Francisco Bachiller Ströhlein

Legal Director

About

Areas of FocusTechnology and Commercial Transactions Mergers and Acquisitions Real Estate Corporate Private Equity Restructuring Consumer Goods, Food and Retail Industrials Infrastructure, Construction and Transport Media Sports and Entertainment Technology Data Centers

Professional QualificationsAbogado registered with Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid

EXPERIENCE

Advising McBride plc on its acquisition of Eurotab Group, a leading specialist in the design and manufacture of solid-format cleaning and hygiene solutions.
Advising David Lloyd Leisure (TDR Capital) on its acquisition of interests in the Aspria group, including Spanish law aspects.
Advising Echelon (Starwood) on the creation of a joint venture with Iberdrola for the development and operation of data centers in Spain.
Advising Progress Software Inc (NYSE listed) on a strategic acquisition and follow-on merger in Spain.
Advising Aggreko (I Squared Capital & TDR Capital) on its strategic acquisition of Krill Generadores, a well-established Spanish temporary-power and energy-solutions company.
Advising AFR-IX Telecom S.L. on the acquisition of Dolphin Telecom, a global communications carrier focused on West African connectivity with significant investments in the ACE Submarine cable.
Advising Aquila Capital on a joint venture for the development of a pan-European data center portfolio.
Advising Advent on its majority stake acquisition (with Cemex) of Neoris, a digital transformation consultancy company.
Advising Kingsley Gate on the acquisition of Seeliger y Conde, a leading executive talent recruitment firm in Spain.
Advising The Olayan Group on the acquisition of Trivalor XXI, S.L., holder of title over various buildings located in Spain.
Advising PE-backed Masair, an air cargo and logistics services provider, on its minority investment in ACMI airline and lease specialist, Galistair.
Advising Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V on its acquisition of 50% of Odinsa’s stake in airport concessionaries in Ecuador and Colombia.
Advising Fever on its global M&A activity and international expansions, including the US, UK, Canada, LatAm, and Asia.
Advising Brookfield Asset Management on the acquisition of logistics assets and real estate in Spain and on a cross-border basis.
Advising SDW on acquisitions in Spain, including Integrho, a supplier of payroll software for the local Spanish market.

Languages

Education

Columbia University School of Law, New York, NY, LL.M., May 2012

Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE), Madrid, Spain, Licenciado en Derecho y Diplomatura en Relaciones Internacionales, June 2009

Eberhart-Karls Uuniversität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, Erasmus Scholarship, February 2008

Seminars

Proposed for Iberian Lawyer 40 under 40 awards (2020).
Lectures and debates at to Spanish law faculties.
M&A seminars (internal and external).
Member of DLA Piper’s “Project Excellence” initiative for the standardisation of agreements and corporate documents.
Refinancing and judicial composition/settlement agreements.
Seminar at ICADE presenting DLA and case study for students.
General corporate and other (team-building) workshops.

Prior Experience

July 2017 - present - DLA Piper (Madrid)
September 2012 - July 2017 - International law firm (Madrid)
September 2009 - July 2011 - International law firm (Madrid - Lawyer)
July 2008 - September 2008 - International law firm (Madrid/London - Internship)
July 2006 - September 2006 - Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Washington D.C. - Summer intern Legal Dpt.)

Memberships And Affiliations

Member of the Madrid Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados de Madrid) and part of Columbia University's Alumni association.
Member of the lawyers hiring committee of the firm.