Biography
Julia Villalón heads the White & Case Tax practice in Spain.
With over 15 years of experience, she specializes in advising on the tax aspects of a wide range of M&A transactions, including both cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, joint ventures or co-investments and private equity deals. She has also extensive experience in assessing the tax implications of energy, infrastructure and real estate transactions.
She also represents clients on tax audits and tax litigations before the Spanish tax authorities and Spanish courts.
Experience
Some representative examples of Julia's experience include advising:
Indra Sistemas, S.A. on the Spanish tax implications deriving from the acquisition of certain assets owned by Duro Felguera Calderería, S.A.U. and the administrative concession granted over the factory in Gijón, known as 'El Tallerón'.
Solaria on the tax implications of an intragroup restructuring involving a portfolio of assets devoted to the leasing activity.
Investindustrial on the Spanish tax implications deriving from the 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.
The consortium of lenders on the Spanish tax considerations of the financing of the acquisition by Ambienta Sgr S.p.A, one of the Europe's largest sustainability focused Private Equity investor of Agronova Biotech Group, a group of companies specialized in the development, production and commercialization of biotechnology-based solutions for agriculture with over 250 employees in several international markets.
Waterland Private Equity on the Spanish tax aspects of the acquisition of a significant stake in the capital of Auren Holding SP, S.L.P., a multidisciplinary professional services firm in Spain, specializing in audit, legal advisory, consulting and corporate finance services.
Charterhouse Capital Partners on the Spanish tax implications of the acquisition of c.80% of the shares of Metrodora, S.L. to Magnum Capital for an amount of c. USD 270 million.
Waterland Private Equity on the Spanish tax matters of the acquisition of a majority stake of Investigación y Control de Calidad, S.A. ("Incosa") and the indirect reinvestment in Incosa of 3-Gutinver, S.L. and some of the key managers of Incosa alongside with Waterland PE.
Georg Fischer AG an international industrial and listed company, on the Spanish tax implications deriving from the sale of GF Machining Solutions (GF's machine tool business) and subsequent internal restructuring.
Groupe BPCE on the Spanish tax aspects of its €1.1 billion acquisition of Société Générale Equipment Finance, one of the European leading providers of industrial equipment lease financing, and subsequent restructuring of the group in Spain.
Falcon's Beyond Global Inc, on the sale of the Sol Tenerife Hotel to Melia and its other third-party joint venture partner (Banca March). The transaction was structured as a share deal of Tertian XXI, S.L., the company which owns the resort hotel.
