Clarity on
entering Spain,
and on the deals
that follow.
We advise boards, founders and executive teams when Spain or Europe is on the agenda, or when an acquisition thesis must hold in local reality—not only on a slide.
Explore our work →Your agenda is not a workstream. It is the work.
Growth across borders and M&A in unfamiliar markets mix commercial, regulatory, corporate and operating choices. Boards need a sequenced path: owners, dependencies and go/no-go criteria they can defend. We start from the decision—not from a catalogue of services.
02 / Expertise
Four mandates. Clear scope.
Market entry, M&A, technology and regulated markets, and corporate diplomacy. Each with its own scope.
Market Entry
Open pageTurn expansion intent into a local decision-and-execution sequence: entry model, counterparts, risk priorities and governance for the first stretch on the ground. We do not promise licences or automatic pan-EU access via Spain.
↗M&A & Strategic Transactions
Open pageTest whether a Spain-related acquisition thesis holds: strategic fit, local context and execution viability before capital is committed; coordinate specialists without replacing them. No substitute for specialised legal or financial advice.
↗Technology & Regulated Markets
Open pageCommercial and institutional navigation across the digital economy, where regulation shapes the route.
↗Corporate Diplomacy
Open pageStakeholder, policy and reputation strategy when those dynamics are material to the decision.
↗We are not a law firm, an audit firm or a regulated investment firm, and we do not provide legal, audit or regulated investment services. We coordinate specialists without replacing them.
Market Entry
Market entry that boards can defend.
We advise boards, founders and executive teams when Spain or Europe is on the agenda—turning expansion intent into a local decision-and-execution sequence, not a catalogue of services.
Start a confidential conversationYour agenda is not a workstream. It is the work.
Growth across borders mixes commercial, regulatory, corporate and operating choices. What is usually missing is a sequenced path: owners, dependencies and go/no-go criteria a board can stand behind. We start from the decision.
What we do
Turn expansion intent into a local sequence.
Clear scope for the mandate—not a catalogue of services.
- 01Entry model suited to the mandate
- 02Counterparts and institutional context on the ground
- 03Risk priorities and governance for the first stretch
- 04Clear scope: what must be true in 90 days, and what stays out
How we work
Senior attention. From first question to early execution.
- 01
Frame the real decisionWhat must be true in 90 days, and what stays out of scope.
- 02
Build the routeTurn expansion intent into a credible sequence of moves.
- 03
Engage the right counterpartsBring context and judgment where momentum depends on trust.
- 04
Stay through early executionWork beside leadership until the decision becomes an outcome.
Scope
How we scope the mandate.
Senior strategic advice on the entry decision and early execution. We are not a law firm, an audit firm or a regulated investment firm, and we do not provide legal, audit or regulated investment services. We coordinate specialists without replacing them. We do not promise licences or treat a Spanish foothold as automatic pan-EU access.
M&A & Strategic Transactions
Test the acquisition thesis before capital is committed.
We advise boards and executive sponsors when a Spain-related acquisition or strategic transaction must hold in local reality—not only on a slide.
Start a confidential conversationFit, context, viability.
Unfamiliar markets compress commercial judgment, local context and execution risk into one board dilemma. We help test whether the thesis holds: strategic fit, counterparts and operating reality, and a credible path to early outcomes. We coordinate specialists without replacing them.
What we do
M&A & Strategic Transactions—scoped.
Clear scope for the mandate—before capital moves.
- 01Pressure-test strategic fit against local conditions
- 02Surface execution dependencies before capital moves
- 03Sequence decisions a board can defend
- 04Stay through early post-decision execution when required
How we work
Senior attention. From first question to early execution.
- 01
Frame the real decisionWhat must be true, and what stays out of scope.
- 02
Build the routeTurn transaction ambition into a credible sequence of moves.
- 03
Engage the right counterpartsBring context and judgment where momentum depends on trust.
- 04
Stay through early executionWork beside leadership until the decision becomes an outcome.
Scope
How we scope the mandate.
We pressure-test the transaction thesis and the early execution path. Specialised legal and financial advice sits with the right parties—we coordinate where useful, we do not replace them. Confidential deal detail stays where it belongs. We do not treat Spain as automatic pan-EU access.
Technology & Regulated Markets
Navigate regulated markets without confusing advice with a licence.
We advise boards and executive teams when digital-economy moves—and the regulated settings around them—are material to the decision, with Spain or Europe on the agenda.
Start a confidential conversationDigital-economy moves compress product, counterpart and institutional choices into one board question.
What is usually missing is a sequenced path that keeps advisory scope clear from licensed work.
What we do
Technology & Regulated Markets—scoped.
Clear scope for the mandate—advisory, not a licence.
- 01Frame how regulation and market structure shape the commercial route
- 02Map institutional and counterpart context on the ground
- 03Sequence risk priorities for the first stretch
- 04Coordinate specialists without replacing them
How we work
Senior attention. From first question to early execution.
- 01
Frame the real decisionWhat must be true, and what stays out of scope.
- 02
Build the routeTurn the mandate into a credible sequence of moves.
- 03
Engage the right counterpartsBring context and judgment where momentum depends on trust.
- 04
Stay through early executionWork beside leadership until the decision becomes an outcome.
Scope
How we scope the mandate.
Senior strategic advice when digital-economy and regulated-market dynamics shape the decision. Licensed authorisations and regulated activities (including EMI/PI and investment services) sit with the right specialists—we coordinate, we do not replace them. We do not promise licences or automatic pan-EU access via Spain.
Corporate Diplomacy
Stakeholder reality before the narrative hardens.
We advise when stakeholder, policy or reputation dynamics are material to the decision, with Spain or Europe on the agenda—so institutional context informs the route, not a late add-on.
Start a confidential conversationEntry and transactions fail quietly when the right counterparts are not yet engaged, or the wrong ones engage too early.
The work is sequencing trust, context and narrative against a board-defensible decision.
What we do
Corporate Diplomacy—scoped.
Clear scope for the mandate—when stakeholders shape the route.
- 01Map stakeholders and institutional dependencies
- 02Align policy and reputation risk with the commercial thesis
- 03Sequence engagement where momentum depends on trust
- 04Stay through early execution when required
How we work
Senior attention. From first question to early execution.
- 01
Frame the real decisionWhat must be true, and what stays out of scope.
- 02
Build the routeTurn the mandate into a credible sequence of moves.
- 03
Engage the right counterpartsBring context and judgment where momentum depends on trust.
- 04
Stay through early executionWork beside leadership until the decision becomes an outcome.
Scope
How we scope the mandate.
Senior strategic advice when stakeholder, policy or reputation dynamics are material to the decision. PR campaigns and specialised legal or communications counsel sit with the right parties—we coordinate where useful, we do not replace them. Confidential deal detail stays where it belongs.
03 / How we work
Senior attention. From first question to final outcome.
Frame the real decisionWhat must be true in 90 days, and what stays out of scope.
Build the routeTurn the decision into a credible sequence of moves.
Engage the right counterpartsBring context and judgment where momentum depends on trust.
Stay through early executionWork beside leadership until the decision becomes an outcome.
“Good advice does not add complexity. It creates the confidence to move.”
Year One Partners · Senior Strategic Advisors
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