictional and multi-discipline teams. We offer the client a one-stop shop and the guarantee afforded by a unified and homogeneous service fully aligned with our firm’s commitment to quality.

We have been involved in many of the highest profile and most complex corporate and financial transactions that have taken place in Spain in recent years, advising the world’s leading corporates, financial institutions and investment banks.

Corporate

  • Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) on two landmark transactions in Spain: a 1.7bn strategic alliance with Endesa in the renewables sector in Spain that will mark a turning point in the market; and the acquisition of $1.4bn acquisition of Saeta Yield from Brookfield.
  • TDR Capital and I Squared Capital on their successful €1.26bn competing takeover offer for Applus Services. 
  • The shareholders of IVI-RMA on the c. €3bn sale of the company to KKR. The largest private equity transaction in 2023 in Spain.
  • Permira on the €2.2bn sale to EQT of a majority stake in Universidad Europea.
  • Vauban Infraestructure Partners and Crédit Agricole Assurances on the c. €2.5bn acquisition of a 45% stake in Bluevía Fibra.
  • Stoneshield Capital on the structuring and sale of MiCampus student accommodation real estate portfolio to a new Core+ Evergreen Fund anchored by UBS AM.
  • Carlyle on the acquisition of a 60% stake in technology consultancy company Seidor.
  • CVC DIF on in first investment in the data centre sector in Europe, through the acquisition of a portfolio of data centres in Madrid and Barcelona from ADAM ECOTECH SA.

Finance

  • Puig on its IPO (with an offering size prior to admission of €3bn, it was the largest IPO in Europe in 2024 at the time, and largest in Spain since 2015).
  • Several loans granted to Bruc (OPT and USS), including the €600m holdco financing to finance the construction and operation of its large pipeline of c. 8.5GW in Spain – this project finance has been awarded as “Renewables Transaction of the Year in 2023” by the PFI Awards 2024.
  • The lenders on a €5.3bn financing granted to Iberdrola linked to sustainability indicators.
  • On the restructuring of the financial debt of several companies such as Lacrem, Naviera Armas, Lecta, Vivanta Dental, DIA and Eroski, among others.
  • El Corte Inglés on a €500m bond issuance (first one carried out by the company with corporate investment-grade rating). 

Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations

  • Apple on a potential collective claim that may be brought by a consumer association in Spain and on the Italian judgement on planned obsolescence involving iPhone 6 Serie.
  • Banco Santander on a judicial claim against two CNMC decisions that prejudice its collection rights versus the “gas system”.
  • The successful proceedings before the National Court to appeal a multimillion-euro fine imposed by the CNMC on Banco Santander in connection with the derivatives cartel.
Our core capabilities
Corporate
Finance
Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations

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