Portugal’s Banco BPI, Spain’s Santander and Banco Popular, China’s Fosun and US private equity firm Apollo Global are reportedly among 15 bidders vying to purchase Novo Banco, the institution created using a €4.9 billion
Spain´s new regulatory framework for renewable energy assets means banks are increasingly looking to finance projects that are already in operation
While there has been an increase in private equity activity in Portugal, it is a sector that is still heavily influenced by the state and by national banks, says João Costa Quinta, partner at
The success of the privatisation programme in Portugal, as well as the state´s ability to borrow money at low cost, are encouraging signs
As a result of the recapitalisation of Portugal’s banks, the imminent sale of Novo Banco and possible bids for the country’s two other major players, BPI and BCP, the country’s banking sector
The economic downturn affecting the oil industry in Angola and Mozambique means Portuguese firms are now targeting property, agriculture and Francophone Africa
Announcement of Cuatrecasas´ results confirms Spain´s major firms are growing again due to foreign investor interest in the country´s energy, real estate and telecoms sectors
Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has launched a new practice focused on the equestrian sector, which is valued at more than €5 billion in Spain.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed David Franco as managing partner for Spain.
Lawyers from Linklaters´ Madrid office have contributed to a firm-wide pro-bono project to produce an indexed digest of the entire jurisprudence of Liberia.
