José María Alonso advises clients on the regulatory aspects of complex corporate transactions and litigation against Spanish public administrations and administrative courts.
Mr. Alonso draws on nearly a decade as a Spanish State Attorney to guide private equity firms and large corporates on Spanish public law matters and EU regulation, particularly in the financial, energy, and infrastructure industries, including:
Regulatory aspects of M&A
Public law concessions, permits, and authorizations
Foreign direct investments
Public procurement matters
Environmental law issues
Leveraging his experience at the Ministry of the Presidency and Public Administration and his work as Technical General Secretary of Spain's Ministry of Economy and Business, he combines a deep understanding of the European market with a commercially driven approach to transactions.
Experience
Mr. Alonso’s experience includes advising:
H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, a Spain-based green hydrogen platform that provides solutions across the hydrogen value chain, on its business combination with RMG Acquisition Corp. III
Solum Partners on acquiring a stake in Agrupa Lettuce, a Spain-based fruit and vegetable producer
The Carlyle Group on acquiring a majority stake in Garnica Group, a leading global manufacturer of premium plywood solutions, from ICG
SATS on acquiring Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a France-based air cargo logistics, ground handling, and technical services provider
Repsol, a Spanish energy company, on:
Acquiring 100% of the share capital of Asterion Energies and its subsidiaries in Spain, France, and Italy
Selling a 49% stake in the Valdesolar photovoltaic project to The Renewables Infrastructure Group
Selling a 49% stake in its Delta wind farm portfolio to Pontegadea
TA Associates on acquiring the esPublico group, a Spanish group of companies that develops legal and economic content platforms
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and KKR on a majority stake in Vantage Towers, a Germany-based mobile telecommunications tower infrastructure operator, in a joint venture with Vodafone
EIG Global Energy Partners on the US$4.8 billion acquisition of a 25% stake in Repsol Upstream, a Spain-based exploration and production company
Latécoère on acquiring Malaga Aerospace, Defense & Electronics Systems, a Spain-based manufacturer of airborne electronic systems and applications
Brookfield Asset Management on acquiring Spanish slate producer Cupa from The Carlyle Group
CVC on its €1.994 billion investment in LaLiga, Spain’s professional football league
Block (previously Square) on the financial regulatory aspects of acquiring a qualifying holding in Clearpay, a Spain-based payments company, in the context of Afterpay’s US$29 billion global acquisition
The ad hoc group of bondholders on Spanish shipping company Naviera Armas’ restructuring
Grupo Gransolar’s shareholders on the sale of a 60% stake to Trilantic for €425 million
Platinum Equity on acquiring Urbaser, one of the world’s largest providers of environmental services, from China Tianying for an enterprise value of approximately US$4.2 billion
Sener and Masdar on selling Torresol Energy Investments, a company in the thermosolar energy industry, to Q-Energy
X-Elio Energy, a Spain-based renewable energy services provider, on selling its solar assets portfolio to China Three Gorges
Cerner on selling its IT healthcare portfolio in Spain and Germany to CompuGroup Medical for €225 million
Spanish corporates challenging regulations and enforcement decisions before the Spanish administration, the National Court, and the Supreme Court
Qualifications
Bar Qualification
Spain (Abogado)
Education
Dual Degree Program in Business Administration and Management (ADE) and Law (E-3), ICADE - Universidad Pontificia de Comillas - Madrid, 2007
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