King & Wood Mallesons (“KWM”) is a global and multidisciplinary law firm, with more than 2,000 lawyers and 550 partners, being recognised as one of the top firms internationally and as the leader law firm in the Asia-Pacific area. KWM’s offices are available in Europe, Middle-East, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore and the United States.

With a track-record of over 20 years in Spain, KWM’s team has a unique mix of local and international expertise and advises listed and private companies, financial institutions, industrial, commercial and services groups, private equity firms, investors and management teams. It is currently the only law firm in Spain that has professionals from all areas of practice (corporate and M&A, litigation, tax, financial, real estate, employment and competition) with specific experience in the private equity sector.

The firm maintains excellent relationships with regulatory and supervisory institutions in different jurisdictions. Some of the organizations it regularly collaborates with are: Asociación Española de Capital Riesgo (ASCRI), The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA), Brazilian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP), Invest Europe y British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA).

KWM global network is strategically positioned in the world's growth markets and financial centres. The Firm has offices in Madrid, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing, Qingdao, Sanya, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Zhuzay Tokyo, New York and Silicon Valley.

KWM has also launched a series of KWM CloudOffices to support its clients in cities and jurisdictions where the firm has no physical offices: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, The Philippines, Russia, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand.


  • Area of Activity
  • Transaction Advisory Services
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Corporate Finance
  • Lawyers
  • Company type
  • Professional Services
Office
C/Goya, 6, 4ª planta
Madrid, Madrid 28001, ES
P: +34 91 426 00 50
F: +34 91 426 00 66
E: madrid@eu.kwm.com

·Carlos Pazos. Managing Partner - Corporate, M&A, Private Equity

·Roberto Pomares. Partner - Corporate, M&A

·Pablo Díaz. Partner - Corporate, M&A

·Germán Cabrera. Partner - Corporate, M&A

·Isabel Rodríguez. Partner - Funds, Private Equity

·Joaquín Sales. – Partner –Banking & Finance

·Alberto Ruano. Partner -Tax

·Pablo Tejerizo.Partner - Tax

·Gonzalo Olivera. Partner –Energy & Regulatory

·Carlos Gil. Partner -Employment

·Alfredo Guerrero. Partner –Litigation, Dispute Resolution

·José Antonio Calleja. Partner –Real Estate

·Fernando Jiménez. Counsel – Corporate, M&A

  • Corporate and M&A
  • Funds and Private Equity
  • Banking and Finance
  • Tax
  • Employment
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Insolvency
  • Real Estate
  • Energy and Infrastructure
  • Regulatory
  • EU and Competition

King & Wood Mallesons is considered one of the international reference law firms in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity matters. It has a high level of experience and a global team of more than 200 partners specialized in Corporate and M&A and more than 70 in Private Equity.

• All the practice areas of KWM Spain are ranked in the main legal directories, including Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, IFLR 1000 and Best Lawyers.
• KWM – Spain, Top 9 in the TTR ranking "Top M&A Law Firms in Spain 2021, by number of deals".
• Isabel Rodríguez, awarded Lawyer of the Year 2020 in Investments by Best Lawyers.
• Joaquín Sales, awarded Best Lawyer of the Year 2021 – Asset Finance Law by Best Lawyers.
• Asia, Regional Law Firm of the Year – IFLR Awards 2021.
• Chinese Law Firm of the Year – Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2021.
• Australian Law Firm of the Year – Chambers Asia-Pacific Awards 2021.
• M&A Deal of the Year Asia – IFLR Awards 2021.
• International Arbitration Firm of the Year – ALB Hong Kong Awards 2021

The companies advised by King & Wood Mallesons are, among others: Abac Capital, Abanca, Abante, Alantra, Altamar Capital Partners, Arcano, Artá Capital, Asterion Industrial Partners, Aurelius Group, Axis Participaciones Empresariales, Bankinter, BBVA, CaixaBank, Capital Dynamics, Capza, Cargacoches, COFIDES, Danske Private Equity, DWS, Finerge, First Sentier Investors, GED Capital, Glendower Capital, GPF Capital, Hayfin Capital, Hispasat, Indigo, KKR, MAPFRE, Magnum Industrial Partners, MCH Private Equity, Meridia Capital, Meriton Holdings, Miura Private Equity, Moira Capital Partners, Mutua Madrileña, Nexxus Capital, Northeast Industries Group, Novenergia, Oquendo Capital, Plenium Partners, Portobello Capital, Qualitas Equity Partners, Santander, Seaya Ventures, Sherpa Capital, Sonae, Swanlaab Venture Factory y Vocento.

Main deals:

- EDP Renováveis: increase of approximately €1.5 billion through an accelerated bookbuilding process.
Artá Capital: sale of Alvinesa to ICG.
- MAPFRE: strategic alliance with Iberdrola for the constitution of a joint venture focused on the investment in renewable energy projects in Spain.
- Grupo EDP: the transfer of the shares representing 25% of the share capital of Central Térmica Ciclo Combinado Grupo 4, S.L.U., from Sonatrach Gas Comercializadora, S.A.U. in favour of EDP España, S.A.U.
- EDP Renováveis: sale of a portfolio of 12 wind farms (181 MW) to China Three Gorges.
- Suma Capital: sale of its District Heatings to the French infrastructure fund Vauban.
- Hispasat: acquisition of the management and signal transport business of Media Networks Latin America.
- Capza: advice on the divestment of Ivnosys and its investment in Aercal.
- Portobello Capital: structuring of its second secondary fund, Portobello Secondary Fund II, and advite on the launch of Portobello Structured Partnership Fund
- Bestinver: structuring of the infrastructures fund Bestinver Infra FCR.
- Asterion Industrial Partners: structuring and close of its second infrastructures fund.
- MCH Private Equity: launch of the fund MCH Iberian Capital Fund V FCR and structuring of the secondary transaction with MCH Continuation Fund.
- Abante: launch, together with the insurance company Mapfre and the Australian group Macquarie, of the infrastructure fund Mapfre Infrastructure FCR.
- Seaya Ventures: strategic alliance with Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital manager.
- Ysios Capital: structuring of its third fund, Ysios Biofund III.

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