Eversheds Sutherland appoints Sixto de la Calle as corporate and M&A partner

Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Sixto de la Calle, until now ‘of counsel’, as the new partner in the Commercial and M&A department of the firm’s Spanish office. The lawyer joined the Spanish office in 2016 and heads the firm’s Private Equity practice.

Sixto de la Calle

A member of the Corporate and M&A Department and head of the firm’s Private Equity practice in Madrid, Sixto de la Calle has extensive experience in advising domestic and foreign industrial and private equity clients on M&A transactions, corporate restructuring processes and the sale and purchase of industrial companies or real estate assets, as well as advising investment funds on the acquisition of NPL portfolios.

With a degree in Law and a higher diploma in Business Management and a master’s degree in Corporate Legal Consultancy from the Instituto de Empresa, he joined Eversheds Sutherland in February 2016, after having practiced in the Corporate departments of KPMG, Ashurst and CMS Albiñana y Suárez de Lezo.

Jacobo Martínez, managing partner of Eversheds Sutherland in Spain, values his appointment as “a result of his exceptional dedication, professionalism and significant contribution to the firm’s continued success, as well as his commitment to excellence, and his ability to lead and collaborate effectively.” “Sixto’s appointment further strengthens our firm, adding valuable perspective and experience to our management team,” it adds.