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Degree in  Law + Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A

Get trained in transactional law and master M&A transactions

Acquiring knowledge of transactional, corporate, and M&A law is essential for those law students who want to gain access to the country's major law firms and consulting firms. The M&A market (which deals with mergers and acquisitions of companies) grew by 33.3% in Spain in 2022 and has doubled in size in just two years. During that year, almost 50,000 M&A deals were completed worldwide.

The Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A at Universidad CEU San Pablo is a pioneer. It is the first specialization in this field in the Spain and it offers the possibility of acquiring the most important knowledge to develop in the transactional and business world that is most in demand in the working world.

It is a degree that has an itinerary compatible with the Bachelor's degree in Law. It can be taken by adding two courses of three credits each per semester. It can also be taken from any other degree of this School.
Get trained in Business Law and M&A and become an expert in legal issues within the field of business.

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Official Name

Degree in Law + Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A

Centre

Law School

Modality

Onsite

Credits

48 ECTS

Start

September 2024

Location

Law School

Vacancies

Language

Spanish, Bilingual

Differential values

Why study the Bachelor’s degree in Business Law and M&A at Universidad CEU San Pablo?

At Universidad CEU San Pablo we have more than 75 years of experience training the largest network of legal talent in Spain, always in close contact with the professional world. Therefore, we know very well what are the real needs demanded by the market. The Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A will allow you to understand the transactional, business, and national and international mergers and acquisitions activity for companies to optimize their corporate strategy. 

There are many reasons to study this pioneering Advanced Course at Universidad CEU San Pablo:

Valores diferenciales

At Universidad CEU San Pablo we have more than 75 years of experience training the largest network of legal talent in Spain, always in close contact with the professional world. Therefore, we know very well what are the real needs demanded by the market. The Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A will allow you to understand the transactional, business, and national and international mergers and acquisitions activity for companies to optimize their corporate strategy. 

There are many reasons to study this pioneering Advanced Course at Universidad CEU San Pablo:

We offer you the possibility of studying one or two semesters at leading international universities: we have more than 380 international mobility agreements. You can also take an International Bilingual Program at Fordham University in New York, and you will have access to the language center to improve your knowledge of English and other languages. Our university is among the TOP 4 in Spain in terms of internationalization.

At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we have a prestigious teaching staff with a consolidated track record in the professional, teaching and research fields. In addition, the professors of the Certificate in Business Law and M&A are mainly practicing professionals from law firms in which operations that require this type of knowledge are carried out. Therefore, you will be able to learn and train in this area from lawyers with extensive practical experience.

This degree has been designed to be completed in parallel to the Bachelor's degree in Law, without involving an excessive teaching load. To this end, two courses of 3 credits each per semester are taken (2 hours/week per four-month period).

All the courses of the Bachelor’s degree in Law and the Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A are approached in a practical and realistic way. In addition, we have internship agreements with the best national and international law firms (Pérez-Llorca, Cuatrecasas, Allen & Overy, Ashurst, Baker McKenzie, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Uría Menéndez, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer...).

Currently, 50% of the demands of large law firms are focused on this area of law. Therefore, we conceived this degree to respond to a real market need and is completely focused on the labor market insertion of students. In addition, the Law School of Universidad San Pablo CEU has an extensive network of alumni in the best law firms and companies at national and international level.

  • Cristina, alumna del Doble Grado en Derecho + ADE

    "What I like most about my career is the practical application. First you learn the theory and then they teach you how to apply it with a multitude of case studies. We also have a lot of master classes. And numerous career paths to choose from when you finish."  

    Cristina Fernández del Río

    studied the Dual Degree in Law + Business Administration and Management

Facilities

Students will have at their disposal all the material resources and services of the Law School, including the Library, the Trial Simulation Room, the Criminology Laboratory, etc.

