Álvaro expertly guides clients through complex antitrust and regulatory landscapes to achieve compliance and competitive advantage.
As head of our ACT practice in Spain, he specializes in merger control before the European Commission and the Spanish competition authority, empowering clients to execute transformative deals. He also advises on behavioural matters and foreign direct investment, helping businesses overcome regulatory hurdles to achieve their strategic objectives.
Known for his perceptive manner and forward-thinking approach, Álvaro counsels national and multinational clients on a diverse range of antitrust issues, from cartel infringement proceedings and dawn raids to merger control approvals. Álvaro also has a great expertise in guiding clients to obtain foreign direct investment approvals in national and multinational deals. In every matter, he seeks to provide strategic insights that inform decision-making and mitigate financial and reputational risk.
Álvaro is a true thought leader and further afield through briefing and articles to share the latest regulatory development, some of his recent publications include: the Spain chapters in the Foreign Investment Regulation Review and Getting the Deal Through – Merger Control.
Having honed his skills in our London and Brussels ACT practices, Álvaro brings a wealth of international experience to each engagement. Fluent in Spanish, English and French, he connects seamlessly with clients across linguistic and cultural borders, delivering tailored solutions that align with global antitrust and competition considerations.
- Representing DAZN in the antitrust aspects relating to the distribution of its premium sports pay-TV content in Spain.
- Representing Cinven in obtaining EU merger control clearance of its acquisition of Idealista, the leading online real estate classifieds platform in southern Europe.
- Representing Essity during the CNMC's cartel investigation into the adult nappy/diaper sector.
- Representing LafargeHolcim during the CNMC's cartel investigations into: the cement, ready-mix concrete and related products sector; and the Asturias ready-mix concrete sector.
- Representing a leading Spanish energy company in the EU and international merger control aspects of its strategic partnership to develop a leading platform in the area of renewable energy.
- Representing Midea Group in the process of obtaining EU and other multijurisdictional merger control approvals for the acquisition of Teka.
- Advising a major international ride-hailing operator in the merger control aspects of several minority shareholding acquisitions in the Spanish market.
- Advising a major US IT company in the antitrust investigation conducted by the Spanish antitrust authority relating to the distribution of its products in Amazon’s marketplace in Spain.
- Advising HOCHTIEF on its acquisition (alongside ACS and Atlantia) of toll-road operator Abertis. Read more about the deal in our case study.
- Advising Mubadala Capital, the Abu Dhabi state-owned private equity firm, on obtaining Spanish foreign direct investment approval for its acquisition of a majority stake in Babel, a consultancy firm specialising in advising large corporations in their digitalisation process.
