GA_P advises PAI Partners on Grupo Uvesco sale
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has advised PAI Partners on the sale of Grupo Uvesco (BM Supermercados and Super Amara) to a consortium of Basque investors led by its CEO (Angel Jareño) and also formed by Stellum Capital, Inveready and Indar (Kutxabank), amongst others.
Uvesco is a food distribution group headquartered in Irún, owner of the BM Supermercados and Super Amara chains, with a network of more than 340 stores and over 7,000 employees across several Spanish regions. The transaction represents the culmination of PAI Partners’ investment cycle in Uvesco and is subject to customary regulatory approvals, states the law firm.
The GA_P team involved in this transaction included Pablo Fernández Cortijo (partner, pictured), Andrés Castro, José Luis Rodríguez, Rodrigo Fernández-Chillón, Mónica Montoro, and Víctor Villaverde from the Private Equity / M&A team; Andrew Ward (partner) from the Competition team; Luis Cuesta (partner) and Carles Armiño from the Tax team; Rafael Espinosa and Carmelo Morales from the Banking and Finance team; Carmen García from the Real Estate team; Diego Rizo, Carmen Abad, and Beatriz García from the Employment team; Fernando Trigo and Marta Rey from the Public Law team; Isabel Bandín and Iratze Arrigain from the IP team; and Marta Martínez from the Compliance team.
