Javier Belmonte

Senior Associate
JAVIER BELMONTE RUIZ

Javier is a Senior Associate in Devesa’s Corporate Department. He joined the Devesa team in 2023, after having been part of the international law firm CMS for seven years.

He specializes in providing corporate and contractual legal advice to local and international companies, focusing his practice primarily on mergers and acquisitions, as well as restructurings, corporate governance, and corporate law matters.

Throughout his career, Javier has completed various secondments at well-known national and multinational companies across different sectors, including hospitality, wholesale distribution of cosmetics, and real estate consultancy. This has enabled him to gain additional insight into the day-to-day needs and concerns faced by clients.

Curriculum

  • LL.B., Complutense University of Madrid.
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Practice (Access to the Legal Profession), Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (I.E.B.), Madrid.
  • Member of the Madrid Bar Association (ICAM).
  • Lawyer in the Corporate / M&A Department at CMS (2016–2023).
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Directors’ remuneration: key legal considerations and risks

The remuneration of company directors is a recurring issue in Spanish corporate law, owing to the constant evolution it has undergone as a result of the various interpretations adopted by the Supreme Court. For unlisted companies, which constitute the majority of the Spanish business fabric, the existence of an improperly structured remuneration system may give […]
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Company Law, Blog
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Venture capital funds: what they are, what they are for and how they are formed

Venture capital funds (VCFs) have become a key instrument for corporate financing, particularly in innovative and high-growth sectors such as technology, biotechnology, renewable energy and the digital economy. Through these vehicles, professional investors channel resources into companies with high potential, taking on greater risk in exchange for the possibility of higher returns than those offered […]
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Company Law, Blog
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Extension of the 2025 Accounting Moratorium: legal implications for commercial companies

The recent approval of Royal Decree-Law 4/2025 of 8 April introduces a new extension to the accounting moratorium concerning the legal regime of dissolution due to losses in commercial companies. This measure, effective until 31 December 2025, once again suspends the inclusion of losses incurred during the 2020 and 2021 financial years for the purposes […]
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Company Law, Blog
Directors’ reports and workers’ rights in mergers under Royal Decree-law 5/2023

Directors’ reports and workers’ rights in mergers under Royal Decree-law 5/2023

The new legal framework for mergers in Spain: Royal Decree-law 5/2023 The entry into force of Royal Decree-law 5/2023 (RDL 5/2023), which regulates structural modifications in commercial companies, has sparked debate over the requirement for a directors’ report to be provided to workers in certain types of mergers, particularly in the context of simplified mergers […]
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Company Law, Blog
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What are SICCs and FICCs?

Following the articles we have published on other collective investment institutions such as Free Investment Companies and their tax benefits, as well as the monograph we published on the main vehicles for real estate investment in Spain, this time we are going to focus on closed-end collective investment entities other than venture capital firms, also […]
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Company Law, Blog
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Is it possible to revoke the voluntary appointment of an auditor?

What is a statutory auditor Statutory auditors are professionals who are responsible for reviewing and verifying the annual accounts, and other financial statements or accounting documents, prepared by companies and other institutions in accordance with the regulatory framework. Their ultimate purpose is to issue a report indicating whether the annual accounts are true and fair […]
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Company Law, Blog
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About takeover bids: What are they and how do they work?

Takeover bids in Spain represent a crucial mechanism within the legal and financial framework for the acquisition of shares of listed companies in the Spanish market. What is a takeover bid? A takeover bid is a transaction whereby all the shareholders of a listed company are offered to acquire its shares or any securities that […]
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Company Law, Blog, corporate law
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Representation and Warranties Insurance in M&A transactions

It is becoming increasingly common to use representation and warranties insurance policies (known as R&W insurance or W&l insurance) in M&A transactions. These insurances allow the compensation that the seller must pay to the buyer, for certain damages caused because of the breach of contract, to be paid directly by an insurer in exchange for […]
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