EXPERIENCE

Naiara’s experience includes advising:

Corporate Transactions  

• TA Associates on the acquisition of the esPublico group, a Spanish group of companies that develop legal and economic content platforms 
• Kensing, a One Rock Capital portfolio company, on the acquisition of (i) Vitae Caps, a leading manufacturer of botanical based ingredients for the food industry and (ii) Advanced Organic Materials S.A., a pioneer producer of non-GMO plant-based Vitamin E
• Archimed on the acquisition of Spanish life sciences company Suanfarma 
• Inflexion Private Equity Partners on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Auxadi Contables & Consultores, an accounting services provider based in Spain
• Platinum Equity: 
  • On the acquisition of Urbaser.
  • On the acquisition of a majority stake in Iberconsa from Portobello Capital. 
• H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, a Spain-based green hydrogen platform that provides solutions across the hydrogen value chain, on its business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III 
• Wallbox on its US$1.5 billion de-SPAC merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. II
• Farmfront Group in the acquisition of RKD Irrigacion and Irrimec Group, two irrigation system companies
• Solum Partners on acquiring Agrupa Lettuce, a leading Spanish agricultural holding company
• Triton Partners in the acquisition of Fertiberia, a manufacturer of fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, from Grupo Villar Mir
• Carlyle on the €390 million acquisition of a majority stake in Codorniú, a Spanish based wine and cava producer 
• L Catterton on the acquisition of an 80% stake in Goiko Grill

Advice and Counsel

• Advice on implementation of mass redundancies and furlough schemes to several groups and corporates in Spain
• Advice on major litigation cases involving class actions and individual claims
• Spanish bank BBVA in a wide variety of labor matters, including:
  • The Board of Directors’ remuneration committee on the new contractual framework for bank executives ensuring compliance with employment regulations, remuneration rules, and EBA guidelines
  • Drafting new senior executive contracts, including the coordination and execution of these contracts in other countries
  • Coordination of local counsel in a variety of employment matters worldwide for BBVA and its local entities
• A major pharmaceutical company in a whistleblower-related internal investigation
• A major pharmaceutical company in internal investigations resulting from regulatory actions
• Morgan Stanley on day-to-day employment and compensation matters in Spain
• A global media company in a harassment litigation matter in Spain
• A major pharmaceutical company in the closure of certain operations in Spain
• BoAML in a collective suspension of labor contracts in relation to a hotel investment in Spain