Jose María López

José María is a counsel in the corporate law department. His main practice area is commercial law, advising large Spanish and international corporates and financial investors from various sectors on deals in Spain and in other European countries, as well as Latin America. He has taken part in multiple M&A and private equity transactions. He also has extensive experience in joint ventures, restructurings, corporate law and governance and commercial contracts.

José María is ranked by Chambers as “up and coming” in Corporate/M&A, describing him as "direct, transparent and meticulous." Clients say that "he is a tough negotiator who represents his client’s interest without overstepping" and that "he's proactive at anticipating potential issues and suggesting how to prevent those."

• Advising I-Squared on the €1.5bn sale of T-Solar to Cubico and on the previous sale by T-Solar of its Peruvian renewable assets.
• Advising ProA Capital on several investments and divestments (including several continuation vehicles transactions), such as (i) the acquisition of a majority stake in Ibermática and its subsequent sale to Ayesa; (ii) the sale of its stake in Saba to Criteria; and (iii) the secondary transfer through a continuation vehicle of its portfolio companies Rotor and Health Transportation Group (HTG) held by its first fund to private equity firm Glendower capital.
• Advising Portobello Capital on the continuation vehicle of Blue Sea hotels (with Partners Group as lead investor). 
• Advising Apollo on (i) the €2.95bn acquisition of Verallia; (ii) the acquisition of several loan portfolios from Citibank; (iii) the acquisition of the credit card and consumer loan business in Spain from MBNA; (iv) the acquisition of a mortgage loan portfolio and REOs from General Electric; (v) the acquisition of Finanmadrid from Bankia; (vi) the acquisition and subsequent sale of Altamira Asset Management; (vii) the restructuring and integration of Avant Tarjeta and Finanmadrid (and their loan portfolios) into Evo Banco; and (viii) the sale of several portfolios.
• Advising BC Partners on (i) the acquisition of Pronovias and the add-ons of Ladybird and Nicole; (ii) its subsequent restructuring; and (iii), finally, its sale to a group of investors led by Bain Capital and MV Credit.
• Advising KKR on the acquisition of 84% of HipoGes Iberia.
• Advising Macquarie and Wren House on the acquisition of all the Spanish and Portuguese businesses from E.ON, on the acquisition of a 50% stake in Begasa from Gas Natural Fenosa and on the sale of Viesgo Generación to Repsol.
• Advising OHL on the sale of Mayakoba hotels and residences complex and of Ciudad Mayakoba (residencial complexes), both located in the Mayan Riviera (Mexico). 
  
• Advising Glencore on its joint venture with Exus, GenuX, to create a renewable platform in LatAm.
  
• Advising White Summit and Riverstone on the acquisition of two photovoltaic plants in Mexico from Jinko Solar and White Summit and Ardian on the acquisition of a photovoltaic plant in Spain from Jinko.
  

José María holds a Double Degree in Law and Business from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. In 2010, he took a course in Chinese Law for Foreign Investment in China at the China University of Political Science and Law, and in 2014, he attended a course in Law and Economics at Harvard Law School.