Morais Leitão advised Portugal forward João Félix on his €126 million move from Benfica to Atlético Madrid in the fifth most expensive transfer in football history.
PLMJ advised venture capital fund Critical Ventures I on its management buy-out of Critical Materials.
Herbert Smith Freehills has recruited Álvaro Gross to head the firm’s real estate funds practice in the Madrid office.
Arribas Abogados has hired former Supreme Court magistrate José Ramón Ferrándiz as of counsel in its civil and corporate law practice.
Five law firms in Spain and Latin America have combined to launch a new entity called Velae Legal Group.
Morais Leitão advised Portuguese paper distribution company Inapa Group on the recently completed acquisition of German paper company Papyrus Deutschland.
More than 7,700 votes have been cast for candidates shortlisted for the Iberian Lawyer Forty Under 40 Awards 2019.
Abreu Advogados has recruited PLMJ’s Pedro Barosa as a partner.
EY Abogados has appointed Elena Sánchez Llorente and Anil Bharwani as new partners in its international tax department.
Uría Menéndez acted for TPG Real Estate Partners on the purchase of 75 per cent of the shares of Spanish real estate investment trust (SOCIMI) Témpore Properties Socimi for €247 million.
