People
Inigo del Val
Biography
Íñigo is Private Capital Sector Lead and advises numerous leading companies on both domestic and international public and private M&A transactions.
He has extensive experience across multiple sectors including financial services, transport, education, social infrastructure, and TMT, amongst others. With over 24 years of experience, Íñigo specialises in corporate transactions, including private equity, public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, and restructuring. He has advised both domestic and international clients, including listed and unlisted companies and private equity houses. Íñigo is recognized as one of the foremost experts in M&A and private equity. He has navigated a broad spectrum of investment strategies, ranging from traditional private equity investments to infrastructure ventures. Additionally, he has represented managers in leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and is highly regarded for his proficiency in structuring complex R&W insurance solutions in the market. Íñigo is recommended as a leading M&A and Private Equity lawyer in Chambers & Partners (Band 1), IFLR 1000 and Legal 500. Íñigo was also named “Best Lawyer of the Year in Spain” by Expansion in 2023.
Practice areas
- Corporate and M&A
- Private equity
- M and A JVs and corporate reorganizations
- Insurance
- Public company advisory and corporate governance
Sectors
- Energy
- Banks
- Industrials and manufacturing
- Consumer and retail
- Private capital
- Insurance
- Private equity
Selected experience
- A multinational financial institution on the EUR3.1bn acquisition of TSB Banking Group from Banco Sabadell.
- Parques Reunidos on the EUR1bn sale of its US business to Herschend.
- JB Capital on the EUR425m acquisition of Palacios Alimentación.
- China Three Gorges on the EUR500m acquisition of Mula power station in Spain from Northleaf and Q-Energy.
- Riverside on the EUR255m sale of HTBA to Miura.
- Oakley Capital on the acquisition of Horizons Optical.
- Macquarie Capital on the EUR900m acquisition of Digi’s business of FTTH.
- An international fund on the acquisition of one of the main universities in Spain.
- An international fund on the sale of a tech platform, leader in the real estate sector in Spain and Italy.
- Restaurant Brands Iberia (Cinven) on the acquisition of all Grupo Alsea restaurants in Spain.
Education
- Degree, Law, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, 1999
- Post Graduate Degree, Corporate Law, Instituto de Empresa, 2000
Admissions
- Abogado, Spain, 2005
Languages
- English
- Spanish