Billing increases at Uría and Cuatrecasas reflecting acceleration of transactional activity in Iberia and Latin America – real estate, finance, TMT and energy deals expected to generate further growth in 2016
Spanish healthcare company Grifols was advised by Osborne Clarke on the acquisition of a 49 per cent stake in plasma collector Interstate Blood Bank.
SRS Advogados advised a banking syndicate – comprising Banco Santander Totta, Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Caixa BI – on the financing of a cruise liner terminal in Lisbon.
Pursuant to the EU Council Directive 2015/121 (the “Directive”), all Member States were required to adopt new provisions implementing a general anti-avoidance rule (“GAAR”) to prevent abusive tax planning structures aimed at benefitting from the participation
It is not enough for a company to consider complying and informing US investigators, there are now other countries with very proactive prosecutors. Currently, companies cannot only have compliance programmes, but need procedures to show
Garrigues advised Inverseguros on its acquisition by asset manager Dunas Capital.
Law firms are increasing the amount of ‘non-legal’ skills training they offer their lawyers due to concerns that law graduates are ill-prepared for life in a law firm. Consequently, many young lawyers are being offered
Law firm training programmes now include more instruction in non-legal skills due to worries that law courses are “woefully inadequate” preparation for a career in a modern law firm
Uría Menéndez advised private equity fund Advent International on the sale of Spanish company Tinsa – a provider of property valuation, analysis and real estate advisory services – to Cinven Partners.
