Mergermarket M&A Forum – Spain 2022
Equipping acquirers, investors and advisors with connections and corporate strategy trends
Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid
Agenda
Registration and Breakfast
Mergermarket chairperson opening
Keynote Presentation: Macroeconomic outlook for Spain
This keynote will examine the political situation between Spain and the European Union & the European Union’s relationship with Russia. What will the geopolitical implications of the conflict have on the future pipeline of deals and what sectors will be impacted the most.
Fireside Chat: Sector spotlight - Technology advancements
Technology sectors in Spain have made stagy progress in the last few years. The important international component of the technology-driven transactions evidence how Spanish companies have developed experience at home that they have exported overseas with great success.
- What are the current trends in technology and how the market looks like in the upcoming years?
- Are international players looking to invest in the Spanish tech market?
Networking Coffee Break
Panel: ESG focus
Sustainability has climbed higher on all our agendas. The importance of considering ESG factors in M&A has magnified. The question is where, how and can you really find value-generating business rather than merely risk mitigation. Private equity funds are also finding increased focus from LP investors to deliver profit with purpose. This session will consider how ESG factors are playing into investment opportunities.
- How is the focus towards ESG impacting corporate strategy, fund raising activity and valuation?
- How are ESG factors being incorporated into due diligence processes?
- What post deal processes are in place to support sustainable practices?
- What is the potential for greater regulatory scrutiny at national at European level?
- 10 years view - where will we be in 2030?
Networking Coffee Break
Panel: M&A in Energy
Industrials focus - regulation and geopolitical consequences.
- Deal flow – what will be the trends in 2022?
- Role of players in the market: Utilities/ Infrastructure funds/ Private Equity funds
- Oil & Gas: challenges and drivers for future investments
- Utilities: how will the “tariff deficit” impact future deal flow?
- Cross-border M&A opportunities: LATAM, US, EU
Conference end and Networking lunch
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Ignacio joined Santander in 1994. For the last 26 years, he has held positions of responsibility within SCIB, both at a global level and in Brazil, where he headed the business for six years. Since 2016, he has been in charge of the Global Debt Financing business and is currently Board member of Banco Santander Peru, and of Caceis Bank.
Ignacio holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business with a major in Finance from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an MBA from the University of Houston.
José Luis Rodríguez regularly advises large companies, family businesses and funds on Spanish and international acquisition transactions, shareholders agreements, and corporate group restructurings.
He handles securities markets transactions, including the admission to listing of companies on the Spanish securities markets and on the alternative Spanish market (BME Growth), and takeover bids, as well as advising on corporate governance. He is secretary non-director of several companies.
From September 2007 to August 2008, he was on secondment at Clearly Gottlieb Stten & Hamilton LLP.
Javier Villasante represents a wide selection of companies, ranging from IBEX 35 groups to family businesses, and private equity firms.
He has coordinated the legal advice for important business groups expanding internationally and advised on significant M&A transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects in several jurisdictions, including Europe, Latin America and the United States.
He is a member of the Madrid Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the International Bar Association.
Asís Echániz joined EQT Partners in October 2017 and is Head of Spain.
Prior to joining EQT Partners, Asís worked at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) within the Private Equity and Infrastructure teams and at J.P. Morgan within the Investment Banking Division.
Asis holds an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business and a B.Sc in Industrial Engineering from ICAI Universidad Pontificia de Comillas.
Mr. Quintanal became Head of Banking Iberia & Corporate Finance Europe in June 2020.Jesús has more than 14 years at Banco Santander in a number of senior roles in Corporate Finance and Risk with a special focus in energy and infra sectors. His last position was Chief Credit Officer of Global Corporate & Investment Banking (SCIB). He is also Board member of Banco Santander Colombia. Previously he was managing director at Alantra Corporate Finance.Jesús holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and an MBA from Insead where he graduated summa cum laude.
Born in Austria in 1975, Meinrad Spenger studied Law in Graz/Austria and Trieste/Italy and completed a MBA in I.E/Madrid and SDA Bocconi/Milan.
Meinrad worked as a consultant for five years at McKinsey & Company, where he served as Engagement Manager and gained extensive international experience in countries such as Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain, and in several sectors including telecommunications.
In 2006 he founded MASMOVIL, together with his friend Christian Nyborg, and holds the CEO position since then. MASMOVIL evolved from a start-up to the 4th Telecom operator in Spain with both, mobile and broadband infrastructure, exceeding 1bn€ of revenues and market cap, 500 employees and c. 5million clients. MASMOVIL is currently the fasted growing operator in the Spanish market and focuses on customer satisfaction and a beneficial value for money proposition.
Alvaro Ortega, Country Manager for Iberia at Datasite since 2010. Alvaro has more than 20 years of experience in the Fintech sector, capital markets and M&A in various countries. He is also a Treasurer and a member of the board of ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) in Madrid.
Industrial Engineer specialized in Business Management, with honors. 10+ years’ experience in consumer finance and retail banking at Santander Group, in executive and strategy consulting roles, based in Madrid. 5+ years’ experience in strategy consulting at top tier companies (Deloitte, BearingPoint and Horváth & Partners), also based in Madrid. Professional certificates in Quantum Technologies by MIT xPRO, IBM and QuTech at TU Delft amongst others. Head of Change Management at the Quantum Strategy Institute. Member of the Quantum World Association. Active involvement in the global quantum computing community, specially Quantum London and Quantum Madrid.
Mr. Xercavins is co-head of the Corporate and M&A Practice in Cuatrecasas.
He has extensive experience in corporate law and M&A, particularly in joint ventures, business restructurings and private equity. He has advised leading companies in Latin America, Europe and the United States of America, as well as significant financial institutions in the framework of the restructuring of the Spanish financial sector.
Allan is a Mexican qualified lawyer with 12 years of work experience in top-tier law firms in Latin-American and the London Insurance Market. He has expertise in the fields of Private Equity, M&A, and W&I insurance. Before joining WTW he worked for a global insurer as an underwriter, covering risks globally. As a lawyer, Allan has represented investment banks, private equity funds, and corporations in Mexican and cross-border acquisitions and divestitures. Allan obtained his LL.M degree from King's College London in 2018. He is fluent in Spanish and English.
Carlos Robles is a Managing Director advising Carlyle's funds on buyout opportunities in Europe. He is based in Barcelona.
Mr. Robles joined Carlyle from Candover where he was an Investment Manager with country responsibility for the Iberian region. While at Candover, he was a Director on the Board of Parques Reunidos and an observer on the Board of EurotaxGlass. Prior to that, Mr. Robles spent eight years working in the Investment Banking Group of Merrill Lynch in Madrid and London providing M&A and capital structure advice to companies across a variety of sectors.
Mr. Robles holds degrees in business administration and law from ICADE University in Madrid. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
Mr. Robles joined Carlyle in 2010 and is a member of the Board of Directors of Logoplaste and Jeanologia. He has previously served on the Board of Directors of Telecable and Palacios.
Prior to joining TowerBrook, Mr. Arellano was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions department, focused on the Financial Institutions industry, at Merrill Lynch in London. Mr. Arellano graduated in Business Administration from ICADE, Madrid.
Mr. Pérez de Ayala specializes in administrative and regulatory law.
A former secretary of the board of directors of ENAGAS, S.A., he is a member of its management committee and director of legal affairs. He has also held various legal managerial positions in the group Gas Natural.
He was counsel for the state at the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Spanish Ministry of Justice and the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.