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.
Gómez Acebo & Pombo has teamed up with ADEFAM (the Family Business Association of Madrid) to provide training related to regulations affecting small businesses in the Spanish capital.
Morais Leitão advised Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian on the €555m sale of Partex to Thai oil company PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP).
Madrid-based LABE Abogados has recruited SLJ Abogados lawyer Antonio Balibrea as a senior associate.
Linklaters advised Spanish private equity fund ProA Capital on the purchase of a majority stake in food company Pastas Gallo for €227 million.