Facultad de Derecho
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Sala de Audiencias, Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad CEU San Pablo

Courtroom

Instalaciones Derecho - Estudios Europeos

European Studies

Biblioteca de la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad CEU San Pablo

Library

Instalaciones Derecho - Biblioteca

Library

Instalaciones Derecho - Biblioteca

Library

Instalaciones Derecho - Biblioteca

Library

Laboratorio de Criminalística de la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad CEU San Pablo

Criminology Laboratory

Instalaciones Derecho - Laboratorio de Criminalística

Criminology Laboratory

Instalaciones Derecho - Facultad

School

Instalaciones Derecho - Fachada Derecho Lona

Law School

University life

An unforgettable university experience

The university years are unique and are remembered for the rest of your life. At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we value the importance of this vital stage and we want you to be the protagonist of a memorable experience. That is why we offer you a multitude of activities and services so that you can make the most of your university years. 

Campus Life

We offer you a wide range of free activities on campus and outdoors such as hiking, Ninja Warriors, latest cultural proposals, urban dances, etc. 

Clubs

Share your interests and concerns with other people in the clubs of eSports, Stock Exchange, Gastronomy, Debate, Fashion, Protocol... 

Professional Careers

A team of career advisors is available to advise you on all matters relating to your professional development. 

Support Program: University Wellbeing Service (SOU)

You have at your disposal a service of psychopedagogical counsellors who will support you in your personal development and academic performance.

Support: Buddy Program

Final year students bring their experience to make your first months at university easier.

Support: GPS Program

Receive mentoring from professors and professionals with solid personal and professional careers. In addition, you will receive master classes on the most in-demand skills in the market.  

Social engagement

It participates in development cooperation projects (national and international), social volunteering and donation campaigns to build a fairer society. 

Pastoral Guidance

Share your faith and take part in pilgrimages, spiritual exercises, celebration of the sacraments, conferences... 

Curso "Diseña TU Futuro"

Activa tu empleabilidad con el programa acelerador de empleabilidad Diseña Tu futuro. Conviértete en un experto en el mercado laboral y en el funcionamiento de las empresas.

We offer you a wide range of free activities on campus and outdoors such as hiking, Ninja Warriors, latest cultural proposals, urban dances, etc. 

Share your interests and concerns with other people in the clubs of eSports, Stock Exchange, Gastronomy, Debate, Fashion, Protocol... 

A team of career advisors is available to advise you on all matters relating to your professional development. 

You have at your disposal a service of psychopedagogical counsellors who will support you in your personal development and academic performance.

Final year students bring their experience to make your first months at university easier.

Receive mentoring from professors and professionals with solid personal and professional careers. In addition, you will receive master classes on the most in-demand skills in the market.  

It participates in development cooperation projects (national and international), social volunteering and donation campaigns to build a fairer society. 

Share your faith and take part in pilgrimages, spiritual exercises, celebration of the sacraments, conferences... 

Activa tu empleabilidad con el programa acelerador de empleabilidad Diseña Tu futuro. Conviértete en un experto en el mercado laboral y en el funcionamiento de las empresas.

