Cuatrecasas acted for Spanish private equity fund Artá Capital on the €70 million acquisition of the propane gas distribution and sales company Gascan from asset management company Explorer Investments.
Cuatrecasas advised Internos Global Investors on the purchase of the Lux Park Hotel in Lisbon.
Private equity funds GED Capital and Oquendo Capital instructed King & Wood Mallesons and Garrigues respectively on their acquisition of Spanish food and retail sector company Araven.
A multijurisdictional CMS team – including lawyers from the firm’s Spain and Portugal offices – advised Germany’s Hartmann Group on the acquisition of care sector brand Lindor.
Dutilh Abogados has integrated three-partner intellectual property boutique Suárez de la Dehesa Abogados.
Law firms that defend clients in class actions are buckling under the weight of the thousands of claims they have to contend with – consequently they face the choice of turning down work due to lack
While there has been an increase in court disputes in Portugal – particularly in relation to banking and capital markets – the use of arbitration in the country is in decline, according to Miguel Esperança Pina,
The cases related to the bank are so complex that even experienced litigators find it challenging to fully understand all the relevant products and structures
Dispute resolution teams are now major generators of revenue for law firms in Portugal, but before the crisis, litigators were often overshadowed by M&A and real estate lawyers
