Garrigues advised City National Bank of Florida on €445 million acquisition of TotalBank from Banco Popular, which is owned by Santander.
Clifford Chance advised Spanish bank BBVA on the sale of an 80 per cent stake in its real estate business to US fund Cerberus, which instructed Linklaters.
Frozen food company Geland was advised by RCD – Rousaud Costas Duran on the sale of Friolisa to Pomona Iberia.
Cuatrecasas advised Portuguese state defence company Empordef on the sale of 23 per cent of the share capital of research and development company Empresa de Investigacao e Desenvolvimento de Electronica (EID) to technology group Cohort.
Latham & Watkins advised Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Securities, Bankia and Banco Santander on the acquisition of €475 million worth of bonds issued by Spanish property management services company Haya Real Estate.
Cuatrecasas advised Barcelona-based yacht maintenance company Marina Barcelona 92 (MB92) on the acquisition of a 75 per cent shareholding in French shipyard Compositeworks.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Spanish asset management company Arcano Capital on the launch of a venture capital fund targeting technology companies.
Madrid’s Labour Inspectorate Division has recently indicated that during the coming months, fixed-term and part-time hiring will be, once more, under close watch. The inspectorate is trying to eradicate fraud in this area once
