Investment flows are mainly from Spain to Latin America, rather than vice-versa, which means Spanish firms receive less referrals than they give
Major international law firms are unlikely to open offices in Lusophone Africa so clients look to Portuguese law firms to provide them with the level of service they expect, says Hugo Rosa Ferreira, partner at
Law firms advising clients on their international operations must ensure there is good coordination with other firms and ‘real leadership’ of the different teams involved
There has been a renewed surge in investor interest in Latin America due to Mexico’s energy reform, the anticipated opening up of Cuba’s economy, and the end to Colombia’s decades-long civil war,
Unlike in previous years, businesses operating in Cape Verde now place more of an emphasis on quality and price and are less loyal to their legal advisers
Two of the biggest challenges law firms can face when working abroad are bureaucracy and corruption, according to Inês Albuquerque e Castro, a partner at FCB Sociedade de Advogados.
EY Abogados has recruited real estate partner Iván Azinovic from Gómez-Acebo & Pombo.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Spanish private equity firm Realza Capital on the structuring and first closing of its second private equity fund with commitments of €125 million.
Garrigues acted for food sector company Grupo Empresarial Palacios Alimentación on its acquisition of Precocinados Fuentetaja, which instructed Pérez-Llorca.
Clifford Chance advised Merlin Properties SOCIMI on the acquisition of Saba Parques Logisticos, which instructed Allen & Overy.
