CMS advises NMDC on 51% stake acquisition in Lantania Aguas
CMS has advised NMDC Group, an Abu Dhabi-based company specialised in energy and maritime services with a presence in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, on the acquisition of 51% of Lantania Aguas, a company focused on water and energy infrastructure with operations across all phases of the water cycle.
The transaction aims to creates an international benchmark in the water sector, with desalination, treatment and water purification projects, and allows NMDC Group to enter the European market, states CMS. The completion of the transaction is subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory approvals.
The deal was led by corporate/M&A partner Ignacio Zarzalejos, together with associate Ana Vázquez (both pictured). Additional team members from corporate/M&A included associate Paula Zafra and lawyers Itziar Martínez-Pardo and Alejandra Núñez; from labour, associates Giuseppe Espósito and Beatriz Miranda, as well as lawyer Juan Egea; from public law & regulated sectors, associates Paula Espinosa and Ana Doval, and lawyer Diego Jiménez; from TMC, associate Miguel Recio; from litigation & arbitration, associate Rocío Rodríguez Perchín; from IP & digital law, senior associate Ricardo Gómez‑Barreda and lawyer María Peña; and from the competition team, partner Carlos Vérgez and senior associate Aida Oviedo.
