While trends in Portuguese M&A have not changed much since last year, a novelty has been the new Brazilian investment coming into Portugal. This has not only been for the privatisations but also for many smaller-sized deals, such as buying into the healthcare sector and hospitals, says João Caiado Guerreiro, Managing Partner at Caiado Guerreiro […]
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Over the past few months, there has been a noticeable trend for bilateral deals, and companies exploring the advantages of making an asset versus a share deal, says Jordi Casas, a Partner at Roca Junyent
Aside from the much publicised privatisations, there are still a number of other opportunities in the M&A sector
Spanish businesses are in serious need of investment, yet the country’s major banks remain reluctant to supply this demand, according to Julio Veloso, a Corporate Partner at Broseta Abogados. The main problem is that “
Spanish legislators have had to make an effort to adapt stagnant statutory text to practical realities in search of cost savings for companies through the use of technologies.
A look at the Iberian deal tables over recent years indicates a dramatic drop-off in M&A activity across Spain and Portugal. The value of completed deals is down to less than a quarter
With reduced lending by the banking sector, private equity funds are increasingly targeting private individual and family office investors to co-finance deals
When assessing how best to respond to a lack of deal flow in Portugal, the solution to the problem perhaps lies beyond its borders, says João Caiado Guerreiro, Managing Partner of Lisbon’s Franco