King & Wood Mallesons advised Spanish private equity firm GED Capital on the sale of a 49 per cent stake in Asturiana de Aleaciones (Aleastur) to Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company.
While banking and finance-related disputes are common in both Spain and Portugal at present, lawyers in the two countries are not reaping the same rewards for such work. As our Litigation and ADR & Annual
Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira advised Spain’s Progenika Biopharma on the sale of a 33 per cent stake in the company to Grifols.
Garrigues advised UK company Global Digital Media on its acquisition by Spanish social media advertising specialist ADTZ.
The Iberian financial sector is generating plenty of disputes, but while this may be lucrative work for lawyers in Lisbon, it is less so for those in Madrid
Rising foreign investment in Lusophone Africa means more commercial disputes are being resolved through arbitration, though ‘neutrality’ clauses are vital
