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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.

  • Cinven on the acquisition of Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group
  • EQT on the acquisition of Adevinta's Spanish online classifieds businesses and the sale of Adevinta Real Estate to Scout24
  • GIC on the creation with MasOrange and Vodafone Spain of Spain’s largest fiber company PremiumFiber
  • APG on the sale of its stake in Exolum
  • idealista and its shareholders, EQT, Apax, Oakley, and the founder-led management team, on the sale of a majority stake in idealista to Cinven
  • A consortium of private investors, led by Uvesco CEO, on the acquisition of Uvesco from PAI Partners
  • Jacobs on the acquisition of Universidad Isabel I
  • Jacobs on the acquisition of Ilerna
  • Arjun Infrastructure Partners on several acquisitions of stakes in Onivia and on the acquisition of DIGI's fiber network in Spain
  • IGNIS on the joint venture with KKR to develop green hydrogen, ammonia and other green technologies
  • Brookfield on its investment, together with Partners Group, in Aparca
  • 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 Permira portfolio company, on the sale of Inke to Keensight Capital
  • Corporación Financiera Alba on the acquisition of its stake in Verisure and the subsequent IPO of Verisure
  • Cinven on the acquisition of Restaurant Brands Europe
  • Restaurant Brands Europe, a Cinven portfolio company, 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
  • Mubadala on the acquisition and subsequent sale of MATSA
  • Esdec, a Blackstone and Rivean portfolio company, on the acquisition of Sunfer Energy
  • BME, a Blackstone portfolio company, on the acquisition of Isolana Group
  • Ardian on the acquisition and subsequent sale of ASR Wind to Naturgy
  • 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
  • KKR and Artá Capital on the acquisition of Grupo Alvic FR Mobiliario
  • KKR on the acquisition of a 40% stake in Telxius from Telefónica
  • IFM on the acquisition of 49% in Aqualia
  • Goldman Sachs Infrastructure Partners on the sale of Redexis
  • EDF Invest, Gingko Tree and PGGM on the acquisition of Madrileña Red de Gas
  • Advent International on the acquisition and subsequent sale of Maxam
  • OMERS on the acquisition of its stake in Exolum
  • Ardian on the acquisition and subsequent sales of its stake in Exolum
  • GIP on the acquisition of its stake in Exolum
  • bcIMC on the acquisition and the subsequent sale of its stake in Exolum

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Career & 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

  • Band 1: Chambers and Partners Europe 2026 – Private Equity
  • Band 2: Chambers and Partners Global 2026 – Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability
  • Band 2: Chambers and Partners Europe 2026 – Corporate/M&A: High-End Capability
  • "I would highlight that Samir is business-oriented and a natural deal maker. He pushes for the transaction to go through and gives the client a lot of confidence with his technical abilities."
  • Leading Partner in Private Equity Legal 500

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