Key Takeaways
- • Marc Pereta Farré elevated to partner at Across Legal in the firm's venture capital and M&A practice, advancing from his previous role as senior associate after more than a decade with the firm.
- • Pereta Farré has advised on significant technology and life sciences transactions, including the sale of IriusRisk to ThreatModeler, financing rounds for Red Points (€20 million), Sequentia Biotech (€10 million), and Murphy AI (€13 million), plus GCO Ventures' investment in Cuideo.
- • Managing Partner Ignacio Lacasa attributed the promotion to Pereta Farré's consistent growth, deep market knowledge, technical excellence, and demonstrated contribution to the expansion and positioning of Across Legal's venture capital and M&A practice.
- • Pereta Farré joined Across Legal in November 2015 and has built his entire career at the firm, specializing in advising startups, high-growth companies, venture capital funds, and family offices on investment structuring, corporate governance, restructurings, and M&A transactions.
Summary
Across Legal, an Iberian law firm, has promoted Marc Pereta Farré to partner in its venture capital and M&A practice, marking a significant internal advancement for an attorney who has spent his entire career at the firm since joining in November 2015. The promotion elevates Pereta Farré from his previous position as senior associate, recognizing over a decade of accumulated expertise in the technology and innovation ecosystems.
Pereta Farré's transaction experience spans multiple high-profile mandates in the venture capital and technology sectors. His engagements have included advising on the sale of IriusRisk, a cybersecurity threat modelling company, to ThreatModeler; GCO Ventures' capital entry into Cuideo, a digital home care platform; and financing rounds for Red Points (€20 million), a technology company focused on anti-piracy solutions; Sequentia Biotech (€10 million), a bioinformatics firm specializing in omics data analysis; and Murphy AI (approximately €13 million), where he advised one of the investors, Enzo Ventures.
Ignacio Lacasa, managing partner of Across Legal, framed the appointment as a reflection of the firm's commitment to technical excellence and organic talent development. Lacasa emphasized that Pereta Farré has demonstrated consistent professional growth, substantial market knowledge specific to the venture capital sector, and a documented ability to create measurable value for clients. The managing partner specifically credited Pereta Farré's decisive contributions to expanding and strengthening the firm's venture capital and M&A practice positioning.
Pereta Farré's educational background includes a law degree from ESADE Business School and a master's degree in Intellectual Property and Information Society, also from ESADE. His practice specialization encompasses investment round structuring and negotiation, corporate governance advisory, corporate restructurings, M&A transactions, venture debt, cross-border transactions, and Delaware incorporation strategies for growth-stage companies.
Pereta Farré's transaction experience spans multiple high-profile mandates in the venture capital and technology sectors. His engagements have included advising on the sale of IriusRisk, a cybersecurity threat modelling company, to ThreatModeler; GCO Ventures' capital entry into Cuideo, a digital home care platform; and financing rounds for Red Points (€20 million), a technology company focused on anti-piracy solutions; Sequentia Biotech (€10 million), a bioinformatics firm specializing in omics data analysis; and Murphy AI (approximately €13 million), where he advised one of the investors, Enzo Ventures.
Ignacio Lacasa, managing partner of Across Legal, framed the appointment as a reflection of the firm's commitment to technical excellence and organic talent development. Lacasa emphasized that Pereta Farré has demonstrated consistent professional growth, substantial market knowledge specific to the venture capital sector, and a documented ability to create measurable value for clients. The managing partner specifically credited Pereta Farré's decisive contributions to expanding and strengthening the firm's venture capital and M&A practice positioning.
Pereta Farré's educational background includes a law degree from ESADE Business School and a master's degree in Intellectual Property and Information Society, also from ESADE. His practice specialization encompasses investment round structuring and negotiation, corporate governance advisory, corporate restructurings, M&A transactions, venture debt, cross-border transactions, and Delaware incorporation strategies for growth-stage companies.
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