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GA_P advises MARI on the acquisition of the Mutua Madrid Open

icon 15 October, 2025

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised MARI, the new international events and experiences company, with Ariel Emanuel as lead investor, on the acquisition of the Mutua Madrid Open from International Management Group (IMG).

The acquisition forms part of a multijurisdictional transaction that also involved the transfer of the ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open, two WTA 1000 tournaments and other flagship WTA events. Through this deal, MARI reflects its long-term vision of building a global and dynamic portfolio of events, focused on sports, with the Mutua Madrid Open as one of its flagship assets.

The GA_P team was led by Mónica Weimann, together with Cristina Sánchez Weickgenannt, Guillermo Menéndez and Jaime Goez, partner and associates of the Corporate team; and included the collaboration of Carlos de la Luna, associate in Banking & Finance, Miguel Troncoso, Laura Lence and Sophie Jozroland, partner and associates in Competition and EU Law, Irene Fernández Puyol and Paloma González, partner and associate in Public Law, Jesús Tallos del Río, associate in Employment, Claudia Gálvez and Marta Casilda Martínez-Almeida, associates in White Collar Crime, Diego Ibáñez, associate in Intellectual Property, and Jacobo Alapont, associate in Real Estate.

Lawyer mentioned

Monica Weimann – Partner

Cristina Sánchez Weickgenannt – Senior associate

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Corporate and M&A

Banking and Finance

Competition and European Union law

Employment

Intellectual Property

White Collar Crime and Internal Investigations

Public Law and Regulated Sectors

Real Estate

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Sandra Cuesta
Sandra Cuesta
Director of Business Development, Marketing and Communications
email scuesta@ga-p.com
Madrid, (+34) 91 582 91 00
Sandra Cuesta
Sandra Cuesta
Director of Business Development, Marketing and Communications
email scuesta@ga-p.com
Madrid, (+34) 91 582 91 00
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