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Javier Arenas Olivencia
Senior Associate
Javier Arenas Olivencia is a senior associate in the Corporate Practice Group, specialising in private equity and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), at the firm’s Madrid office.
He has extensive experience in advising both domestic and international investment funds and companies across a wide range of sectors and industries regarding the sale and purchase of companies and businesses, joint ventures, mergers and other corporate restructurings.
In addition, Javier provides recurring advisory services on corporate law and contractual elements to Spanish companies and international groups with a presence in Spain, and he has participated in several financing transactions.
Prior to joining the firm, Javier was part of the corporate and M&A practices of an international law firm operating in Spain and a Spanish law firm, where he was recognised by Best Lawyers 2022 and 2023 in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, as well as by PBV Directory 2022 for Corporate/M&A in Spain and as a Specialist.
He has collaborated with legal media such as Expansión Jurídico, Hay Derecho, Thomson Reuters and Legal Today.
- Advised HIG Capital on the acquisition of Grupo Ransa, a leading logistics company.
- Advised Intrum, the Swedish-listed multinational group, on the acquisition of 80% of leading Spanish real estate service Solvia from Banco Sabadell for €241 million.
- Advised Excom, a Spanish telecommunications group backed by Formentor Capital and Kartesia, on the investment of Formentor Capital, as well as on the acquisition of more than 10 telecommunications operators.
- Advised Abertis on the sale of Hispasat, one of its subsidiaries in the telecommunications sector, to Red Eléctrica, for a value of €949 million.
- Advised fund manager ABE Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Fanox, a manufacturer of protection relays for medium-voltage installations.
- Advised Medsavana, a company specialising in the application of big data to the medical sector, on the entry of Seaya Ventures in its share capital.
- Advised venture capital fund Axon Partners Group on its investments in Libelium, a company specialising in Internet of Things, in Ideadero, in Embention, a leading technology group in autopilot software and drone component manufacturing listed on Euronext Access, as well as on the acquisition of the Cañas y Tapas restaurant chain from leading multinational group Alsea.
- Advised Tiko, a European leading property technology company backed by leading investors such as Rocket Internet and btov Partners, on its recent €60 million Series A funding.
- Advised Juniper Group, a division of the Canadian-listed group Constellation Software Inc., on the acquisition of Avalon Informática y Servicios Group.
- Advised CCPA Group, a leading French company in the animal nutrition sector, on the acquisition of Nutega and Novation, leaders in the Spanish market for €20 million.
- Advised the shareholders of 360º CorA, an independent management company with €1 billion in assets under management, on the sale of 100% of the share capital to leading independent financial firm Abante Asesores (confidential amount).
Education
- ISBIF Finance School, Executive Programme, Private Equity and M&A, 2021
- IE Law School, Double Master's Degree, Law and Corporate Legal Advice, 2018
- Universidad CEU San Pablo, Law Degree, Specialised Programme in Sports Law, 2017
Admissions
- Madrid, 2019
Languages
- Spanish
- English
- Recognised among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Spain for Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law by Best Lawyers 2023
- Recommended by PBV Directory 2022 for Corporate/M&A in Spain and as a Specialist
- Included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers 2022 as among the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law