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Luis Ignacio Villasmil Bolinaga LL.M.

Senior Associate
About

Luis is an associate in the Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) and Private Equity department in the Madrid office.

He advises a wide range of clients from different sectors (including technology, industrials and business services), both national and international, in mergers and acquisitions transactions. Luis has worked with private equity firms, as well with market-relevant corporations seeking to expand their business in Spain. He also advises in cross-border M&A, especially for Latin America. In addition, he has also advised private equity managers in their compliance with Spanish private equity regulation.

Lastly, he provides general corporate advise and corporate day-to-day services to national and international companies.

Bar admissionsAbogado registered with Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de MadridAbogado registered with el colegio de abogados de Caracas, Venezuela (Caracas Bar)

EXPERIENCE

  • Advised a global private equity firm in the acquisition of a large Spanish professional formation institute.
  • Advised on the sale of a Latin American group of companies to a major industrial in France.
  • Advised leading global provider of end-to-end software and cloud technology solutions on the acquisition of a Spanish technology leader solutions company.
  • Advised UK private equity firm on the acquisition of business services company focused on IT solutions for governmental authorities.
  • Advised a global leader in network security and intelligence on the acquisition of a Spanish antivirus and cybersecurity developer.
  • Advised national and international private equity managers on their investment strategy regulation and compliance with Spanish private equity regulation.
  • Advised a major Real Estate fund on corporate general advice.
Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • French
Education
  • Universidad de Nebrija, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, 2019; Master for the Access of Legal Practice, 2021
  • University of Chicago Law School, LL.M (Legum Magister), 2018
  • Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Bachelor’s Degree in Law (Honors – Cum Laude), 2016

Prior Experience

  • 2018 to 2021: Associate in Spanish international law firm

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Young Leaders Network (American Chamber in Spain)

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