Commercial Law
Corporate, commercial, financial and contractual advice for companies and investors. We cover the full business lifecycle: incorporation, corporate governance, M&A, structured finance, contract lifecycle management and banking regulation. Legal service provided by MES Legal from Barcelona and Madrid.
Corporate & Commercial
Company law, corporate governance, M&A, commercial contracts and advice for foundations, cooperatives and non-profit entities.
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Company formation and structure
Design of the most suitable legal structure for your business: SA, SL, SLU, holdings, joint ventures and tax-efficient structures. We advise taking into account the size, activity, growth projection and governance needs of each business.
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Foundations, cooperatives and non-profit entities
Incorporation and legal structure for foundations, associations, cooperatives, federations and other third-sector entities: legal form selection, drafting of articles, registry filing, public utility declaration and document review for entities channelling public or private grants.
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Corporate governance
Drafting and review of articles of association, shareholder agreements, minority shareholder arrangements and rules governing the board and general meeting. Clear rules for decision-making, rights allocation and dispute resolution to reinforce corporate stability.
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
Comprehensive advice in business sale and purchase transactions and corporate restructuring. Legal due diligence, SPA and SHA negotiation, deal structuring and assistance at closing, with special attention to contingencies, warranties, liabilities and adjustment mechanisms.
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Commercial contracts
Drafting, review and negotiation of distribution, agency, franchise, supply, service agreements and NDAs. Clear, balanced contracts adapted to the actual business operations, aimed at reducing risks, avoiding ambiguities and preventing future disputes.
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Foreign companies in Spain
Comprehensive advice for foreign companies establishing themselves in the Spanish market: subsidiary or branch incorporation, local contracting, regulatory compliance, relations with authorities and legal adaptation to the Spanish regulatory framework.
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Corporate restructuring
Assistance in corporate transformation transactions, spin-offs, mergers, global assignments and preventive or crisis-driven restructuring processes. Structures that enable business reorganisation with legal certainty and operational efficiency.
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Shareholder disputes
Advice and representation in corporate disputes: challenge of resolutions, exclusion or withdrawal of shareholders, breach of shareholder agreements and derivative actions. We approach conflicts with a strategic vision, combining prevention, negotiation and legal defence.
Banking & Finance
Structured finance, banking contracts, guarantees, credit transfers and financial regulation.
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Structured finance
Advice on syndicated lending, bond issuance, participating loans and mezzanine debt structures. Involvement in the legal configuration of the financing, risk allocation and documentation required to support complex transactions.
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Loan and credit agreements
Advisory to banking institutions on drafting and negotiating banking contracts, credit lines, mortgage loans and guarantee policies. Review of the financing structure and terms to ensure legal coherence, contractual protection and operational viability.
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Banking and real security interests
Processing of the creation, review and enforcement of mortgages, pledges, guarantees and other security interests over financial and real estate assets. Analysis of the adequacy, validity and effectiveness of security interests, as well as their proper formalisation and eventual enforcement.
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Credit portfolio transfers (NPL/NPI)
Advisory on the purchase, sale and transfer of non-performing credit portfolios: structuring, due diligence, document analysis and preparation of transaction documentation. Support for both individual transactions and volume processes involving distressed financial assets.
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Financial regulation
Advice on compliance with applicable regulations for financial institutions, investment products and payment services. Identification of regulatory obligations, adaptation of operations and reduction of non-compliance risks in a particularly demanding regulatory environment.
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Banking disputes
Claims and defence in litigation arising from banking contracts, structured products and financial services. Action both in contractual disputes and in controversies related to transparency, unfair conditions or enforcement of security interests.
Contract Management
Contract lifecycle management combining legal advice with document automation and CLM tools for safer contracts and more agile processes.