Madalena is a partner and the head of Employment at the Lisbon office of Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.   

Madalena Caldeira supervises and coordinates the provision of labour law advice to national and international companies, particularly assisting in the management of negotiations and termination of employment agreements, in collective dismissal and termination processes, in advising and representing clients in the review and negotiation of collective regulation instruments, and in drafting legal opinions and memoranda. She also has extensive experience in labour mobility processes, such as transfers of places of work and establishment, matters related to social security and taxation of labour income.  

She has been particularly involved in matters related to acquisitions, always from a human resources perspective – both in carrying out due diligence processes and in assisting in hiring, transfer of establishment and related matters – as well as in pre-litigation and labour litigation.    

The advice she provides is transversal to the various sectors of activity, however, it has a special focus on the aeronautics, transport, communications, hotel and retail industries, having participated in important national restructuring and privatisation processes.   

Madalena is recognised in Portugal by several prestigious legal directories such as Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Leaders League and Iberian Lawyer. 

Ainara is a partner and Head of Automotive and Sustainable Mobility at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She has extensive experience in providing legal advice to multinational companies, recurrently advising different players in the automotive industry, such as major car manufacturers (OEMs), distributors, component manufacturers and large leasing operators, among others. In addition, he has a deep in-house knowledge of the sector that she acquired by leading the legal department of the Spanish subsidiary of a major automotive manufacturing group.

She has led projects related to dealer networks, data protection and privacy and implementation of regulatory compliance programs in the industry, geolocation, WIFI and blockchain in vehicles, carsharing, smart stock systems, digital vehicle sales and strategic contracting in the industry with financial and insurance partners, as well as commercial contracts in general. She masters consumer and user regulation and advertising and has advised leasing operators in their entry into the private party channel.

Ainara is recognised in the prestigious legal directory Legal 500 as one of the leading professionals of the market in Transport and Manufacturing.

She regularly participates in specialised forums in the automotive industry, especially connected and autonomous cars. She has been a regular speaker at the European Automotive and Mobility Conference of the International Bar Association, among others.

She has also published several specialised legal publications.

Clara is a partner in the Corporate and M&A practice and member of the French Desk at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She is specialised in M&A, private equity, venture capital, commercial and corporate law.
She holds a degree in Law and double master’s degree in Access to the Legal Profession and in ESADE Law School.

She obtained the Certificate from Transnational Legal Studies from the Center for Transnational Legal Studies of London (UK), coordinated by Georgetown University Law Center (USA).
Clara has worked as International Associate at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo’s London and New York offices.Areas and sectors in which it collaborates
She has participated as author or coauthor in several specialised publications.

Experience

I have carried out numerous national and international matters with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

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GA_P advises Diaphanum on an MBO with the entry of Kartesia into its share capital, 2026 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo ha asesorado a un sindicato de prestamistas liderado por Santander y Kutxabank en una financiación sindicada por importe de 200 millones de euros otorgada a All Iron SOCIMI con el objetivo de blindar su estructura de capital e impulsar la ejecución de su estrategia de crecimiento.

GA_P advises Pollen Street Capital (FinSolutia) on the acquisition of HipoGes Iberia from KKR, 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Pollen Street Capital, through its portfolio company FinSolutia, an Iberian platform providing technology services for the management of credit and real estate assets, on the acquisition of HipoGes Iberia, the leading platform in the sector in Southern Europe, from the American private equity firm KKR.

GA_P advises Siemens Gamesa on the sale of its power electronics business to ABB, 2024 – The deal includes the transfer of about 400 employees, two manufacturing plants located in Spain, as well as additional assets in the US, China, India and Australia.

GA_P advises Acteon on its agreement with Septodont Holding for the acquisition of Inibsa, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the French group Acteon, a leading provider of integrated dental solutions, on the acquisition, together with the French group Septodont Holding, of Inibsa, the leading Spanish multinational pharmaceutical group specialised in the development and manufacture of products for dental professionals.

GA_P advises Aurea Green Gass on the sale of a portfolio of biomethane projects to Verdalia Bioenergy, a company owned by Goldman Sachs, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Aurea Green Gass, a company engaged in the construction of biomethane production plants, on the sale of a portfolio of 150GWh/year biomethane projects to Verdalia Bioenergy, which specialises in the operation of biomethane plants. The deal between the two companies will consist of five biogas projects under development in Spain,…

GA_P advises Siemens Gamesa on the sale of Windar Renovables to the Bridgepoint fund, 2023 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Siemens Gamesa on the sale of its stake in Windar Renovables to the British fund Bridgepoint. In its 16-year history, Windar Renovables has grown and evolved to become a global leader in the manufacture of wind turbine towers. In addition, Windar is the only company in the world with experience…

GA_P advised Axens on the acquisition of Hydrothane Spain., 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised Axens, a leading global group in the conversion of oil and biomass into cleaner fuels, on the acquisition of Hydrothane Spain. Hydrothane is a group of companies operating worldwide specialised in industrial wastewater treatment, water recycling, solid waste digestion and biogas treatment. The GA_P team has been formed by: Fernando de…

GA_P advises AD Education on the acquisition of Animum Creativity Advanced School in Malaga, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advised the AD Education group on the acquisition of a majority stake in Animum Creativity Advanced School in Málga, the fourth best 3D animation school in the world. AD Education is an international network with a presence in 10 European countries that brings together 20 establishments united around strong values linked to…

GA_P advises Housfy in a 30 million Euro Series B round of financing, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Housfy in a Series B financing round of 30 million Euro. The round has been led by the British fund Frog Capital. Banco Santander, A/O PropTech, DN Capital, Seaya Ventures, Aldea Ventures and ICF have also participated. Housfy is a digital real estate services platform. The company, which has closed…

GA_P advises Miura Partners and Educaedu on the acquisition of EMagister, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Miura Partners and Educaedu on the acquisition of EMagister, in order to consolidate its leadership in the sector in the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Latin America. The private equity firm Miura Partners is doubling its commitment to the business of digital platforms for the education sector with the acquisition of…

GA_P advises Rockin in a funding round, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Rockin in a €4.5m funding round led by Mexican fund Lottus. The new funds will go to support the growth of Rockin, which aims to become a referral firm in Spain and Latin America. The transaction was advised by Álvaro Mateo, Clara Rivero and Mónica Ojeda, partner and associates of…

GA_P advises Miura on the acquisition of the digital educational platform Educaedu, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Miura Partner in the acquisition of the digital platform Educaedu, a leading Basque company in its sector with more than 120 million users in its portals and offering nearly 140,000 training options in different areas and levels in nine languages and more than 20 countries. Educaedu functions as a directory…

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GA_P advises Eurenco on the purchase of Manuco from Spanish Maxam, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Eurenco, a French explosives manufacturing company, on the acquisition of Manuco from the Spanish company Maxam. The agreement includes a five-year supply contract with Maxam. Manuco is active in the production of energetic nitrocellulose with both high and low nitrogen content. It also provides global service and technical support to…

GA_P advises Predica (Crédit Agricole Group) on the sale of 5% of Société Foncière Lyonnaise to Colonial., 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Predica (a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole Group) on the sale of 5% of Société Foncière Lyonnaise (SFL) to Colonial. The transaction was carried out through a non-cash capital increase for an effective amount of 225 million euros. This transaction is part of the overall transaction for the purchase of 100%…