Pablo Mendez

Pablo Mendez

Counsel

Email

pablo.mendez@aoshearman.com

Phone

+34 91782 9703

Offices

Madrid

V-CARD
Pablo has extensive experience advising national and international clients, including founders, on M&A, joint ventures and partner agreements, W&I insurance policies, MIP and reinvestment structures, reorganizations, contracts and corporate governance in various sectors, with special emphasis on private equity, infrastructure, energy and TMT.
With extensive experience in the infrastructure sector and a deep knowledge of digital infrastructure assets, Pablo has participated in landmark deals in the Spanish market.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • A private equity firm on the acquisition of a multinational food company.
  • A private equity firm on the sale of an open access rural fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) platform in Spain.
  • Infracapital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Endesa Soluciones (energy efficiency solutions platform) from Endesa Energía and on their joint venture arrangements.
  • A large global investment manager on the sale of Grupo Axión (including dark fibre platform Axent), a neutral telecommunications operator with a special presence in Andalusia, to Asterion Industrial Partners.
  • Advent, via its investee Circet, on the acquisition of Instalaciones y Tendidos Telefónicos, S.A. (ITETE Conecta), O&M telecommunications infrastructure supplier.
  • A global investment organization on the EUR250m acquisition of a majority stake in a leading platform offering graphic resources.
  • Advent, via its investee Circet, on the acquisition of Cableven a telecommunications infrastructure service provider in charge of network deployment and maintenance and installation activities.
  • Axión Infraestructuras in the constitution of Axent, a Spanish joint venture with Enagás to develop and offer telecommunications transport services on fibre and radio platforms.
  • Axión Infraestructuras in the constitution of a Spanish joint venture with Wireless Infrastructure Group Limited for the deployment of DaS and small cells.
  • Waterland on its Spanish add-on consisting on the acquisition of the Bynsa Group, a benchmark company in Spain in the pet food sector specialized in private label.
  • Apax on its Spanish add-on consisting on the acquisition of Grupo Ibersnacks, Spanish-based chips and snacks manufacturer specialized in private label.
  • Viscofan, the BME listed global leader in the manufacturing, production and distribution of casings for the meat industry, on the acquisition of the Supralon Group with subsidiaries in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany and France.
  • A large global investment manager in its investment for the acquisition of Axión Infraestructuras de Telecomunicaciones, S.A.U., national wholesale operator of telecommunication infrastructures and services.
  • Venture capital firm on its sale of Spanish off-street car park operator to an infrastructure fund.

Published Work

  • Pablo Méndez (2023) "The technical and legal aspects of sequential and conditional M&A transactions", Corporate practice for lawyers
  • Pablo Méndez (2021) “Spain reaffirms itself as a key destination for foreign investment”, El Economista - Capital Privado
  • Pablo Méndez (2017) “First registered EU cross-border demerger in the Commercial Registry of Madrid", Corporate practice for lawyers
  • Pablo Méndez (2014) “Recent changes in corporate governance”, Revista de Derecho de Sociedades

Speaking Engagements

  • Guest Speaker, M&A contracts and processes, IFAES programme, June 2022

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Madrid Bar Association

Awards

  • Finalist in the Iberian Lawyer forty under 40 awards, 2021, 2022 and 2023

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as lawyer, Spain, 2008

Academic

Corporate Legal Course, IE Law School Executive Education, 2011

LL.M., Full scholarship granted by IE Law School based on good performance, William & Mary – Marshall Wythe Law School, 2010

LL.M., Legal Practice (“Master en Asesoría Jurídica de Empresas”), IE Law School, 2009

Law Degree and Diploma in Business Administration, Comillas Pontifical University – ICADE - E1, 2008

Languages

English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.