Morais Leitão partner Paulo Rendeiro, who has advised on some of European football’s biggest transfers, says that, with the transfer system evolving dramatically, demand for legal advisers is set to increase
Despite some uncertainty in the Iberian market, venture capital funds view Spain and Portugal as investment hotspots – but complex regulatory frameworks mean lawyers are in great demand among investors
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm has, so far, had a relatively small presence in Spain, but now the firm is gearing up to take on the biggest players in the market
Abreu Advogados has been on a hiring spree in recent months as the firm seeks to build an institution that can be smoothly handed over to the next generation of lawyers – with other leading firms
Baker McKenzie is advising trading company Holaluz on a potential listing on Spain’s alternative stock market Mercado Alternativo Bursatil (MAB).
Portuguese law firm CCR Legal advised Aquinos group on the acquisition of French company H&F (Home and Furniture).
Barcelona law firm Ross advised the Spanish company Energy Investments on the sale of a photovoltaic solar park project in Fraga, Huesca, to a joint venture formed by Eland Private Equity and Shanghai Electric.
Clifford Chance advised Corporación Financiera Alba (CFA) and Banca March on the placing of CFA’s entire stake in Verisure Securitas Direct group into a newly created vehicle.
Ayuela Jiménez Abogados has recruited Fernando López Muñoz from Eversheds Sutherland Nicea to strengthen its tax practice.
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