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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advises PAI Partners on the sale of Grupo Uvesco (BM Supermercados and Super Amara)

icon 26 December, 2025

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised PAI Partners on the sale of Grupo Uvesco (BM Supermercados and Super Amara) to a consortium of Basque investors led by its CEO (Angel Jareño) and also formed by Stellum Capital, Inveready and Indar (Kutxabank), amongst others. GA_P advised PAI at every step of the legal process.

Uvesco is a food distribution group headquartered in Irún, owner of the BM Supermercados and Super Amara chains, with a network of more than 340 stores and over 7,000 employees across several Spanish regions.

The transaction represents the culmination of PAI Partners’ investment cycle in Uvesco and is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

The GA_P team involved in this transaction included Pablo Fernández Cortijo, Andrés Castro, José Luis Rodríguez, Rodrigo Fernández-Chillón, Mónica Montoro, and Víctor Villaverde from the Private Equity / M&A team; Andrew Ward from the Competition team; Luis Cuesta and Carles Armiño from the Tax team; Rafael Espinosa and Carmelo Morales from the Banking and Finance team; Carmen García from the Real Estate team; Diego Rizo, Carmen Abad, and Beatriz García from the Employment team; Fernando Trigo and Marta Rey from the Public Law team; Isabel Bandín and Iratze Arrigain from the IP team; and Marta Martínez from the Compliance team.

Lawyer mentioned

Pablo Fernández Cortijo – Partner

Andrés Castro – Senior Associate

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Corporate and M&A

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Competition and European Union law

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Intellectual Property

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Sandra Cuesta
Sandra Cuesta
Director of Business Development, Marketing and Communications
email scuesta@ga-p.com
Madrid
Sandra Cuesta
Sandra Cuesta
Director of Business Development, Marketing and Communications
email scuesta@ga-p.com
Madrid
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