Partner

Ignacio Cerrato

Languages

Spanish
English

Ignacio Cerrato is Partner of the Corporate / M&A department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo. He specializes in mergers and acquisitions of both domestic and international companies, with extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, contract law, and corporate governance (having served as secretary in Boards of Directors).

His practice focuses on advising industrial clients, as well as private equity firms, funds, and venture capital, on investments, divestitures, and joint ventures, as well as management incentive plans (MIPs), across a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, real estate, energy, and consumer products.

Additionally, he regularly participates in the design and coordination of cross-border restructuring and structural modification projects.

Awards & Recognitions

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"He makes the legally complex steps of the deal easier. He tries to provide a clear and simple explanation to the client."

Chambers & Partners Europe
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"What I value most is his dedication and his closeness to the client."

Chambers & Partners Europe
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“Special mention to Ignacio Cerrato who handles highly complex matters and with enormous skill. His immediate attention to the client always stands out and always anticipates its needs, taking care of the client’s problems in a decisive and practical way. In his hands, as a client, I feel very safe since he transmits a lot of confidence and courage in certainly complicated situations. A lawyer to stand out in the market.”

Legal 500

Relevant experience

Acciona | Advice on the sale of Transmediterránea to Naviera Armas.
BlueGem Capital | Advice on the acquisition of Foodbox from Nazca Capital, as well as for corporate & finance restructuring as well as on the MBO.
Boluda Towage | Advice on a wide range of M&A transactions: (i) JV with DIF Capital in Boluda Maritime Terminals, (ii) JV with MSC in towage business, (iii) acquisitions of, among others, Iskes, Caledonian or Kotug-Smit.
BRUC Capital | Advice on several joint-venture structures with Macquarie in relation to its interests in the Japanese renewable energy market.
Bynder | Advice on the sale of a majority stake to Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP (THL), a premier US private equity firm.
Carlyle Group | Advice on the acquisition of Vantive, a manufacturer of medical devices and healthcare technology.
Everfield Capital | Advice on the acquisition of Gstock (an app in the ORECA sector) and Esemtia (an app in the educational sector).
Family Office | Advice on the acquisition of a stake in Go Fit.
FRS Europe Holding | Advice on the sale of the maritime transport business in the Strait of Gibraltar to DFDS.
Galp | | Advice on the spin-off and transfer of its gas and electricity supply business unit to Endesa.
GSA Management | Advice on the acquisitions of residences portfolio in Spain from Oaktree, and of a stake in its residence portfolio in Spain to Harrison.
KKR | Advice on multiple add-ons in educative sector in Spain and Italy, and day-to-day advice on corporate governance and restructuring projects.
KKR | Advice on the acquisition of a fertility business in the north of Spain.
Kobus Partners | Advice on the incorporation of its first investment fund for renewable projects (SGEIC).
Panattoni and Kajima | Advice on the disposal of a logistics real estate portfolio in Spain, Germany and Poland to Brookfield.
Portobello Capital | Advice on multiple M&A projects (Iberconsa, BlueSea, Aguinaga) as well as on rollover investment by managers.
Providence Equity Partners | Advice on (i) the sale of Superstruct Entertainment to KKR, and (ii) the management on the sale of 50% of Globeducate to Wendel, as well as on their reinvestment (MIP).
Real Asset Advisers Limited | Advice on the structuring, negotiation and co-investing of the sale of a 33.3% stake in Acciona Energía Internacional by KKR to AXA and Acciona.
Siemens Energy | Advice on the sale of its power generation engine manufacturing business (formerly Guascor) to Mutares Capital.
Sinochem Group | Advice on the acquisition of Elix Polymers from Sun Capital.
Synova | Advice on the acquisition of a majority stake in Learnlight from Beach Tree.
Telefónica | Advice on (i) the acquisition of a majority stake in Tuenti, and (ii) the sale of 40% of Telxius to KKR.

Memberships & Roles

Recognised as ‘Up & Coming’ in the area of Corporate M&A by Chambers and Partners in its 2024 and 2025 editions, Ignacio also stands out as one of the leading lawyers in the most important corporate transactions in Spain in 2024, according to the Expansión Jurídico ranking.

He has also been selected by Iberian Lawyer as one of the candidates to be named ‘Forty Under 40’ lawyers in the M&A and Energy categories (2019) and was named one of the ‘Best 60 Iberian Lawyers in Business Law in Spain’ (Iberian Lawyer, 2021).

Lectures list

Recurring lecturer on the Master's Degree in Access to the Legal Profession and on the Expert in Corporate Governance course at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).
Lecturer in Commercial Law on the double degree in Law and Business Administration and Management, and on the degree in Law and Political Science and Public Administration at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).

Education

2009 – Degree in Business Administration and Management, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).
2009 – Graduate of Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain).

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A Commercial

sectors

Private Equity Infrastructure & Project Finance Consumer Products Energy & Climate Change

Insights

Global Reach