Ana Merino is an associate in the Madrid office of Latham & Watkins.

She advises national and international clients from different industries on general corporate matters, cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and venture capital transactions.

Ana’s experience includes advising:

  • Intuitive Surgical in the acquisition of the distribution business of the Da Vinci Robotic Systems in Italy, Spain, and Portugal
  • Repsol, a Spanish energy company, in:
    • The acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Asterion Energies and its subsidiaries located in Spain, France, and Italy
    • The sale of a 49% stake in its Delta wind farm portfolio to Pontegadea
    • The acquisition of 15 SPVs owned by the Forestalia Group, each owning a wind farm project with an aggregate capacity of 805 MW, intended for hybridization with the Escatrón combined cycle thermoelectric power plant located in Zaragoza
  • Stericycle, Inc. in the sale of the 100% of the shares of the Spanish company SRCL Consenur, S.L.U and its subsidiaries located in Spain and Portugal to companies of URBASER Group
  • Hyatt Hotels Corporation on the acquisition of 50% of Bahía Principe Hotels & Resorts from Grupo Piñero
  • Design Holding Group, a Carlyle and Investindustrial’s portfolio company, on a €425 million senior secured notes offering
  • Aedas Homes on the acquisition of Promociones y Propiedades Inmobiliarias Espacio (PRIESA) from Grupo Villar Mir

Bar Qualification

  • Spain (Abogado)

Education

  • Dual LLM in Legal Practice & Business Law, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 2022
  • Bachelor Degree in Law, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 2021
  • Diploma in Global Law Program, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 2021

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Catalan