##  [María Estévez López](/en_GB/team/maria-estevez-lopez) 

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 María Estévez López  Senior associate 

 <maria.estevez@garrigues.com> - [Madrid](/en_GB/office/madrid)+34 91 514 52 00





- Registered lawyer, nº 135.235
    
    I. Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid



 

 

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María Estévez is a senior associate in the Madrid office.



She specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&amp;A) and private equity transactions, both domestic and cross-border, as well as corporate matters and commercial contracts.

  


María holds a dual degree in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).



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María Estévez joined the Madrid M&amp;A team in September 2019. Her practice centres on M&amp;A and private equity transactions.



Since joining the firm, she has been involved in a wide range of complex transactions, including:

  




- Share and asset acquisitions, in both competitive and bilateral processes;
- Joint ventures and other strategic investment arrangements;
- Domestic and cross-border mergers;
- Corporate restructurings.



María regularly advises domestic and international private equity funds, industrial operators and family-owned businesses. She also provides ongoing counsel to Spanish companies and multinational groups on corporate governance and commercial contracting matters, acting as vice-secretary in certain Spanish companies. 

  


Throughout her career, she has developed particular expertise in the pharmaceutical, real estate (including hotels and PBSA) and aviation sectors.

  




In 2025, she completed a secondment to the firm's London office, where she worked closely with leading international investment funds.







 

 

 

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- Dual degree in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE E-3).
- Master's Degree in Legal Practice from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (U.N.E.D.)

 

 

 

 





 

 



 

 

### Services

 

[Mergers &amp; Acquisitions ](/node/12824)



[Private Equity ](/en_GB/services/private-equity)



 

 



 

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