The Lisbon office of Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira advised manufacturers Efacec Capital and Rohde & Schwarz on the sale of a 56.89 per cent share in Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica (EID).
Uría Menéndez advised Metrovacesa on its merger with Merlin Properties, a deal that will create the largest real estate investment trust in Spain.
Garrigues and Pérez-Llorca advised Spanish off-street car park operator Parkia on its sale to First State Investments.
Clifford Chance advised Masmovil Ibercom on its acquisition of mobile carrier Yoigo from Telia AB.
Antitrust lawyers in the UK could relocate to mainland Europe following Britain’s decision to leave the European Union following a referendum last month, the senior partner of Allen & Overy has said.
Major law firms in Madrid grew in the last year with transactional activity driving healthy increases in revenue – however fee pressure persists, while the ‘war for talent’ escalates
With some clients delaying investment decisions until after the election, law firms are changing their business models as they seek to maintain workflow
Mid-sized law firms in Spain still have a lot to offer major clients – even those that may have significant in-house capabilities – argue Pedro Rueda and Francisco Aldavero, partners at Madrid-based Araoz & Rueda in Madrid.
Despite electoral uncertainty, optimism is high that deal flow will improve, while it is also anticipated that there will be significant opportunities in capital markets and real estate
