Various law firms advise on the acquisition of a minority stake in Altamar
Various law firms has advised on the acquisition of a 40% stake in AltamarCAM Partners by Permira. Linklaters and KPMG Abogados have advised Permira, Clifford Chance has advised certain shareholders of AltamarCAM Partners.
Image: Carmen Burgos (Linklaters partner), Pedro Ruiz (KPMG partner) and Clifford Chance partners Javier Amantegui and Ildefonso Alier.
Linklaters team has been formed by Carmen Burgos, together with Bárbara Victoria González Gutiérrez, Gonzalo Díaz Monreal, Jose Buigues and Laura Plana Ventura.
KPMG Abogados tax team formed by Pedro Ruiz (partner) and Jesús Casado (senior manager) has advised Permira with the tax due diligence work.
The Clifford Chance team advising on the transaction was led by Madrid M&A private equity partner Javier Amantegui supported by senior associates Patricia Puertas, Beatriz Melo and María Viñas. The team also comprised other members, including partner Ildefonso Alier (funds & investment management), senior counsel Carme Briera (regulatory) and counsel Begoña Barrantes (antitrust).
Clifford Chance previously advised Altamar Capital Partners on the merger with German asset manager CAM Alternatives resulting in the creation of AltamarCAM Partners.
The capital contributed by Permira Growth Opportunities II replaces almost the entire position of the current financial shareholders, as well as a small stake of the shareholding of some of the executive shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
AltamarCAM Partners is a global investment manager focused on private market investments, which has more than 18 billion euros in assets committed by investors. With offices in Madrid, Cologne, Barcelona, New York, London, Santiago de Chile, and Munich and a team of more than 250 people, AltamarCAM Partners also provides independent investment banking and merchant banking services and direct and efficient access to funds from a selection of international managers.
