Lawyer specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), corporate, venture capital, private equity, corporate transactions, corporate reestructrings, distress M&A and corporate finance.Member of the Barcelona Bar Association - ICAB. Degree in Law awarded by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Master of Laws with honors at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) and Master in International Business Law at ESADE.
Lawyer Profile
Àlex Plana Paluzie
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Recognized Since:2020
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Recognized in:Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Languages:Catalan, English, Spanish
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Gender:Male
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Location:Rambla de Catalunya, 86, 1º1ªBarcelona, ES 08008
Lawyer specialized in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), corporate, venture capital, private equity, corporate transactions, corporate reestructrings, distress M&A and corporate finance.Member of the Barcelona Bar Association - ICAB. Degree in Law awarded by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Master of Laws with honors at the Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía (ISDE) and Master in International Business Law at ESADE.
Lawyer Bio
Education:
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Bachelor of Laws
Bar Admissions:
- Spain, Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Spain for work in:
- Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Firm Details
Across Legal, SLP
3
Office Locations
in 1
Country
Lawyer Case History
Advising a US investment firm in the sale of an energy production group
The advice included all the legal requirements during the previous works to sell
the energy company (a group of more than 30 companies) during a beauty contest
with numerous bidders. The team designed the transaction and drafted the first
version used to start the preliminary negotiations with several potential
buyers. Once the financial advisor decided the main potential buyers, we
drafted and negotiated the SPA, R&W and several additional corporate
documents until the execution of the transaction. This team also advised the
company regarding the post-deal issues and is managing all the subjects after
this divestment. This transaction has been one of the most relevant within the
energy field in Spain in 2018.
Advising in a distress M&A in the health field
The advice included the entire procedure to acquire an hospital by a group of
companies of the same sector, since the initial reviewing of the business, the
acquisition and the post-deal advice. The target hospital started an insolvency
proceeding before the acquisition and we executed the due diligence,
negotiations, offers and purchase agreement. The acquisition of this company
was especially complex since the current owners tried to prevent the
transaction and a third party company also tried to acquire the target through
several judicial oppositions. Finally the M&A department achieved to
acquire the company despite all the internal and external barriers.
Advising a chain of hotels in Spain in the sale of several companies
The advice included the procedure by which the Spanish hotels sold several
subsidiaries with several hotels in different locations of Spain to a French
hotels’ company.
This transaction required several corporate transactions in order to carve-out
some assets not included in the perimeter and the execution of several
agreements at closing to terminate financial debt that the purchaser’s
financing banks required to cancel to finance the transaction.
The advice includes: Letter of Intent, Due Diligence, Share Purchase Agreement,
and other agreements.
Advising an investment firm in the acquisition of a business engaged in the food field
We advised during the entire procedure of acquisition of the company by the
investment firm, including more than 50 employees. The company. started an
insolvency proceeding on September 2018 and the advice included the due
diligence, negotiations, offers and purchase agreement within a period of 2
months, despite all the judicial steps to fulfil during an insolvency
proceeding. The situation of the company was extremely difficult because lack
of liquidity, thus a fast acquisition was required to rescue the company.
Thanks to this advice the business could be saved, maintaining the current jobs.
Advising a proptech startup during the investment round
The advice included all the procedure addressed to obtain the financing required to
continue an expand the activity of a proptech comapny in Spain. It included the
negotiations with the investors and drafting all the agreements. This procedure
also included certain exits by several shareholders.
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