Biography
Eduardo Franco is an Associate in the Firm's Global M&A / Corporate Group in Madrid.
He advises on a broad spectrum of corporate matters, with particular experience in both domestic and international private M&A and private equity deals. His work also includes joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and general transactional advice for listed as well as privately held companies.
Experience
Some representative examples of Eduardo's experience include assistance to:
Ardabelle Capital on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Plymag, S.L., a European leader in biostimulants and crop nutrition.
Charterhouse Capital Partners on its acquisition of c.80% of the shares of Metrodora, S.L., an educational group specialized in health and sports education, to Magnum Capital for an amount of c. 270 million.
Investindustrial on its acquisition of a majority stake (up to 100% of the share capital) in Asociación de Industrias Alicantinas del Helado y Derivados, S.A. (Grupo Alacant), one of the leading independent ice cream manufacturers in Spain focused predominantly on private label ice cream for modern retail clients and on co-manufacturing for leading branded ice cream players.
Endesa Generación, S.A.U. on its c.€1 billion acquisition of 100% of Corporación Acciona Hidráulica, S.L.U., a Spanish hydropower company operating 34 hydropower projects across Spain with a total installed capacity of approximately 626.5 MW, from Acciona Group, including full legal, tax, financial, and technical due diligence.
Alder Private Equity and its portfolio company Electronic Manufacturing Group, S.L. on the acquisition of Duran Electronica, S.L., a Spanish company dedicated to the designs and manufacture of advanced gas control devices and detection systems.