Colliers International Group Inc. has acquired Ayesa Engineering S.A.U., the engineering division of Ayesa Inversiones S.L.U., from A&M Capital Europe and the Manzanares family for a total consideration of €600 million.
Uría Menéndez advised Colliers on this acquisition.
The transaction team was led Juan Carlos Machuca (M&A Partner, London) with support from Manuel Delgado (Managing Associate), Associates Laura Barroso and Sara Gómez from the M&A team; Nerea Torrontegui (Senior Associate) from the employment team; and Ingrid Pi (Partner), Leticia López-Lapuente (Partner), Associates Cristina Manrique and Ignacio Esteban from the IP/IT team, among others.
The Firm also acted as legal coordinator across all international jurisdictions involved in the transaction.
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Colliers on Indian law aspects of the acquisition.
The transaction team was led by Saloni Shroff (Partner) and Ratnadeep Roychowdhury (Partner), with support from Ritum Kumar (Senior Associate) and Harshvardhan Tripathi (Associate). The team also conducted due diligence team with support from Associates Shravan Subramanian, and Aastha Sahay.
The legal due diligence on public law, regulatory and projects & infrastructure matters were led by Vivek Rathore (Partner), with support from Divya Rana (SA – Designate) and Harshita Lilani (Associate).
The data protection diligence was led by Anirban Mohapatra (Partner).
The ABAC and AML diligence team was led by Sara Sundaram (Partner), with support from Nikunj Agarwal (Associate).
Pérez-Llorca advised Ayesa Engineering on the transaction.
The transaction was led by Corporate M&A Partners Julio Lujambio, José Luis Romeu, Bojan Radovanovic and Melchor Álvarez de Mon, with support from Beatriz Sánchez, Roberto Funes (Senior Associate) and Javier Ihatsu (Associate). The following lawyers provided assistance:
Banking & Finance: Isabel Villa (Partner);
Tax: Norma Peña (Partner) and Sergi Aguilar (Associate);
Employment, compensation and benefits: Isabel Moya (Partner) and Paola Vegazo (Associate);
Intellectual property and technology: Andy Ramos (Partner), together with Alicia Maddio (Senior Associate), Álvaro Lobo (Senior Associate), Associates Patricia Molina, Luisa Galiana and Michelle Camerlo
Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised A&M Capital Europe on this transaction.
The team was led by Simon Lyell (Equity Partner), with support from Kirstin Fyffe (Counsel) and Matthew Williams (Associate).
Khaitan & Co advised A&M Capital Europe on Indian law aspects of the transaction.
The team was led by Rabindra Jhunjhunwala (Partner), with support from Kevin Shah (Partner), Sayani Bhattacharyya (Senior Associate), and Ankush Unni (Associate).
Deepak Kumar (Partner) provided assistance on Employment Law aspects.
Ayesa Engineering is a leading multidiscipline engineering and project management firm headquartered in Seville, Spain, known for providing technical and engineering services across various sectors.
This acquisition marks a significant expansion for Colliers International in the engineering and project management space, enhancing its capabilities and market presence in Europe and beyond.
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