Partner

Ignacio Zarzalejos

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English

Ignacio Zarzalejos is a Partner of the Corporate / M&A department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions, as well as corporate and securities market law, possessing a wealth of experience in stock market debuts. Moreover, he also advises listed companies on corporate governance, general shareholders' meetings and company secretary functions.

He has been recognised in the area of Corporate / M&A by the main and most prestigious legal directories such as Chambers & Partners.

Awards & Recognitions

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"Ignacio is very friendly and willing to adapt to the client's request."

Chambers & Partners Global | 2026
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"Ignacio Zarzalejos's availability is one of his greatest strengths."

Chambers & Partners Global | 2026
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"He is very meticulous with a great capacity for finding solutions. He is also very open to finding possibilities, offering practical, firm and clear advice."

Chambers & Partners Global | 2026

Relevant experience

Ignacio has advised sector-leading companies on a wide range of matters, including Hermes Infrastructure on the acquisition of a 74% stake in six Spanish shadow toll concessions from Grupo ACS, Macquarie Capital on the purchase of fibre optic assets from Grupo MásMóvil and Laboratorios Farmacéuticos Rovi on an ongoing basis and acting as Deputy Secretary of the company’s Board of Directors and Committees.

Publications

Ignacio has written a large number of articles for specialist publications.

Lectures list

Ignacio has taught at several of Spain's most prestigious universities such as Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economía.

Education

2015 - Degree in Political Science and the Government, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain).
2013 - Master's Degree in Legal Sciences Research (PhD programme), Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE, Madrid (Spain).
2008 - Degree in Business Management, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE, Madrid (Spain).
2007 - Graduate of Law, Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICADE, Madrid (Spain).

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A Capital Markets

sectors

Private Equity

Insights by Ignacio

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Event Spain

Why ESG is key to companies in Latin America?

18 Nov 2021

Deals Spain

CMS advises Macquarie Capital on the acquisition of rural fibre optic assets from MásMóvil

05 May 2021 2 min read

Deals Spain

CMS advises Banco Sabadell on EUR 1 billion agreement with IBM

19 Jan 2020 2 min read

News Spain