DLA Piper’s senior partner and global co-chairman, Madrid-based Juan Picón, heads a team of three partners that have left the firm to join Latham & Watkins.
Spanish funeral services company Grupo ASV was advised by Garrigues and Deloitte Legal on its acquisition of Colombia’s Grupo Recordar.
Allen & Overy advised Spanish company Hotel Investment Partners (HIP) on its acquisition by Blackstone Real Estate Partners Europe V.
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo advised payment services company Ingenico Group on the acquisition of IECISA Electronic Payment System.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is advising Hochtief on its bid to takeover Spanish infrastructure management company Abertis Infraestructuras, subject to the authorisation of Spain’s CNMV (the National Securities Market Commission).
Allen & Overy acted for Grupo Villar Mir and OHL on the €2.8 billion sale of OHL Concesiones to IFM Investors.
Air Berlin is being advised by law firm Pluta on the Spanish aspects of its insolvency proceedings.
Lawyers from Cuatrecasas’ Lisbon office advised entrepreneur network Techstars on its investment in the Portuguese start-ups Sensifinity, Sensei Tech, Muzzle and Wedeliverawesomeapps.
SRS Advogados advised the Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) on the Portuguese law aspects of its $1.2 billion takeover of contract research organisation Chiltern International.
Cuatrecasas has announced the opening of an office in Beijing.
