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Transactions Iberian Mergers and Acquisitions In association with M&A League Tables – 01-Jan-2016 to 02-Dec-2016 Top law firms advising on Iberian M&A based on volume Top law firms advising on Iberian M&A based on value Rank 1 Law firm Rank Law firm 13 1 Garrigues 16.320 61 Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira 6.328 59 Value (€m) Deal Count Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 26.107 Value (€m) Deal Count 2 Uría Menéndez 17.754 46 2 3 Linklaters 17.273 27 3 Uría Menéndez 17.754 46 4 Garrigues 16.320 61 4 Deloitte Legal 6.869 28 5 Allen & Overy 10.171 21 5 Linklaters 17.273 27 6 Deloitte Legal 6.869 28 6 Clifford Chance 5.063 27 7 DLA Piper 6.681 9 7 PwC legal 2.639 23 8 Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira 6.328 59 8 Allen & Overy 10.171 21 9 Ontier 6.135 2 9 Pérez-Llorca 4.773 18 1 10 CMS 2.413 16 10 Hengeler Mueller 5.760 Based on announced deals excluding lapsed and withdrawn bids. Based on dominant geography of target being Iberia. Data correct as of 02-Dec-2016 Includes all deals valued over USD 5m. Where deal value not disclosed, deal has been entered based on turnover of target exceeding USD 10m. Activities excluded from table include property transactions and restructurings where the ultimate shareholders’ interests are not changed. Top 10 Iberian M&A – 01-Jan-2016 to 02-Dec-2016 Deal Value (€m) Announcement Date Target Company Target/ Seller Legal Adviser Bidder Company Bidder Legal Adviser 17/06/2016 Gamesa Corporación Tecnologica CMS; Uría Menéndez Siemens Linklaters; Advising FA: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 05/09/2016 Quironsalud Allen & Overy; DLA Piper; Garrigues HELIOS Kliniken GmbH Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Hengeler Mueller 04/03/2016 Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (48.3% Stake) Linklaters Inversora Carso Ontier 21/06/2016 Metrovacesa(Tertiary and Residential Assets) Uría Menéndez; Advising FA: Latham & Watkins Merlin Properties Socimi Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Garrigues Metrovacesa 3.882 12/09/2016 Gas Natural Fenosa (20% Stake) Uría Menéndez; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Pérez-Llorca Global Infrastructure Partners III Deloitte Legal; Garrigues; Advising FA: Allen & Overy Repsol; Criteria Caixa 3.803 26/09/2016 Urbaser Linklaters China Tianying Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios 2.212 28/04/2016 Barclays (Barclaycard business in Portugal and Spain) Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer WiZink Bank Clifford Chance Barclays 1.300 27/07/2016 Enel Green Power España(60% Stake) Enel 1.207 28/04/2016 Hotelbeds Group Allen & Overy; Deloitte Legal Cinven Partners; Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; PwC legal; Torys; Advising FA: Clifford Chance TUI 1.165 18/04/2016 Banco BPI (55.9% Stake) PLMJ - Sociedade de Advogados CaixaBank Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira; Uría Menéndez Seller Company 6.640 CVC Capital Partners 5.760 5.734 Endesa 907 Based on announced deals excluding lapsed and withdrawn bids. Based on dominant geography of target being Iberia. Data correct as of 02-Dec-2016. Includes all deals valued over USD 5m. Where deal value not disclosed, deal has been entered based on turnover of target exceeding USD 10m. Activities excluded from table include property transactions and restructurings where the ultimate shareholders’ interests are not changed. This information has been provided by mergermarket Ltd. and any queries should be addressed to [email protected]. For further information about mergermarket please visit www.mergermarket.com or contact Hannah Bagshawe, The Mergermarket Group, Tel +44(0)20 7059 6151 Fax +44(0)20 7059 6101. insight not hindsight mergermarket is a unique and powerful M&A proprietary intelligence tool used by the world´s leading companies and their advisers Find out more at www.mergermarket.com 14 • IBERIAN LAWYER • November / December 2016 www.iberianlawyer.com