Sector
Private Equity
“They adapted with admirable responsibility and we felt very comfortable throughout the whole process.”
Chambers & Partners Europe
Our group is composed of experts in private equity from different areas of practice, specifically: corporate, tax, finance, capital markets, regulatory, and restructuring.
All of them have extensive experience in all types of complex operations, including transactions affecting different jurisdictions and having an international element.
We also have specialists in these aspects:
- Fund formation: Fundraising processes, establishment of venture capital entities, structuring of success fee systems (carried interest), relations with the National Securities Market Commission, audits of venture capital entities for institutional investors and investment funds.
- Venture Capital: Advising start-ups, both in initial and development stages (BME Growth, venture debt, financing rounds, etc.), especially in the technology and internet sectors.
- Special situations: Recurring advice to funds and investors in the structuring and execution of complex operations, including debt acquisition transactions and loan-to-own (loan with purchase option), hybrid equity and debt transactions, distressed asset acquisitions, non-performing loans (NPLs), and other complex assets in regulated sectors.
Our services cover:
We advise funds, management teams, or financing entities.
Including IPOs and listings on the alternative stock market (BME Growth)
Acknowledgements
We are recognised nationally and internationally for our legal services, management, client service, innovation and technical excellence.

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo always offers a proactive approach and is always cognisant of our matters. We appreciate the team very much.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The extensive experience of the partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo means they can approach all kinds of situations with confidence.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have a prestigious reputation in the sector. They are great professionals in all areas.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo work well together, study the matters and accompany you. They are technically adept and communicate very well too.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“I appreciate Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s legal know-how as well as its relations with various public-private agents.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo always offers a proactive approach and is always cognisant of our matters. We appreciate the team very much.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“The extensive experience of the partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo means they can approach all kinds of situations with confidence.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo always offers a proactive approach and is always cognisant of our matters. We appreciate the team very much.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity
“The extensive experience of the partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo means they can approach all kinds of situations with confidence.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo have a prestigious reputation in the sector. They are great professionals in all areas.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity
“The partners at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo work well together, study the matters and accompany you. They are technically adept and communicate very well too.”

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2025. Private Equity
“I appreciate Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s legal know-how as well as its relations with various public-private agents.”

Legal 500 2024. Private Equity
“His dedication and knowledge of the client’s needs sets him apart. Álvaro Mateo is highly recommendable’

Legal 500 2024. Private Equity
‘Pablo Fernández Cortijo has excellent knowledge of the business and the market.’

Legal 500 2024. Private Equity – Spain
‘Professionalism, empathy and closeness. They are always available even for minor issues. They accompany the client before, during and after the transaction.’

Chambers & Partners, Europe 2024 – Private Equity
“They adapted with admirable responsibility and we felt very comfortable throughout the whole process.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2024. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Alex is highly capable from a technical perspective.”

Chambers & Partners Global 2023. Private Equity
“Íñigo Erlaiz Cotelo is close to the client; he’s experienced and fully available. He has extensive knowledge of the market.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Private Equity
“She’s very technical and dedicated.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“Álvaro Mateo is always able to find a solution that fits the transaction.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Private Equity
“Íñigo Erlaiz Cotelo is calm, empathetic and willing to get to an agreement to get the deal done while being very commercial and focusing on the key points”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Private Equity: Venture Capital
“he manages all the expectations of his clients well and provides excellent feedback based on his wide and cross-sectional experience.”

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Private Equity: Venture Capital

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Private Equity
“Gómez-Acebo & Pombo makes me feel I am always in good hands because of its great service and realistic approach”

IFLR 1000 2022: Highly Regarded. Private Equity

IFLR 1000 2022: Highly Regarded. Capital Markets: Equity

IFLR 1000 2022: Notable practitioner. Capital markets : Equity
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18 Dec, 2020
Winding up of a company. “Automatic” redundancy of staff?
When the company is wound up, the immediate employment consequence should be the termination of employment contracts. Employment law refers to the procedure for collective redundancies for that purpose, but it is questioned whether, together with the procedure, grounds should also be required to justify such a business decision.