Carmen Esteban

Carmen’s experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Proa Capital de Inversiones on acquiring isEazy group, a Spain-based group of companies that develops and sells B2B e-learning solutions and trainings
• Solum Partners on acquiring Agrupa Lettuce, a leading Spanish agricultural holding company
• Bain Capital Private Equity on acquiring a majority stake in Fedrigoni, an Italy-based manufacturer and seller of paper, film, self-adhesive, and related products
• Vivalto Santé Investissement on acquiring Ribera Salud, a Spain-based healthcare services provider
• EIG on acquiring a 25% stake in Repsol Upstream, a global oil and gas exploration and production company, for US$4.8 billion
• Platinum Equity on acquiring:
  • Urbaser, one of the world’s largest providers of environmental services, from China Tianying for a US$4.2 billion enterprise value
  • Iberconsa, a global frozen seafood products provider
• The Carlyle Group on acquiring:
  • A majority stake in Garnica Group, a Spain-based manufacturer of premium plywood solutions
  • Altadia, a leading Spanish ceramic products manufacturer
  • A majority stake in Codorniú, Spain’s oldest family-owned cava producer
  • Gleva Cellars, a major wine producer based in Spain
• Farmfront Group, controlled by Carlyle investment funds, on acquiring RKD Irrigacion and Irrimec Group, two irrigation system companies
• Partners Group on creating:
  • A joint venture with Dunas Capital to invest in real estate assets in Spain
  • Aristeas Logística, a joint venture platform for investing in logistic real estate assets
• Triton Partners on acquiring Fertiberia, a Spain-based company that manufactures and markets fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, from Grupo Villar Mir
• TA Associates on selling Hana Group, a France-based prepared sushi provider
• Portobello on selling Multiasistencia, a Spanish company that manages and repairs claims for insurance companies
• L Catterton on acquiring an 80% stake in Goiko Grill, a fast-casual restaurant chain based in Madrid

M&A 

• X-Elio Energy, a Spain-based renewable energy services provider, on:
  • Its joint venture with Nature Infrastructure Capital and acquiring a majority stake in ECO STOR NewCo, one of the leading developers of commercial-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Germany   
  • Selling its solar assets portfolio to China Three Gorges
• Urbaser on selling Urbaser Limited, a UK-based subsidiary engaged in environmental and waste management services
• Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company on:
  • Acquiring Atlas Bottling Company, a Morocco-based bottling company
  • Its agreement with the Castel Group and AB InBev Africa to jointly operate the Coca-Cola bottling business in Algeria
• Banca March on selling March Risk Solutions, a Spain-based insurance brokerage company, to Howden Group Holdings
• Karnov Group on acquiring the legal information businesses of Thomson Reuters in Spain and Wolters Kluwer in Spain and France 
• Autogrill, the leading global operator in food and drink services for travelers, on selling its Spanish operations to Areas, a PAI Partners portfolio company
• Sener and Masdar on selling Torresol Energy Investments, a company in the thermosolar energy industry, to Q-Energy