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List of subjects

Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Constitutional Law 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Keys to Contemporany History 6 Basic training EN / ES Teaching Guide
Roman Law 6 Basic training EN / ES Teaching Guide
Theory of Law 6 Basic training EN / ES Teaching Guide
Political Economics and public Finance 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
History of Spanish Law 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Institutions and Principles of European Union Law 6 Basic training EN / ES Teaching Guide
Introduction to Private Law and Personal Law 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Oral and Written Legal Expression 6 Basic training ES Teaching Guide
Spanish Political System: Institutions and Fundamental Rights 6 Basic training EN / ES Teaching Guide
Financial mathematics 3 Compulsory SPA --
Negotiation techniques 3 Compulsory SPA --
Excel 3 Compulsory SPA --
Business economics 3 Compulsory SPA --
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Criminal Law 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
History of Goverment 3 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Introduction to the Spanish Judicial and Procedural System 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Law and Religion in a Democratic State 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Law of Obligations and Civil Contracts 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Public International Law 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Accounting for Jurists 3 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Advanced Criminal Law (Special Part) 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Civil Procederal Law 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Administrative Law 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Legal Status of the Employer 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Rights in Rem 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Financial Law 3 Compulsory SPA --
Business English 3 Compulsory SPA --
Advanced Accounting I 3 Compulsory SPA --
Law of obligations applied to the company I 3 Compulsory SPA --
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
Consumer Law and Damages 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Corporate Law 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Criminal Procederal Law 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Fundamentals of Labour Law 3 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Procurement and Resources of Public Administrations 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
The Person and the Family in the Social Doctrine of the Church 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Administrative Activity 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Commercial Contracts 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Family Civil Law 3 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Financial and Tax Law 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Human Rights and their Protection 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Industrial Relations System 6 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Political and International Community in the DSI 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Corporate Accounting 3 Compulsory SPA --
Law of obligations applied to business II 3 Compulsory SPA --
Valuation of companies I 3 Compulsory SPA --
Stock market 3 Compulsory SPA --
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
General Ethics 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Inheritance Law 3 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Private International Law 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Specialised English 4.5 Compulsory EN Teaching Guide
Financial and Tax Law II 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Professional Competencies 4.5 Compulsory ES Teaching Guide
Deontology 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Economic Criminal Law 3 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Philosophy of Law 6 Compulsory EN / ES Teaching Guide
Final Degree Project (Law) 6 Final year project EN / ES Teaching Guide
M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) I 3 Compulsory SPA --
Valuation of companies II 3 Compulsory SPA --
Corporate taxation 3 Compulsory SPA --
M&A (Mergers and Acquisitions) II 3 Compulsory SPA --
Subject ECTS Character Language Teaching Guide
American Constitutional Law 3 Optional EN
Data Protection Law 4.5 Optional EN / ES Teaching Guide
Intellectual Property 3 Optional ES Teaching Guide
International comercial arbitration 3 Optional ES
Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation 4.5 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Financial Markets Law 3 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Interaction of EU Law with National Legal Systems 3 Optional EN Teaching Guide
Advanced Legal Argumentation 4.5 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Buisiness Taxation 3 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Environmental and Energy Taxation 3 Optional ES Teaching Guide
European Social Law 4.5 Optional ES Teaching Guide
Sustainability and Environmental Law 3 Optional ES
6 Optional
3 Optional
6 Optional
Accident Investigation Techniques 6 Optional
Advanced Consumer Law 4.5 Optional
Advanced Legal Rhetoric 3 Optional
Analysis of financial statements 6 Optional
Applied Legislation 6 Optional
Business Policy 6 Optional
Canon Law of Marriage 3 Optional Teaching Guide
Civil Rights of Children and the Disabled 3 Optional
Comparative Law of Obligations 3 Optional
Constitutional Challenges posed by New Information and Communication Technologies 3 Optional
Cybercrime 6 Optional
Data Protection Law 3 Optional Teaching Guide
Economic policy 6 Optional
EU Competition Law 1: Private restraints 4.5 Optional
EU Competition Law 2: Public restraints and the Single European Market 3 Optional
European Constitutional Law 4.5 Optional
European Social Law 3 Optional Teaching Guide
Financial Instruments 6 Optional
Financial management 3 Optional
Forensic Laboratory Work Experience 3 Optional
Forensics and Evidence 4.5 Optional
History of the Laws of the Indies 3 Optional
Insolvency Law 3 Optional
International Criminal Law 4.5 Optional
International Mobility – Individuals and Workers 3 Optional
International trade law 4.5 Optional
International Trade Law 3 Optional
Internet and E-Commerce Taxation 3 Optional
Introduction to Common Law 3 Optional
Legal Medicine 6 Optional
Maritime Law 4.5 Optional
Migrations and Asylum 6 Optional
Modern Transposition of Roman Law and International Unification of Law 4.5 Optional
Mortgage Law 3 Optional
Parliamentary Law 4.5 Optional
Penitentiary Law 4.5 Optional Teaching Guide
Production in Digital Environments 6 Optional Teaching Guide
Public Administrations and Markets 3 Optional
Public Opinion 6 Optional
Roman Public Law 3 Optional
Single European Market 6 Optional
Social Networks 6 Optional Teaching Guide
Sociology of Crime and Criminal Policy 6 Optional
Territorial Structure of Spain 3 Optional
Victimology 6 Optional
Additional programmes

