Hogan Lovells partner José M. Balañá teams up with international corporations around the world to undertake mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in Spain and Europe. As Head of the firm's Corporate Practice Group in the Madrid office, José M employs an entrepreneurial approach that matches his clients' to achieve results while building consensus. José M, who was in charge of creating the Madrid office from scratch, believes the best approach is to put himself in his clients' shoes, keeping in mind the big picture at every stage of the transaction.

Representative experience

• Acquisition by Brookfield, together with abertis, of a controlling stake in Arteris, a Brazil's major toll road operators.

• Advising Euler Hermes on its joint venture with Mapfre for trade credit insurance in Spain and Latin America.

• Advising Chinese group HNA on the acquisition of a minority stake in NH Hoteles.