Sagardoy Abogados has appointed David Isaac Tobía as managing partner of its Barcelona office.
Garrigues is set to recruit a partner from Portuguese firm PLMJ.
White & Case’s Madrid office has recruited Allen & Overy arbitration specialist Ignacio Madalena.
A Hogan Lovells team from the firm’s Madrid and Miami offices successfully represented the Republic of Panama in an investment arbitration pending before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
Andersen Tax & Legal has incorporated Álvaro Silva as of counsel in its Sevilla office.
Clifford Chance and DLA Piper advised CBRE Global Investors on the acquisition of the Hotel Exe Moncloa in Madrid, which is leased to Grupo Hotusa and Grupo VIPS.
Hogan Lovells and Garrigues acted for Acon Investments and Torreal on the acquisition of Alicante-based cosmetics company Germaine de Capuccini.
Garrigues advised Alantra Private Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in vegetable product producer Frías Nutrición.
Investment arbitration is a big opportunity for law firms, while shareholder disputes and cases related to non-performing loans are also a major source of work for lawyers, says Pérez-Llorca partner Mercedes Romero Iglesias.
Madrid-based law firm RLD advised Brothers Publicidad shareholders on the sale of a 51 per cent stake in Comunica + A to Spanish advertising company Dentsu Aegis Network Iberia.
