The new issue of Iberian Lawyer is out now. The cover story reveals that trainee intake at Spain and Portugal’s biggest firms is on the increase, while we also report on how the legal arms of the ‘Big Four’ auditors have grown their share of the Iberian M&A market. In addition, the latest issue also includes the Tax Annual Report, as well as the Litigation & ADR Annual Report. It also includes a special report on the Iberian legal recruitment market.
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Clifford Chance advised Canadian company Borealis Infrastructure Management on its acquisition of a 15 per cent stake in Spain’s Compania Logistica de Hidrocarburos (CLH).
Watson Farley & Williams advised fund manager Cerberus Capital Management on its acquisition of Renovalia Energy, the Spanish renewable energy company.
Pérez-Llorca successfully defended car-pooling platform BlaBlaCar against an attempt by Confebús, an association of bus operators in Spain, to stop its activities.
GMQ Abogados has closed a complex acquisition transaction, advising the German equity fund Quantum Capital Partners. The German investment company acquired Stora Enso Barcelona.
By means of its ruling on March 14, 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) had the opportunity to rule on the shortcomings of the Spanish justice system as it relates to the interpretation of Council Directive 93/13/EEC and establish the guidelines that the national court should follow to determine the unfairness of clauses in mortgage loan contracts concluded with consumers.
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