The last year has again been characterised by a tough economic environment. The difficulties to access bank financing persist and ‘shadow banking’ and alternative financing are on the rise. Mergers have been scarce, and companies continue to focus more on cost cutting and organic growth than on M&A. But the pain may be worth it, […]
The recent drop in asset prices in Spain has caught the attention of foreign investors that are eager to snap up bargains, says Adolf Rousaud, Managing Partner at Rousaud Costas Duran, which recently marked its
This end of the market has much transactional potential, and to play a role, law firms need to determine the definition of an SME
Buyers and sellers are increasingly turning to these agreements for M&A transactions, but there are pros and cons to fixing the purchase price of an asset
While big companies such as multinationals and banks have been doing it since the 1990s, the economic climate is now forcing the mid-market, across all sectors, to internationalise for survival, says Jordi Casas, Head of
Corporate activity may be slow in Portugal, but new sources of equity are promising to push investments forward
A few years ago, companies from an industry sector would just buy or invest in other sectors as much as they could and this diversification got everyone excited, says Nuno Azevedo Neves, Commercial and Corporate
The current economy is no barrier to growth for these start-ups, and they are providing lawyers with a clear and confident role going forward
The awaited Law on Support for Entrepreneurs and Their Internationalisation was finally approved by the Spanish Parliament on September 19th, 2013. The main changes introduced by the Law can be highlighted as follows.
On May 24th, 2013, the Spanish Council of Ministers analysed a report on the eagerly awaited Draft Bill to support entrepreneurs and their internationalisation (Anteproyecto de Ley de Apoyo a los Emprendedores y su Internacionalización).