Expand your knowledge and dazzle with your profile

Obtaining your degree is the first step towards achieving the future you want. But to make your professional profile shine like no other, you can broaden your knowledge with other courses at Univesidad CEU San Pablo. 

Competences

Professional Competences that you will master after completing the Bachelor's degree in Business Law and M&A

Companies and law firms are demanding a graduate profile in law who is able to understand business economics, the stock market, corporate taxation and, in general, financial law. This advanced course will enable you to master the necessary skills to help promote the growth of companies in your sector by acquiring Competences such as the following:

Competencias

Companies and law firms are demanding a graduate profile in law who is able to understand business economics, the stock market, corporate taxation and, in general, financial law. This advanced course will enable you to master the necessary skills to help promote the growth of companies in your sector by acquiring Competences such as the following:

Understand how the combination and sale and purchase of companies works in order to help promote the growth of the company in its sector. Discover the importance of M&A transactions on a national and global level.

Ability to handle legal sources and databases to obtain legal information. Practice of different research techniques in order to have effective access to new legal knowledge in this area.

Reflect critically on complex ideas in the context of national or international legal and economic relations. Break down complex problems, identify underlying assumptions and analyze arguments rigorously.

Build one's own criteria based on gathering information, contrasting data and consulting reliable sources. To take into account the ethical implications of actions. Assume social responsibility in decision making. To look after the public welfare.

Mediate and seek solutions to obtain favorable agreements for all parties. Use negotiation techniques and understand the characteristics of mergers and acquisitions.

Mastering corporate taxation. Apply the law to corporate obligations. Understand corporate accounting and financial law. Master financial mathematics.

Internships

Learn in the most relevant firms and companies

Prácticas en Empresas
Internships

Learn in the most relevant firms and companies

At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we always build bridges with the working world so that what you learn is really useful and practical in your future. For this reason, you will be able to do both curricular and voluntary internships in the most prominent law firms and companies in the legal sector (or in other sectors if your interest lies in another field).

We accompany you and open the doors to your future as a legal expert in Corporate Law and M&A!

Collaborate with us

We have agreements with law firms, institutions, and top-level companies. Not only will you learn from the best, but they will add value to your future employability.

Aalley and Overy
Baker McKenzie
Clifford Chance
Cuatrecasas
Deloitte
EY
Garrigues
Gómez Acebo & Pombo
Pérez Llorca
Uría Menendez
Career opportunities

50% of the demands of large law firms today are focused on this area of law

Salidas profesionales
Career opportunities

50% of the demands of large law firms today are focused on this area of law

The combination of the Bachelor's degree in Law and the Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A opens the doors to the working world, as it has been designed to respond to a real need of the most important law firms and consulting firms. There is an increasing demand for a jurist profile capable of dealing with transactional, corporate, and M&A activity. Therefore, this branch of law is an opportunity to work in a field with a great present and future

  • Free practice as a lawyer and attorney at law.
  • Legal advisor in companies and banking.
  • Specialist in M&A transactions.
  • Advisor in national and international commercial transactions.
  • Transactional Law Manager.
  • State Administration Corps.
  • State and Civil Administration Lawyer.
  • Diplomat
  • Judge
  • Counsel to the Courts and the Council of State
  • Army Lawyer
  • Notary
Admission Process

Admission Process

The admission process at our university consists of an assessment of your academic and professional profile, and an interview.

Build your future today, and do it in just 4 steps: 

1. Documentación

Application

Enter the Admissions Portal and fill in the form to start your process.

