Tribunals’ failure to properly value major foreign investments and the failure of investment arbitration to respect democratic principles mean confidence in the system is diminishing
Spain witnessing surge of investment in mid-market companies as private equity funds in fundraising mode aim to show their investors they can create wealth
Remuneration systems often only reward lawyers for what they bill, rather than compensating them for taking on leadership tasks, says Redstone’s Moray McLaren
Abreu Advogados has announced it has integrated 20-lawyer Lisbon firm Trocado Duräes Rocha & Associados PMBGR.
Duarte Schmidt Lino, partner at PLMJ, says recent events have shown that non-compliant companies can “crumble” in a few months and destroy investors’ and board members’ lives.
María Hernández, partner at Eversheds Nicea, says companies should get an expert to talk to them about how to properly implement a compliance programme, which can be disruptive.
Watson, Farley & Williams advised Industrial Parts Holdings (IPH) on its acquisition of Spain’s Buenaventura Giner.
Spain’s Cellnex Telecom instructed Clifford Chance on its acquisition of Shere Group, the UK-based owner of communications towers and wireless sites.
Davis Polk advised Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP) on a $300 million notes offering.
The Portuguese Government has approved several measures and taken a number of legislative initiatives aimed at improving the National Healthcare Service, notably focusing on access, fairness, quality and efficiency issues. Among the areas addressed, advertising
