María is senior associate in the Banking and Finance practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She has a degree in Law and Business Administration from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). She did the double master’s degree in Business Law and Access to the Legal Profession from the University of Navarra (Spain) and a master’s degree in Finance from the Paris-Dauphine University (France). She also has an LLM in Corporate and Securities by the London School of Economics (UK).

María has participated as an author or coauthor in several specialised legal publications.

Mª Flora is a senior associate in the White Collar crime and Internal Investigations practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

Her specialties are economic crime Law, crimes against the environment, crimes involving public administration, crimes against the rights of workers, crimes against the honour and crimes against freedom; prevention of money laundry and financing of terrorism, extradition and asylum proceedings and Corporate Compliance Programs.

Degree in Law and International Relations from the Comillas Pontifical University (Spain).

Mª Flora has been speaker at the monographic Workshops organized by the Córdoba Bar Association in conjunction with the Research Group of the University of Córdoba and the School of Legal Practice of Córdoba Rafael Yllescas Melendo.

She has participated as an author or coauthor in several specialised legal publications.

Lyda is a senior associate in the Banking and Finance practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She has extensive experience in providing recurring advice to companies in different sectors of activity, especially in the corporate field, and has served as secretary of the board of directors in several companies. She has participated in several corporate restructuring operations and has experience in asset finance structuring operations.

Lyda holds a law degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). She has a master’s degree in Maritime Law and Port Management from the European Institute of Maritime Studies from University of A Coruña, (Spain). She obtained a degree in M&B from the Higher School of Marketing and Business of Madrid.

She has authored or coauthored several specialised legal publications.

Isabel is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She has wide experience in providing legal advice to national and international companies on industrial property, copyright, unfair competition, advertising, technology and digital and innovation matters. Isabel is a member of the Firm’s cross-sectional Sports & Entertainment, Digital, Venture Capital & Startups and Retail groups.

She has a Double degree in Law and Political Science and Public Administration (E-5, ICADE) and a double L.L.M in Intellectual Property and Admission to the Bar, both by Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), as well as a course on Law, Development and Diplomacy in American Law by Georgetown University (Washington, USA). Moreover, she has an Executive Program in Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity by IE Law School and is a certified expert by the Blockchain Intelligence Institute in blockchain, smart contracts, tokanization and cryptoactives.

She is a lecturer at several IAB Spain’s Advanced Courses (Legal & Digital Business as well as in the Influencer Marketing and Social Media), and a speaker at different forums on intellectual property and technology. She is also the Spanish representative of Women’s IP World (2021).

Isabel is also the author of several articles in national and international legal journals and publications.

Areas and sectors in which she collaborates

Intellectual Property Retail Sports and Entertainment Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT)

Venture Capital and Startups

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Experience

I have carried out numerous transactions with Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo advises PAI Partners on the sale of Grupo Uvesco (BM Supermercados and Super Amara), 2025 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised PAI Partners on the sale of Grupo Uvesco (BM Supermercados and Super Amara) to a consortium of Basque investors led by its CEO (Angel Jareño) and also formed by Stellum Capital, Inveready and Indar (Kutxabank), amongst others. GA_P advised PAI at every step of the legal process.

GA_P advises Indra on its joint venture with Edge Group, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Indra Sistemas on its joint venture, named PULSE, with EDGE Group (Abu Dhabi) to develop and manufacture state-of-the-art radar systems.

GA_P advises Synlab Group on the sale of Synlab Spain to Eurofins, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the Synlab Group, a leader in medical diagnostic services and specialized testing in Europe, on the sale of Synlab Spain to Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA).

GA_P advised Kartesia and GTO Partners on the acquisition of Smarttech to Ayesa, 2024 – The GA_P team was formed by Álvaro Mateo, Andrés Castro and Marta del Toro from Corporate; Aitor Soloeta and Luis Cuesta from Tax; Isabela Crespo and Isabel Bandín from IP; Vanessa Fernández-Lledó and Paloma de Carlos from White Collar Crime and Internal Investigations and Diego Rizo from Employment.

GA_P advises the Luna Family on the sale of HT Group to Fremman Capital fund, 2024 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised the Luna family on the sale to Fremman Capital of a majority stake in Grupo HT, Spain’s leading provider of radiology and diagnostic imaging services. This is one of the most significant transactions of this quarter in the Private Equity and Healthcare sectors. The transaction is subject to approval by…

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GA_P advises SPAC Gesher I Acquisition on its merger with Freightos, 2022 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised NASDAQ-listed SPAC Gesher I Acquisition Corp (GIAC) on its merger agreement with Freightos Ltd, which includes Spain’s WebCargo. The value of the transaction is about $435m. Freightos is a global digital freight booking services platform. As part of the transaction, Freightos has secured $80m in capital commitments. The capital raised…

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 Appspace on the acquisition of Beezy Europe, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Appspace Inc, a leading US technology company, on the acquisition of Beezy Inc’s Spanish subsidiary, Beezy Europe S.L. Appspace develops software platforms specialising in digital signage, enterprise video and content management in the workplace. Beezy offers digital solutions to companies in the automation of processes and connectivity in work environments…

GA_P advises Lamosa on the purchase of the flat ceramic business from Roca, 2021 – Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised Mexico’s Grupo Lamosa on the acquisition of Roca’s flat ceramic business for €220 million. Lamosa is one of the world’s leading ceramic tile manufacturers. The operation includes the indirect acquisition of the Roca Group’s subsidiaries in this business, with a presence in Spain, the USA and Brazil, and the subsequent…

Irene is a senior associate in the Corporate and M&A and Private Equity practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

She specialises in advising on commercial and corporate law, family businesses, private equity, corporate governance, due diligence projects and M&A transactions of all kinds, among others, in regulated sectors and renewable energies.

She holds a degree in Law from Cardenal Herrera-CEU University. She has also completed a master’s degree in International Business Law at the CEU Business School and the Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence in European Community Law.

Irene has taught different courses such as the master’s in Business Law at the Comillas Pontifical University (ICADE), High Specialization Course in Real Estate Law from Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and has been a guest lecturer at the European University of Madrid to teach the Basic Notions of Corporate Law course.

In addition, she has been a speaker at various conferences and courses of the Spanish Association of Mergers and Acquisitions Professionals.

She has participated as author or coauthor in several specialised publications.

Helena is Senior Associate in the Public Law and Regulated Sectors practice at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

Her specialisation is in regulated sectors where she has provided advice in various fields, such as environment, energy, sustainable development, consumption, tourism and public procurement.

She holds a Law Degree from the University of Granada, a master’s degree in International Business from the University of Salamanca (Spain) and a master’s degree in Law at IE University.

Helena has been recognised by the prestigious legal directory, Legal 500, in the fields of Environment, Projects and Energy.

She has collaborated on various legal publications.