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Barrilero
Legal Angels

Innovation and entrepreneurship are fundamental drivers of business growth.With this vision, Barrilero Legal Angels was established to support entrepreneurs and investors at every stage of their business journey.
More than simply a specialist legal service, Barrilero Legal Angels represents a different approach to legal advice. We combine the experience, technical excellence and sector expertise of an established law firm with the agility, accessibility and entrepreneurial mindset required by today’s innovation ecosystem.Our multidisciplinary team works alongside founders, investors, venture capital funds and business angels, providing tailored legal advice throughout every stage of a company’s lifecycle—from incorporation and financing rounds to expansion, corporate transactions and successful exits.
We understand that innovative businesses require more than legal advice alone. They need advisers who understand their business models, anticipate their challenges and provide commercially practical solutions that support sustainable growth.Barrilero Legal Angels brings together more than three decades of legal expertise while maintaining the same commitment to excellence, independence, innovation and client service that defines our firm.

Entrepreneurship
through acquisition

The growth of the Search Fund model has transformed the landscape of entrepreneurship through acquisition across Europe. Barrilero has established itself as a leading law firm advising Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) projects throughout Europe, having participated in many of the market’s most significant transactions.

In addition to our recognised experience advising traditional Search Funds, we are one of the leading legal advisers on self-funded searches, long-term hold structures, pledge funds and independent sponsor transactions.Our experience covers every stage of the ETA lifecycle—from structuring investment vehicles and launching acquisition platforms to acquisitions, corporate governance, ongoing portfolio management and eventual exits.We provide comprehensive legal advice specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of the ETA model, adopting a long-term perspective to ensure every project benefits from continuous legal support throughout its development.
Our close relationship with IESE Business School, one of the world’s leading academic institutions in this field, reinforces our commitment to the continued development of entrepreneurship through acquisition while enabling us to contribute actively to the evolution of the market and the education of future entrepreneurs and investors.Combined with our ability to coordinate cross-border transactions through ALFA International, this positions Barrilero as a strategic legal partner for investors and entrepreneurs pursuing long-term growth opportunities.

Not only do we at Barrilero Legal Angels deal with legal advice but, as our name suggests, we back promising projects and support and follow them closely throughout the many stages, providing the know-how, experience and expertise of Barrilero, without recourse to the crippling extra legal fees normally involved.

Emerging
companies

Barrilero Legal Angels, came into being at the very heart of Barrilero as a result of the ever growing needs of emerging companies within the new entrepreneurial and innovation context. The principal aim is to offer legal services which readily adapt to this new reality by sharing the knowledge and support of the firm thus adding critical value and giving our clients the edge they need to surge ahead in this increasingly crowded marketplace. In recent years the international and Spanish startup sector has seen constant growth. We cover the broadest range of sectors from e-commerce to health.

KEY CONTACTS

Tomás Barrilero
Nekane Legorburu
Eduardo Martin