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Elena Ferrer Velasco
Associate
Elena Ferrer Velasco is an associate in the firm’s Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity Practices in the firm’s Madrid office.
Elena is experienced in providing corporate advice to national and international clients from different sectors. She has experience in advising on corporate restructuring transactions (i.e. mergers, spinoffs, transfers of assets) and acquisitions (including due diligence processes and the negotiation and drafting of shares and/or asset purchase agreements). In particular, she has provided ongoing transactional advice to groups of companies involved in inorganic growth projects.
Moreover, she advises private companies on ongoing corporate secretarial matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Elena developed her professional career in the corporate and M&A legal teams of one of the Big Four audit firms and one of the leading Spanish law firms.
Elena holds a law degree from the University of Barcelona and a master's degree in law (specialising in private law) from the same university. Elena has also participated in several courses and seminars in the field of business law.
- Advised HIG Capital on the acquisition of Grupo Ransa, a leading logistics company.
- 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 fund manager ABE Capital Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in Fanox, a manufacturer of protection relays for medium-voltage installations.
- Advised venture capital fund Axon Partners Group on its investments in Libelium, a company specialising in Internet of Things (IoT), 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 leading European property technology (PropTech) firm backed by leading investors such as Rocket Internet and btov Partners, on its recent €60 million Series A funding.
- Advised the 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.
Education
- Universidad de Barcelona, Master’s Degree, Legal Practice, Private Law Focus, 2019
- Universidad de Barcelona, Law Degree, 2017
Admissions
- Barcelona, 2020
Languages
- Spanish
- English