Head of Corporate

Bio

Álvaro is Partner, head of Corporate and member of the Board of Directors at Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.

Between September 2015 and November 2016, Álvaro was seconded to Cravath, Swaine & Moore. 

He specialises in commercial law, M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions and joint ventures, both domestic and cross-border. 

He holds a law degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela and Salzburg Universität. He studied at the Academy of American and International Law, Southwestern Institute for International and Comparative Law, in Dallas, Texas. 

Álvaro is recognised in Chambers & Partners.

He has participated as an author or coauthor in several specialised legal publications. 

Membership of professional bodies and associations

Madrid Bar Association no. 83672
Officer member and representative of Spain in The European Regional Forum – International Bar Association (IBA)

Languages

Spanish
English
Italian
German
Galician

Acknowledgments

  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019

Chambers & Partners Europe 2023. Private Equity: Venture Capital

"Álvaro Mateo is always able to find a solution that fits the transaction."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2022. Private Equity: Venture Capital

"he manages all the expectations of his clients well and provides excellent feedback based on his wide and cross-sectional experience."

Chambers & Partners Europe 2021. Private Equity: Venture Capital

"commercial attitude" "He always knows when to push back and when to let go." "He is tremendously experienced and knows what to do in any situation."

The Chambers Europe 2020. Private Equity: Venture Capital – Spain

"results-oriented and tremendously clever."

The Legal 500 2019. Private Equity

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