Abertis instructed Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira on the purchase of a 51.4 per cent stake in the Italian industrial group A4 Holding, whose main assets are Italy’s A4 Brescia-Padova and A31 toll roads.
PLMJ has confirmed it has ended its exclusive relationship with Dacheng following the Chinese firm’s merger with Dentons last year.
Concerns about currency are making some clients fearful of investing in African countries such as Angola, but increasing demand for alternative sources of financing is creating opportunities for the continent’s lawyers
Relationships between African and global law firms can be fraught with difficulties – African firms should concentrate on developing close relationships with a few global players
Despite the fall in oil prices, the country has made regulatory changes that have made investment easier with the result that Angola still offers many opportunities for law firms
Although 2015 was a challenging year for the African market, there remain considerable opportunities for law firms, according to Joana Andrade Correia, partner at Raposo Bernardo in Lisbon. “What now exists is a redesign of Africa’
A shortage of finance is causing economic slowdown in Angola and Mozambique, but agricultural and tourism sectors offer potential for growth
Outdated bureaucratic institutions in a considerable number of African countries can make doing business a frustrating experience for many clients, according to Pedro Guimarães, a partner at FCB & Associados.
Senior lawyers moves – March/April 2016
