Investors now looking for longer-term investments rather than merely eyeing quick sales – but controlling a large stake in similar business could alert competition authorities
M&A lawyers must accept that the success of a deal depends on professionals from different sectors working well together and therefore they must not behave in an egotistical manner, says Rafael López-Dié
High demand for legal services is anticipated in the technology sector, with large corporations investing in start-ups to provide more innovative services to customers
Portuguese M&A lawyers are receiving a significant amount of infrastructure and energy-related instructions from Chinese investors, says Joana Gomes dos Santos, partner at Caiado Guerreiro in Lisbon.
Since the amendment of the Spanish Companies Act made by Law 31/2014 and its interpretation by the Directorate General for Registries and Notaries (mainly by its resolution of 17 June 2016), and also by the majority of doctrine
One of the most interesting, anachronistic and perhaps most disrespected rules in Portuguese corporate law is the (prohibition of) “financial assistance“, under Article 322 of the Portuguese Commercial Companies Code (“CSC”).
Law No. 89/2017, which came into force in Portugal on 20 November 2017, transposes into national law Chapter III of Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 20 May 2015 (4th Money Laundering Directive), and approves
Distribution agreements are not specifically regulated under Spanish Law. This lack of regulation implies that relations between the parties are based on (i) the terms and conditions agreed by the parties (whether written or oral);
Though corporate and M&A work requires a high level of sophistication given that it has an increasingly significant regulatory component, such work is becoming increasingly commoditised, says Alexander Jardim, banking and finance partner
