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Juan Valcárcel

Juan Valcárcel

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Juan Valcárcel

Juan Valcárcel is a senior associate lawyer in the Corporate and M&A practice area at Clifford Chance.

He specialises in advising on M&A, corporate restructurings, and general corporate matters. Juan has developed expertise in the (re)insurance sector, working with insurance undertakings on acquisitions and divestments, bancassurance agreements, portfolio transfers, distribution and agency agreements, joint ventures, and (re)insurance regulatory law. He also works with private equity firms and corporate clients in the energy and infrastructure sectors, providing advice on portfolio acquisitions, sales, and joint ventures for asset development and operation, particularly in the renewable energy market.

In recent years, he has been recognised as a Rising Star by The Legal 500 and as an Associate to Watch by Chambers.

Assicurazioni Generali on the acquisition through a competitive process of Liberty Seguros and its Portuguese, Irish and UK operations for c. 2,3 EUR billion.

Norges Bank Investment Management (buy-side) on their acquisition via auction process of a 49% interest in a 1.3 GW portfolio of solar plants and onshore wind farms in Spain from Iberdrola.

Eni gas e luce S.p.A. on the acquisition of a portfolio of nine wind and pv solar projects for a total installed capacity of 1.2 GWp from Azora Capital.

Grenergy Renovables

  • on the sale to ContourGlobal (KKR) of the first three phases of the world's largest energy storage project, Oasis de Atacama for USD c. 970 M;
  • on the acquisition from Repsol and Ibereólica of a portfolio of PV projects in Chile, which comprises 1 GW of solar projects in different stages of development, with the aim of hybridising them with batteries for c. EUR 120 M;

Angelo Gordon and Westmont Hospitality Group on their acquisition of leading Spanish hotel group Room Mate, following the completion of the company's restructuring as part of pre-pack insolvency proceedings.

Gruppo MutuiOnline on the acquisition of Rastreator (Spain and Mexico) and LeLynx (France) from RVU / Penguin Portals. The transaction has been structured as an acquisition of the Spanish, Mexican and French companies (share deal) and the acquisition of the Indian IT business (asset deal).

An insurance undertaking in the sale of a run-off non-life business to a specialist run-off platform.

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Career and qualifications

  • Universidad de Valencia: Double Degree in Law and Political Sciences (awarded with extraordinary prize), 2010
  • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid: Double master's degree in access to the practice of law and EU law (VI Professor Illescas award), 2015

Professional bodies

  • ICAM (Madrid Bar Association)

Awards and citations

  • "Juan Valcárcel is one of the best young M&A lawyers in Spain due to his strong legal skills and deep market knowledge. He consistently delivers exceptional results in complex transactions."
    Ranked as Leading Associate in Insurance, Legal 500 2025: Spain
  • "I have the privilege of working with Juan and he is extremely responsive, actively looking to solve issues with a very pragmatic approach."
  • "Juan is detail-oriented and knows the insurance market and its legal intricacies."
    Ranked as Associate to watch in Insurance, Chambers Europe: Spain 2025

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