Disputes related to white collar crime, new technology and anti-trust cases are on the increase and are generating significant amounts of work for law firms, says Ontier managing partner Pedro Rodero.
Portuguese law firm Sérvulo has agreed a partnership with Cape Verde law firm MJN Advogados.
Bird & Bird has recruited EY Abogados partner Santiago Lardiés to head its Spanish private equity practice.
Araoz & Rueda advised real estate investment company Kefren Capital Real Estate on the sale of five industrial and logistics warehouses in Madrid, Barcelona and Vitoria.
Linklaters advised infrastructure fund Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on the sale of a 49 per cent stake in Bow Power to Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios, a subsidiary of ACS.
A Madrid-based Allen & Overy team including partners Iñigo del Val (pictured), Juan Hormaechea, Ignacio Hornedo and Adolfo Zunzunegui advised Intermediate Capital Group on the acquisition of Grupo Konectanet.
Ortego & Cameno Abogados has recruited partner Rodrigo Lago from Iberia Abogados.
Cuatrecasas advised Spanish private equity fund Artá Capital on the sale of Energyco II (Gascan) to UBS Asset Management Funds for €118 million.
A CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut team led by Luís Abreu Coutinho (pictured) advised M & G Real Estate on two deals with a total value of €74 million.
Watson Farley & Williams have recruited Uría Menéndez senior associate José María Pery, who will join the firm as counsel.
