Potential acquirers are now looking well beyond target’s mere financial performance to assess whether they should buy or not
Those investors able to take a more objective and longer-term look at the Spanish economy continue to see investment opportunities
Company Directors are being much more cautious about investment decisions and this is reflected in the deal terms being concluded, says Nuno Moura Roldão, Corporate Partner with Sérvulo in Lisbon.
There has been little recent political will to tackle the major challenges facing the Spanish economy, but the election of a new Government may prompt significant change
One of the major barriers stopping the flow of M&A work in Spain is the high price tag on target companies, say lawyers. Despite the economic turmoil, owners are holding on to their
Locked bank vaults and a lack of access to working capital is the biggest threat facing Iberian businesses, say Spanish and Portuguese restructuring and insolvency lawyers. Liquidity, or the lack of it in the real
The proposed reforms to Spain’s Insolvency Law make a number of changes intended to help simplify the insolvency process.
A recurring issue confronting many businesses is a lack of decision making from banks over new financing leading some to consider the viability of their own companies
In Portugal, forum shopping in insolvency proceedings is now a reality and has proved successful in a number of high profile cases, says Helena Soares de Moura, insolvency specialist at Morais Leitão Galvão
