About
Mario is a Senior Associate in the Corporate/M&A and Private Capital departments.
He specialises in mergers and acquisitions with particular focus in private equity transactions.
Mario regularly acts for private equity firms and multinational corporations across a wide range of industries in cross-border and domestic transactions.
During his time at Freshfields, Mario has been seconded for six months at Cinven.
Mario speaks Spanish and English.
Additional Information
- Advising Cinven on its €2.5bn acquisition of Idealista, the Spanish real estate classifieds portal.
- Advising CPP Investments on the acquisition of a 24.99% stake in FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente Holding, S.A.U., the environmental services division of Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas, S.A., a diversified conglomerated listed in Spain.
- Advising Cinven, KKR and Providence (as shareholders of MasMovil Ibercom) on the agreement with Orange to combine their telecommunications businesses in Spain by means of the incorporation of a 50-50 joint venture with a combined enterprise valuation of approximately €19.6 billion.
- Advising GoodLife Foods B.V. (a portfolio company of IK Partners), on the acquisition of Audens Group, the parent of a group of companies involved in the development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of frozen and refrigerated ready-to-eat meals and snacks in Spain and Portugal.
- Advising KKR on its acquisition of IVI-RMA Global, a leading international reproductive medicine group.
- Advising Cinven, KKR and Providence in their consortium investment relating to a voluntary public takeover bid for the entire share capital of MasMovil Ibercom, for €4.7bn.
Mario Pacini
Senior Associate
Madrid Office
Torre Europa
Paseo de la Castellana, 95
28046 Madrid