The Iberian deal market has seen a definite slow down in the scale of transactions, say lawyers, nonetheless opportunities remain for those that can adapt to the new environment.
The Portuguese Government has, recently, approved a proposal to reduce the standard rate of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 21% to 20%, with effects from July 1 onwards.
Despite its position among Europe’s most glamorous and fashionable cities, Barcelona is undergoing radical economic change – with the outcome potentially affecting many within the city’s legal community.
Catalan companies, like many others in Spain, are expanding internationally. It is important however to understand why they are going as much as where they are going, say Joan Roca and Francesc Segura Roda of
Barcelona's industry is responding to global competition by putting an emphasis on skills, technology and efficiency, says Juan Ramón Ramos, Landwell managing partner based in Madrid and Barcelona.
The clear strategy defined by Barcelona to develop as a quality tourist destination is successfully seeing a continuing flow of creative developments and international investment, says Xavier Junquera at Baker & McKenzie.
An awareness of the importance of intellectual property (IP) rights as assets to Iberian companies may not be common, but there are essential issues common to any company embarking on an IP enforcement program, says
The credit crunch has prompted not only a change in the relative power of vendors, purchasers and banks in transactions, but also the emphasis each is placing on the terms of deals, say partners Fernando
As the costs associated with a full takeover have risen so therefore has the emphasis on maximising interference, notably through access to a company Board, says João Vieira de Almeida, managing partner of Lisbon-based
Spain’s 2005 revision of its private equity law brought with it an increase not only in awareness among private equity houses (PEHs) of the benefits of the jurisdiction for fund formation but also an upturn
