Lisbon law firm MLGTS advised Portuguese international footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on the renewal of his Real Madrid contract, which will mean he will remain at the club until June 2021.
A Madrid-based Watson Farley & Williams team advised a consortium of banks on the financial restructuring of the 5 MW Inverland photovoltaic (PV) plant at Valdecaballeros in Badajoz, Spain.
Slaughter and May advised Palamon Capital Partners, Grupo Confide, and G Square Healthcare Private Equity on the sale of Spain’s SARQuavitae to HomeVi.
Peruvian law firm Miranda & Amado Abogados acted as deal counsel for the issuance of PEN 205 million ($60 million) leasing bonds by BBVA Banco Continental though a public offering.
Chinese investment in Europe increased by 55 per cent to €31.4 billion in 2015, according to a Cuatrecasas Gonçalves Pereira/ESADE Business & Law School report.
In the short term, banking and finance-related work will sustain many law firms in Lisbon, but the longer term outlook is more uncertain and legal market consolidation is looking likely
M&A, real estate and finance matters are keeping Portuguese lawyers busy, but the firms that prosper in the coming years will be those that effectively plan for a new economic landscape
