Mónica is a Corporate M&A partner, Head of the German Desk, Head of the International Board and co-head of Food and Consumer Products at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She has broad experience on cross-border transactions, corporate, commercial, international and M&A.

She was head of the London office (2015/2018) achieving the Highly recommended recognition in the category London Office of the Year of the British Legal Awards in 2016 as the only Iberian firm among the nominees.

She holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and a diploma in Business Administration from the CEU San Pablo University in Madrid, Spain. She obtained a diploma in Microeconomics from the London School of Economics & Political Science. She followed PhD studies in the Commercial Law department at the Complutense University of Madrid and at the Max-Planck Institut in Munich. She successfully passed the exams for the profession of Patent & Trademark Attorney (Spanish Ministry of Industry and Energy BOE 14/9/98). She completed the General Management Programme (PDG) at IESE.

Monica has been the first woman to be elected President of the German-Spanish Association of Lawyers and was listed by Iberian Lawyer in its InspiraLaw Top 50 Women list 2018. She was trustee of the Fernando Pombo Foundation between 2016 and 2019. She has been consistently acknowledged as Highly Regarded in recent years by IFLR 1000 for her work and expertise in the M&A area. In addition, she has been ranked in the leading legal directories Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the top professionals in the areas of Corporate/M&A – Foreign Expertise in Germany and Corporate/M&A – Germany (Foreign Expert Based in the UK), as well as in the Food sector.

She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain and has participated as author and coauthor in several specialised legal publications.

Mariana is a partner of Tax at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

With broad experience in national and international taxation, she has advised on cross-border investments to Spanish groups and on foreign investments in Spain, as well as in corporate and accounting tax law. She also actively advises family groups within the private client / wealth management area. Mariana has particular experience advising M&A and tax risk underwriters.
She holds a Law and Business Administration and Management Degree from the Comillas Pontifical University – ICADE in Madrid, and a degree in Tax Consultancy from the IE University. Mariana has participated in the Law, development and democracy program at Georgetown University, Washington DC (USA) and in the Finance program at the London School of Economics and Political Science (UK).
She has participated as author and coauthor in several books, articles and monographs specialising in tax and accounting law.

María is a partner of Banking and Capital Markets and Head of Vigo office at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She specialises in financial market transactions and legal advice to companies. She has advised on joint ventures, administrative concessions, financing projects and financial transactions, as well as on tax lease operations, banking operations in sectors such as construction and automotive.

She holds a law degree from the Comillas Pontifical University – ICADE (Spain). She has prepared the competitive examinations for admission to the Corps of Lawyers of the Courts under the supervision of Mr. Benigno Pendás García. She completed her doctorate courses at the Department of Commercial Law of the UNED.

María is recognised in the Legal 500 directory under the Transport: Shipping area.

She has participated as an author or coauthor in several specialised legal publications.

Irene is a partner of Public Law and Regulated Sectors and Head of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare group at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She is specialised in administrative law and regulated sectors, in particular, in infrastructure and water, public procurement and health law.

She holds a degree in Law from the Complutense University of Madrid and has completed a course on Project Finance and a program on Pharmaceutical Industry at the IE University.

She has been an advisor to the Management Committee of the Parque de Valdebebas and has collaborated with the Legal Service of the European Commission.

Irene is recognised in prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 as one of the leading professionals in the areas of Public Law and Healthcare and Life Sciences.

She has participated as author and coauthor in several specialised legal publications.

Experience

I have carried out numerous transactions with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

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GA_P advises Sanitas on its investment in MIMO Biosciences, spin-off of CIMA University of Navarra, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Sanitas on its investment in MIMO Biosciences (Modelling Immunotherapy In Oncology), a spin-off of CIMA University of Navarra.

GA_P advises Ampersand Capital Partners on an investment in Vivebiotech, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Ampersand Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Boston (USA) specialised in the life sciences and healthcare sector, on an investment in the Spanish company Vivebiotech, which develops viral vectors for rare diseases and cancer.

GA_P advises Acteon on its agreement with Septodont Holding for the acquisition of Inibsa, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the French group Acteon, a leading provider of integrated dental solutions, on the acquisition, together with the French group Septodont Holding, of Inibsa, the leading Spanish multinational pharmaceutical group specialised in the development and manufacture of products for dental professionals.

The judge gives the green light to bondholders to take Telepizza | Expansión, 2024 – The Commercial Court number 5 of Madrid has agreed to approve the restructuring plan of Food Delivery Brands, parent company of Telepizza, which will give full control of the company to the bondholders, among which groups such as Blantyre, Oak Hill and Fortress stand out, as stated in a judicial resolution to which Expansión has…

GA_P advises the Luna Family on the sale of HT Group to Fremman Capital fund, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the Luna family on the sale to Fremman Capital of a majority stake in Grupo HT, Spain’s leading provider of radiology and diagnostic imaging services. This is one of the most significant transactions of this quarter in the Private Equity and Healthcare sectors. The transaction is subject to approval by…

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GA_P advises Zegona on the acquisition of Vodafone Spain, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo ha asesorado a Zegona en la adquisición del 100% de Vodafone España por €5.100 millones, en colaboración con Travers Smith en la adquisición y con Milbank Tweed en la financiación.

GA_P advises creditors in the successful court case on Celsa’s restructuring plan, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised and assumed the legal representation of the creditors during the restructuring process of the steel group Celsa. Following the recent publication of the Judgment handed down by Barcelona Commercial Court 2, which rejects the objections raised by the Group’s shareholders and Kutxabank and approves the restructuring plan, the creditors will…

GA_P advises Indigo on the acquisition of Parkia, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the French group Indigo on the acquisition of Parkia in a competitive process. Indigo is the largest car park operator in Europe and with this transaction it takes a giant step forward in terms of growth in Spain. The group, owned by Predica, Vauban and Meag, currently manages more than…

GA_P advises Energo-Pro on the acquisition of Xallas (formerly Ferroatlántica) and Feroe companies, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Energo-Pro, a company specialised in hydroelectric generation based in the Czech Republic, on the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of the companies Xallas Electricidad y Aleaciones (formerly Ferroatlántica) and Feroe Ventures & Investments owned by the global investment firm Sixth Street. To finance the transaction, Energo-Pro has secured…

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GA_P advises Invesco and Searchlight on the refinancing transaction of the financial indebtedness of the Mediapro Group, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Searchlight Capital Partners and Invesco Senior Secured Management as first and second lien lenders on the recapitalisation of the Mediapro Group. The transaction has involved the refinancing of its debt and the recapitalisation of the Group through a capital increase of €620 million. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has worked on this…

GA_P advises Lamosa on the purchase of the flat ceramic business from Roca, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Mexico’s Grupo Lamosa on the acquisition of Roca’s flat ceramic business for €220 million. Lamosa is one of the world’s leading ceramic tile manufacturers. The operation includes the indirect acquisition of the Roca Group’s subsidiaries in this business, with a presence in Spain, the USA and Brazil, and the subsequent…

Irene is a partner of Litigation and Arbitration at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She holds a double Law and Business Administrationa from Comillas Pontifical University – ICADE E-3. She specialised in Insolvency law at the Pontifical Comillas University and had an advanced course in Arbitration at the IE Business School.

She has been a lecturer in various insolvency and litigation programmes (Madrid Bar Association, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad San Pablo CEU) and she currently an officer in the Litigation Committee of the International Bar Association and was awarded the InspiraLaw Top 50 Women award in 2018 by Iberian Lawyer.

She has participated as an author in several specialised legal publications.