Mr. Pallarés' recent experience includes advising:

Private Equity

• Triton Partners in the acquisition of Fertiberia, a Spain-based company that manufactures and markets fertilizers and agricultural chemicals, from Grupo Villar Mir
• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Iberconsa, a global provider of frozen seafood products
• Partners Group in the creation of the joint venture, Aristeas Logística, a platform for investment in logistic real estate assets
• KSL Capital Partners in its acquisition, through its US-based travel-operations portfolio, Apple Leisure Group, of Alua Hotels Group
• The Carlyle Group in the:
  • Acquisition of a majority stake in Codorníu, the oldest family-owned cava producer in Spain
  • Acquisition of Gleva Cellars, a major wine producer based in Spain
  • Acquisition of Digitex Informática Holding, a provider of business process outsourcing services in Spain and Latin America
  • Acquisition of Applus Servicios Tecnológicos, the largest Spanish inspection, certification, and technological services company, for €1.480 million
• L Catterton in the:
  • Sale of El Ganso, a major Madrid-based fashion brand
  • Acquisition of an 80% stake in Goiko Grill, a fast-casual restaurant chain headquartered in Madrid
• Global Infrastructure Partners on the sale to Borealis Spain Parent B.V. of its 15% shareholding in Compañía Logística de Hidrocarburos, a Madrid-based provider of refined oil products transportation and storage
• Agro Merchants (a portfolio company of Oaktree) on the acquisition of three industrial companies in Spain and Italy
• Houlihan Lokey in the acquisition of the investment banking subsidiaries of Leonardo & Co. NV, in Germany, the Netherlands, and Spain
• Rottapharm (a subsidiary of the Meda Group) in the €82 million sale of Euromed, a producer of standardized herbal extracts, to Arbelan (a subsidiary of the Riverside group)
• Duravant (a portfolio company of Odyssey Investment Partners) in its acquisition of Mespack, a Barcelona-based manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions
• Partners Group in its €275 million investment in Softonic, a major software company in Spain
• Ventizz Capital Partners on its investment in Rioglass Solar Holding, S.A., one of the leading manufacturers of solar reflectors for concentrated solar power plants
• Meridia Capital Partners in its US$54 million acquisition of the Four Seasons Mexico City luxury hotel from Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Iberdrola in its sale of a 40% stake in East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm to Green Investment Group Limited
• Cerner Corporation, a US-based information technology company, in its US$1.3 billion acquisition of Germany-headquartered Siemens AG’s hospital information system solution
• Gamesa, a Spanish energy company, in:
  • A capital increase through an accelerated bookbuilt offer for €236 million
  • Its sale of eight wind farms located in Cataluña and Galicia to the consortium Gestamp/Inveravante
• Repsol, a Spanish energy company, in the:
  • Placing agreement of 5% of its treasury stock through an accelerated bookbuilt offering
  • Sale of 40% of its Brazilian subsidiary to Sinopec, a Beijing-based oil and gas enterprise, for US$17.8 billion
  • €2.2 billion disposal of a stake in YPF, an Argentine energy company, to Grupo Petersen, an Argentine conglomerate

Restructuring and Special Situations

• Goldman Sachs and Marathon in the €1.45 billion restructuring of Promociones Habitat, the fourth largest insolvency proceeding in Spain and the first time that a large company has approved a revised composition agreement (reconvenio) within the context of an insolvency proceeding
• Goldman Sachs on its acquisition of a stake in Realia, a real estate distress company with a complex capital structure, and on its exit through an M&A and banking agreement involving prepayment in cash and debt-for-equity in the context of Hispania's public tender offer for the company; following Hispania's withdrawal of the public tender offer for Realia and the success of a competing offer by Inmobiliaria Carso (a Mr. Slim entity), advising Goldman Sachs on the refinancing of the €791 million Facilities Agreement
• EIG Global Energy Partners on the challenge of the first homologation filed by Abengoa and in the settlement agreement reached