President Trump’s ‘Buy American, Hire American’ policy not expected to restrict Spanish companies’ ability to win infrastructure development contracts
Lawyers in Lisbon report that international arbitration is a practice area that has undergone ‘extraordinary growth’ in terms of both income and billable hours
The emergence of cutting-edge healthcare technology is rendering current legal frameworks obsolete, while the sector is also generating significant levels of transactional work
Fears that Catalonian independence dispute will lead to decrease in M&A and real estate activity as foreign investors become nervous
Foreign direct investment doubled between 2014 and 2016 as assets in the Portuguese finance, insurance, science and technology sectors changed hands
Deal flow was increasing in the real estate, technology, transport and energy sectors, with private equity deals up 161% year-on-year
Herbert Smith Freehills advised Abengoa on the sale of a 25 per cent stake in Atlantica Yield to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation, which was advised by Pinsent Masons.
Pérez-Llorca acted for ADM Capital Europe on the acquisition of a controlling majority stake in extra virgin olive oil producer Olivos Naturales, better known as Innoliva.
SRS Advogados advised Portuguese venture capital fund Pathena on its €1.3 million investment in Primetag, a technology startup specialised in online influence marketing.
Infrastructure and energy company Acciona was advised by CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo on the sale of its 92.7 per cent stake in Trasmediterranea to the Naviera Armas Group.
