Sector has been boosted by boom in SOCIMIs and increased residential development activity – however, Spanish real estate industry lagging behind when it comes to digitalisation.
Garrigues has advised Valencia-headquartered snack company Grefusa on the acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in Portuguese dried fruit and nut processing company Frutorra Pimenta.
Lawyers from Google, PepsiCo, HP and Volkswagen were among the winners at the 2018 Iberian Lawyer Gold Awards.
A team of lawyers in Linklaters’ Madrid and Lisbon offices advised private equity fund Permira on the acquisition of five universities in Spain and Portugal from Laureate, which instructed Allen & Overy.
Leading Portuguese firms report headcount growth of up to 17 per cent as demand for litigation and EU competition advice rises
On Friday 19 October, the Draft Bill on Digital Services Tax was passed. Known as “the Google tax”, it is an indirect levy (in the words of the draft, compatible with VAT), which aims to tackle
Portugal needs to change its planning system in order to accommodate a new wave of international real estate investors, says Caiado Guerreiro partner Tânia Pinheiro.
Though there is still a steady stream of major international property deals, there are signs there could be a future downturn, with the result the market becomes more challenging, says RLD lawyer Rafael López-Dié
CMS advised Heineken on the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Spain-based brewer Cervezas La Cibeles.
Majority of in-house counsel in Spain and Portugal more likely to choose firms with strong brands – meanwhile, new study shows Uría Menéndez remains top brand in Spain, while MLGTS leads in Portugal
