Typically, venture capital (‘VC’™) investors expect to obtain an exit within a 3-7 year period and aim to receive a minimum return on their investments. Rights and mechanisms designed to allow the VC firms to
The activities of 'angel investors' or 'angels', commonly referred to in Europe (where they have been recognised for some time) as 'business angels', were finally given their long awaited statutory recognition in Portugal by Decree-Law
Imagine a scenario where a company is calmly going about doing its business when suddenly an equipment malfunction causes contamination of a waterline.
For some time now there has been a persistent question among experts in social security forecasting from European countries. Is your current model viable in the medium and long term? The reply, far from offering
The three stripes that distinguish the products of adidas are one of its most valuable assets, as well one of the primary means by which the company communicates to its consumers, says Eduardo Casals of
Despite its conservative veneer, the continued ability of Morais Leitão Galvão Teles Soares da Silva & Associados to remain at the very top of the Portuguese legal market is a result of its commitment
The future stability of the Western financial markets may ultimately depend on adapting new approaches to renumeration, believes Peter Cornell of Terra Firma Capital Partners.
While it is difficult to know exactly what the future will bring, Eversheds Chief Executive David Gray believes the next ten years will see important challenges to the lawyer-client relationship.
Most lawyers are happy to remain self-regulating, say the Group of Experts, with doubts over the prospect for outside investment in firms.
