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Ricardo Héctor

Partner

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Paseo de Recoletos 7–9
28004 Madrid
Spain
Languages Spanish, English

Ricardo Héctor is Partner of the Tax department at CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo with over 11 years' experience in providing ongoing tax advice to Spanish and foreign companies, groups, family-owned enterprises and individuals from both a direct and indirect taxation perspective. He has advised clients across various sectors including private banking, real estate, the automotive industry, technology, renewable energies, retail and insurance.

Moreover, he is an expert in the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and tax planning. He possesses vast knowledge of due diligence processes and advises private equity funds and multinationals on tax structuring.

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Relevant experience

  • Ricardo has advised sector-leading companies on a wide range of transactions, including Otsuka on the tax planning for the acquisition of several companies belonging to the Leche Pascual Group, Siemens Gamesa on the restructuring of the group, Australian fund Macquarie Capital on the acquisition of a fibre optic network in Spain and several real estate funds (such as Catella Real Estate, Patrizia, ERA Capital, Portobello Capital and CBRE Global Investors) on due diligence processes and the sale and purchase of assets and companies. 
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Publications

  • Ricardo has written a wide range of articles and pieces for both specialist and general publications.
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Education

  • 2008 - Master’s degree in Legal Advisory Services, Instituto de Empresa, Madrid (Spain).
  • 2007 - Degree in Business Management, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (Spain).
  • 2007 - Graduate of Law, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona (Spain).
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Expertise

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07/03/2024
Imputación temporal en el Impuesto sobre Sociedades de las devoluciones...
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05/05/2021
CMS advises Macquarie Capital on the acquisition of rural fibre optic assets...
International law firm CMS advised investment fund Macquarie Capital as main investor, together with Daiwa Energy & Infrastructure and Aberdeen Standard Investments, on the acquisition of a majority stake...
06/08/2020
Spain: Covid-19 triggered stays will count towards tax resident status
According to the Spanish Personal Income Tax (“PIT”) Act, for tax purposes, individuals will be considered a tax resident in Spain in a calendar year if, among other circumstances, they spend at least...
16/03/2020
COVID-19 | Tax updates for SMEs and the self-employed
Our experts have analysed the Royal Decree 7/2020 of 12 March adopting urgent measures to combat the economic impact of COVID-19 in Spain aimed at providing support in the financing of SMEs and the self-employed...
22/10/2018
Spain | Draft Budget Plan for 2019
On 15 October 2018, the Spanish extraordinary Council of Ministers, approved the 2019 Budget Plan which will be sent to the European Commission, and which contains an analysis of the budgetary stability...