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Interview

Have an interview with a professor from your school so that we can get to know you and you can solve all your doubts about the university or the chosen degree.

Matrícula

Booking

Once you have received confirmation of your admission, pre-enroll and reserve your place with us.

Entrevista de admisión

Enrollment

Once you receive the results of the EVAU, upload the documentation and formalize your enrollment.

More information

New student profile

Law is much more than a memoristic and legalistic training. To access the Bachelor’s degree in Law + Advanced Course in Business Law and M&A, it is recommended to have a special interest in the business world, as well as a belief in justice as a reference value of law.

Prices Academic Year 25-26

ModePresencialBilingüe
Reservation fee*850.00 €850.00 €
Enrolment Fee**1,400.00 €1,400.00 €
Number of credits***72 ECTS72 ECTS
Price per credit**175.00 €185.00 €
Monthly payment1,400.00 €1,480.00 €
Prices12,600.00 €13,320.00 €

* The reservation fee is paid once, when the student enters the university.

** The price of the credit is the same for 1st year and higher courses in the current academic year. In future academic years the price of the credit may be updated.

*** The number of credits refers to the first academic year. This number may vary in subsequent years, depending on the degree program.

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION

Give your career a global reach with an international certificate

Proyección Internacional
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTION

Give your career a global reach with an international certificate

At Universidad CEU San Pablo, you can obtain a foreign academic certificate through three types of international programmes:

  1. International Bilingual Programs (IBP)    
  2. International Online Programs (IOP)  
  3. International Professional Programs (IPP)  

This is a unique opportunity to finish your education with an international profile that will open the doors to any job challenge you may set yourself.

Live an enriching experience on a personal and professional level!  

Mobility Programmes

Give your career an international dimension!

Movilidad internacional
Mobility Programmes

Give your career an international dimension!

Universidad CEU San Pablo offers you the opportunity to take one or more mobility programmes during your studies to leading universities around the world. You can study at European universities through the Erasmus+ Programme, or outside Europe thanks to bilateral exchange agreements.  

University of Copenhagen (Denmark), Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy), Florida International University (USA) or Griffith College (Ireland) are some of the centres where you can study part of your degree and live an international experience.  

International internships

International work experience, the perfect career boost

Prácticas internacionales
International internships

International work experience, the perfect career boost

Do an internship abroad with the Erasmus+ Internship Grants. This will allow you to immerse yourself linguistically and culturally, as well as having an enriching experience that will help you both professionally and personally.

Can you imagine everything you can learn with an internship outside Spain? At Universidad CEU San Pablo, we can help you achieve it.

As a result of Universidad CEU San Pablo's commitment to Quality, the Law School has a living Internal Quality Assurance System (SGIC), aligned with the SISCAL Guidelines at the Centre level, which ensures the review and continuous improvement of all official Bachelor's and Master's degrees.
 
2009

First formalised IQAS at the level of Universidad San Pablo-CEU  that guarantees the quality and continuous improvement of its Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

2012

The IQAS is approved at the Centre level where the IQC of each Centre approves proposals for improvement and their follow-up.

2022

Universidad San Pablo-CEU obtains the SISCAL Madri+d model certification for all its centers and Institutional Accreditation for the centers presented.

SISCAL Madri+d Fac. Derecho

SISCAL madri+d Certification

  • Law School

  • School of Economics and Business

  • School of Humanities and Communication Sciences

  • School of Medicine

  • School of Pharmacy

  • Institute of Technology

  • University Institute for European Studies

Acreditacion-Madri+d-Derecho

Acreditación institucional madrid+d

La Universidad San Pablo-CEU ha obtenido la Acreditación Institucional de los siguientes centros universitarios:

  • Facultad de Derecho
  • Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales
  • Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Comunicación
  • Facultad de Medicina
  • Escuela Politécnica Superior
  • Facultad de Farmacia
  • Instituto Universitario de Estudios Europeos

Academic year of implementation: 2024

School/institution: Law School

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