María Gutiérrez

She is a notable practitioner in private equity and M&A transactions who advises national and international private equity funds and corporates within the M&A industry. She has strong experience within cross-border deals in EMEA, LATAM, and US, and her specific areas of experience include sectors such as Health, Retail, Real Estate, and Energy.

She has depth experience analysing all legal work streams within M&A and private equity deals: legal due diligence processes, SPA and SHA drafting and negotiation, closings, and commercial agreements. She also serves as vice secretary of the board for Spanish portfolio companies of major private equity firms, advising on corporate governance and contractual matters.

She frequently works with Graciela Llaneza and is the main point of contact of important clients on the day-to-day relationship, managing HL teams on-deal from different areas and jurisdictions.

Prior to joining Hogan Lovells, María worked in the department of an important international law firm, where she gained experience advising national and international clients on a wide range of corporate and contractual matters.