{
  "id": 16523767,
  "title": "Pedro Pasquín, head of Lazard in Spain, joins the private equity boom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/pedro-pasquin-jefe-de-lazard-en-espana-se-suma-al-boom-del-capital",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T21:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/fusiones-y-adquisiciones/2026/10/25/6adb87a9468aebbc2c8b45a1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Pedro Pasquín, Vice President of Lazard in Spain, has created a private equity firm called Bermeo Partners, registered with the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) with an initial capital of 1.21 million euros. The firm, managed by Renta 4, aims to invest in unlisted companies and assets. This move follows in the footsteps of other financial directors who have created family private equity firms, such as Olaf Díaz-Pintado and Álvaro de Remedios. The number of private equity firms and funds in Spain has doubled in three years, reaching 1,501 as of the end of 2025, according to the CNMV.",
  "summary": "There are already more than 1,500 entities and private equity funds registered with the CNMV, due to the influx of large fortunes into the sector.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pedro Pasquín, Lazard Spain head, launches risk capital company",
    "Over 1,500 private equity entities registered with CNMV",
    "Pasquín co-founded Bermeo Partners with €1.21 million initial capital"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}