There has been a recent trend of law firms coming to capitalise on the PALOPs (Portuguese-speaking African countries).
While creating a great deal of work for law firms, the privatisations alone will not save them from the effects of the crisis
Key trends are sweeping the M&A sector, from divestment and investment to joint ventures, and it is becoming a truly global market
The US infrastructure sector is in need of funds, and Spanish institutions are poised to capitalise offering new financial structures
Gómez-Acebo & Pombo has recently announced the launch of its long-awaited New York office, at the heart of the US legal market. As with the firm’s other overseas offices, the plan has been
China is fast becoming one of the crisis’s biggest hopes for investment, both inbound and outbound. And law firms too are edging ever closer to Iberia.
With the crisis increasingly driving Iberian companies to look for opportunities abroad, a worldwide network is essential, as is choosing the right firms to partner with.
The Portuguese economy is facing difficulties derived from its consecutive and excessive budgetary deficits and the constraints imposed by the bailout from the IMF, EU Commission and European Central Bank (ECB).
On May 11th, 2012, the Spanish Government submitted a draft bill that, once enacted, will modify the existing Law of Urban Leases (LAU) with the main objectives of increasing flexibility and promoting the housing rental market
The European Parliament and Council have finally approved the common rules on short selling and credit default swaps: Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 14th, 2012.
