In the current climate, it can be tough for smaller Spanish firms to secure international work if they don’t want to merge and lose their independence locally.
“There is no ideal situation, no perfect country to invest in,” says Luis Fernando Guerra, Managing Partner at Deloitte in Madrid.
Recent amendments to Angolan law aim to attract and facilitate much needed domestic and foreign investment.
It’s not easy to invest in Angola, but the incentives are there and, if you do it right, the rewards have the potential to be very lucrative
Angola and Portugal have a special partnership, and, at AVM, they believe that finance flowing from one to the other should be cherished and not feared
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