Spain is experiencing a surge in newly incorporated companies with many such businesses keen to buy assets in the country as well as expand their businesses abroad
Investors that take a long-term, strategic approach to investment are less likely to be put off by potential increases in capital gains tax
As clients grow more sophisticated then so do their expectations in terms of what they want from their legal advisers, says Sharon Izaguirre, corporate and M&A partner at Deloitte in Madrid. Consequently, law
Despite uncertainty ahead of the Spanish general election later this year, M&A activity is holding up in some sectors, with private equity involvement set to increase
Spanish M&A has received a boost due to the end of the crisis and a reduction in insolvencies, with some investors now considering acquiring assets for the first time in around five years,
Pension funds and infrastructure funds among investors targeting the banking, healthcare and real estate sectors, though some deals on hold due to doubt about new government’s plans
While it is important that law firms improve efficiency – partly by using technology – they should also ensure that the quality of the service they offer does not suffer, according to Rodrigo Martos Prat, partner at
Chinese and Angolan investors continue to eye Portuguese assets, but they are facing increasing competition from investors in Spain, the US, Luxembourg and France
Private equity funds want to invest their excess liquidity in good medium-sized Spanish companies, but such targets are limited as many are still recovering from the crisis
Though Portugal may be seeing an increase in deal activity, the recovery is still quite tentative, warns Manuel Santos Vítor, partner at PLMJ in Lisbon.
