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Samir Azzouzi

Samir Azzouzi

Partner

Partner
Samir Azzouzi

Samir is a partner in the Corporate / M&A department and a lead member of the Private Equity practice group.

He specializes in cross-border M&A, private equity and infrastructure transactions.

He has been consistently involved as lead partner in many of the leading, high-end transactions which have taken place in the Spanish market in the last years.

  • Jacobs Holding on the acquisition of ILERNA
  • idealista and its shareholders, EQT, Apax, Oakley, and the founder-led management team, on the sale of a majority stake in idealista to Cinven.
  • Cinven on the acquisition of Amara Nzero.
  • The management team of Universidad Europea on the sale of a majority stake in Universidad Europea by Permira to EQT.
  • Trilantic Europe on the sale of the Pacha Group (excluding the Lio business line and other assets) to FIVE Holdings.
  • Permira on the acquisition of Neuraxpharm.
  • Neuraxpharm, a portfolio company of Permira, on the sale of Inke to Keensight Capital.
  • Ardian on the sale of ASR Wind to Naturgy.
  • Cinven on the acquisition of a majority stake in RB Iberia.
  • Restaurant Brands Iberia, a portfolio company of Cinven, on the acquisition of 158 Burger King restaurants from lbersol.
  • EQT on the voluntary takeover bid over Solarpack Corporación Tecnológica.
  • EQT on the takeover bid over Parques Reunidos in consortium with Groupe Bruxelles Lambert and Corporación Financiera Alba.
  • Brookfield on its investment, together with Partners Group, in Aparca.
  • Brookfield on the acquisition of DIF's 80% stake in the vehicle co-invested by Iridium (ACS) holding a portfolio of 5 Spanish concessions.
  • Brookfield on the acquisition of 80% of Iridium's equity holdings in the concessionaire and operator of Hospital de Toledo.
  • Advent International on the sale of Maxam to Rhone Capital following our previous advice on its acquisition.
  • KKR and Artá Capital on the acquisition of Grupo Alvic FR Mobiliario and its subsidiaries from its founding shareholders.
  • KKR on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Telxius from Telefónica.

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Career and qualifications

  • Universidad Pontificia Comillas – ICADE, Madrid (Law Degree) 2003
  • Universidad Pontificia Comillas – ICADE, Madrid (Business & Administration Degree) 2004
  • Uría Menéndez, Lawyer 2003
  • Joined Clifford Chance Madrid 2005
  • Seconded to Clifford Chance London in 2012
  • Partner since 2017

Professional bodies

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association

Awards and citations

  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association
  • Ranked as Band 1 in Private Equity and Band 3 in Corporate/M&A: High-end capability Chambers Europe 2024: Private Equity & Corporate/M&A
  • Ranked as Leading Partner in Private Equity
    Legal 500 2024: Private Equity
  • "Samir Azzouzi: I have rarely seen such an outstanding, hands-on leader within the practice. He demonstrates a great ability to simplify complex matters into more digestible items of negotiation."
  • "Samir Azzouzi has done a fantastic job with us. Very elaborate preparation of documents, and a lot of help in review and negotiation with the counterparty."
  • Ranked as Leading Partner in Private Equity

    Legal 500 2024: Private Equity