Alejandro Ortiz

Mr. Ortiz’s experience includes advising:

Public M&A

• Apollo on the takeover bid launched over Applus+, a worldwide leader in the testing, inspection, and certification sector
• The shareholders of Opdenergy, an independent renewable energy producer, in the takeover bid launched by Antin Infrastructure Partners 
• IFM Investors in a public takeover offer for up to a 22.69% stake in Naturgy, which was the largest energy transaction in Spain in 2021 and garnered recognition as Deal of the Year by Expansión*
• Several other takeover bids, including Abertis, Aldeasa, Amadeus, Campofrío, Cementos Portland Valderrivas, Cepsa, Cortefiel, Deoleo, Europac, Euskatel, Gas Natural, Metrovacesa, Parquesol, Realia, Saeta Yield, Sotogrande, Tecnocom, and Telepizza*

Private Equity

• ProA Capital on acquiring isEazy, a Spanish group of companies primarily engaged in developing and selling B2B e-learning solutions
• The Carlyle Group on most of its investments in Spain, including on acquiring:
  • A 40% stake in Cepsa from Mubadala*
  • Logoplaste and its subsequent sale to OTPP*
  • Cupa Group and subsequent sale to Brookfield*
  • Telecable and subsequent sale and merger with Euskaltel*
• Sixth Street on acquiring an interest in Real Madrid’s business unit engaged in exploiting the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium*
• Incus Capital on acquiring a 10% stake in Aguas de Valencia*
• OTPP on acquiring Mémora Group and its subsequent sale to Grupo Catalana Occidente*
• Macquarie and Wren House on acquiring all of E.ON’s Spanish and Portuguese businesses, and the sale of Viesgo Generación to Repsol*
• ProA Capital on most of its investments and divestments, including Pastas Gallo, Solitium, Sigla, Saba, Eugin, and Ibermática*
• Hayfin on selling Grupo Itevelesa to DIF Capital Partners*
• EFG Hermes on acquiring a 49% stake in a portfolio of EDP’s European wind assets and its subsequent sale to J.P. Morgan*

Other M&A

• KPMG on selling KPMG Impulsa, a Spanish online provider of accounting, tax, commercial, and labor services, to Legalitas
• Globalia Corporación Empresarial on selling its 80% stake in Air Europa, a Spain-based airline service provider, to IAG
• Kensing on acquiring Advanced Organic Materials, a pioneering producer of non-GMO plant-based vitamin E and phytosterols 
• Primefin on its 10% investment in El Corte Inglés and its subsequent partial divestment*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham