Large transactions are taking place in the Spanish telecoms, healthcare and real estate sectors, and this is creating significant opportunities for law firms, says Latham & Watkins partner José Antonio Sánchez Dafos.
PLMJ advised private equity funds Magnum Capital and Alantra Partners on the acquisition of an 88 per cent stake in Portuguese printing and packaging machinery manufacturer ROQ.
Cuatrecasas advised sports equipment retailers JD Sports and JD Sprinter on their merger with Sport Zone in Spain and Portugal.
Garrigues advised Qiagen on the acquisition of STAT-Dx, a Spanish healthcare company that develops diagnostics for analysing diseases and infections.
SRS Advogados has recruited Abreu Advogados partner Natália Garcia Alves.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Miura Private Equity on the structuring and closing of its third fund, Miura Fund III, with total capital commitments of €330 million.
Spanish law firm Ecija has integrated Valencian firm Azpitarte Abogados.
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has appointed Mafalda Barreto as the firm’s new resident partner in Lisbon.
Defending financial sector clients against class actions can be a challenge for law firms in that legal teams have to be organised to handle hundreds of claims in a cost effective way, says Caiado Guerreiro
