Lisbon law firm MLGTS advised Portuguese international footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on his transfer from Real Madrid to Italian club Juventus.
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo advised the Ferrer family, owner of cava producer Freixenet on the sale of a 50.67 per cent stake in the company to German sparkling wine company Henkell.
A Lisbon-based Cuatrecasas team advised Energyco II – a subsidiary of the Spanish private equity fund Artá Capital – on the acquisition of Portuguese liquefied petroleum gas company REN Portgás.
Uría Menéndez advised Spanish telecommunications company Aire Networks on the sale of a majority stake in the company to Magnum Capital.
Allen & Overy Spain co-managing partner Antonio Vázquez-Guillén says, with international transactional activity increasing in Madrid, recruiting and retaining the best talent is becoming a key challenge for law firms.
Vieira de Almeida Pedro Cassiano Santos says there is a “new banking environment” in Portugal as new players – such as fintech companies, asset managers and family offices – enter the market.
Allen & Overy advised Macquarie Group and OPSEU Pension Trust on the acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in Spain-headquartered Bruc Management Projects, according to Mergermarket.
Garrigues advised private equity firm Ergon Capital Partners on its acquisition of a controlling interest in Indo Optical from Sherpa Capital, which instructed DLA Piper.
The issue of technology will mould the future of law firms as many struggle to innovate – indeed, some will look for mergers as a way of effectively adapting to the digitalisation of the economy
