Herbert Smith Freehills advised the Kingdom of Spain in its victorious investor-state arbitration under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules commenced by European investors Charanne (of the Netherlands) and Construction Investments (of Luxembourg).
Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira advised Banco Popular on the sale of Universalpay Entidad de Pago to US company EVO Payments International.
Ontier advised Grupo Carso, the Latin American conglomerate owned by the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, on its takeover bid for property company Realia.
Confidence building in Portuguese legal sector with more than half of partners in Portugal expecting a further increase in earnings in 2016
King & Wood Mallesons advised German fund Aquila Capital on the acquisition of a residential real estate development in Sant Cugat del Vallés, a northern suburb of Barcelona.
Expansion will be the buzzword in the Spanish legal market next year, with the majority of firms anticipating an increase in profits, revenues and headcount
Lisbon-based law firm Miranda & Associados has announced the integration of Oporto firm Amorim Advogados.
ABBC advised real estate investment company JLL on its acquisition of Portuguese residential property agency Cobertura.
Clifford Chance was instructed by John Laing Infrastructure Fund (JLIF) on the acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Transportes y Equipamientos Publicos Dos, according to Mergermarket data.
RCD – Rousaud Costas Duran advised biotechnology company Aelix Therapeutics on a ‘series A’ funding round of €11.5 million.