EXPERIENCE

Jose María’s experience includes advising:

• Mubadala on the acquisition of a 65% stake in Babel, a Spanish IT consultancy group
• Energy Capital Partners on the acquisition of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure 
• Platinum Equity on the acquisition of Héroux-Devtek, a leading international manufacturer of aerospace products 
• Iberdrola in the context of its joint venture with BP to develop a public network of electric vehicle high-speed charging stations throughout the Iberian Peninsula
• 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
• Solum Partners on acquiring a stake in Agrupa Lettuce, a Spain-based fruit and vegetable producer
• The Carlyle Group on acquiring a majority stake in Garnica Group, a leading global manufacturer of premium plywood solutions, from ICG
• SATS on acquiring Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a France-based air cargo logistics, ground handling, and technical services provider
• Repsol, a Spanish energy company, on:
  • Acquiring a 40% stake in Bunge Ibérica and setting up a joint venture for the production of biofuels
  • Selling a 49% stake in Generación y Suministro de Energía to Pontegadea
  • Acquiring 100% of the share capital of Asterion Energies and its subsidiaries in Spain, France, and Italy 
  • Selling a 49% stake in the Valdesolar photovoltaic project to The Renewables Infrastructure Group
  • Selling a 49% stake in its Delta wind farm portfolio to Pontegadea
• TA Associates on acquiring the esPublico group, a Spanish group of companies that develops legal and economic content platforms
• Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR on a majority stake in Vantage Towers, a Germany-based mobile telecommunications tower infrastructure operator, in a joint venture with Vodafone
• EIG Global Energy Partners on the US$4.8 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Repsol Upstream, a Spain-based exploration and production company
• Latécoère on acquiring Malaga Aerospace, Defense & Electronics Systems, a Spain-based manufacturer of airborne electronic systems and applications
• Brookfield Asset Management on acquiring Spanish slate producer Cupa from The Carlyle Group
• CVC on its €1.994 billion investment in LaLiga, Spain’s professional football league
• The ad hoc group of bondholders on Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas’ restructuring
• Platinum Equity on acquiring Urbaser, one of the world’s largest providers of environmental services, from China Tianying for an enterprise value of approximately US$4.2 billion
• Block (previously Square) on the financial regulatory aspects of acquiring a qualifying holding in Clearpay, a Spain-based payments company, in the context of Afterpay’s US$29 billion global acquisition
• Spanish corporates challenging regulations and enforcement decisions before the Spanish administration, the National Court, and the Supreme Court