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Our in-depth understanding of business dynamics in key industries in Spain allows us to offer advice on all the transactional aspects, including the Spanish and EU M&A implications and all necessary tax & legal advice. In addition, we will be a trusted advisor to your in-house legal team to ensure the deal is robustly scrutinised and any identified risks reported throughout the due diligence process.
The Del Canto Chambers comprehensive Due Diligence Report meets ISO 9001 standards. It includes Corporate & Governance, Sarbanes-Oxley and Financial regulations, Financials and Tax compliance, Intellectual Property, Data Protection and Privacy Laws, IT, Employment, Property, Pending Litigation, tax and regulatory inspections, Insurance, Government regulations and all other regulatory matters, as related to the deal.
Below are the five main steps of our due diligence process:
Del Canto Chambers has completed several due diligence for business acquisitions, commercial and residential properties in Spain, including the following ones between €150-400 million per acquisition:
Our team understands the complexities of international tax, commercial, and regulatory law and will meticulously examine every transaction detail. As a result, you can be confident that when you close the deal, no unpleasant surprises await.
A Del Canto partner will stay involved throughout the work to ensure you experience a seamless service. This connection provides both consistency and intimate knowledge of your business and the ability to be proactive in our advice and representation. We will also help you navigate the transactional process by coordinating the professionals involved.

A joint venture formed to create the leading sports media outlet in the Arabic language world.

Advised an international client on a SOCIMI acquisition of the Plaza España building in Madrid.

Advised Jani-King, the world’s biggest franchise company, on structuring its European franchise operations.

Advised the British company Sunseeker International on the restructuring of their Mediterranean operations.

Advised Huffington Post on a joint venture with the Integral Media Group to launch HuffPost Arabi.

Advised on the acquisition of two Spanish companies using a Luxemburg structure.

Advised Grupo PRISA on securing and negotiating a capital investment of £100m from Qatar.


Del Canto Chambers provides dual-qualified, multi-lingual tax lawyers, who have worked on over 500 cases throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, making us the counsel of choice for London-based and international clients, corporations, solicitors and tax advisers.
Corporate Cases
We have worked on several corporate cases including some of the worlds leading companies in media, luxury boats, football clubs, NGOs, investments and much more
Del Canto Chambers specialists are constantly up to date with new legislative changes and aware of any Spanish tax and legal implications.
Contact our Spanish legal and tax specialists to find out the best tax planning and corporate structures in your circumstances.
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