The emergence of merchant projects without regulated incomes has marked the beginning of a new era in the Spanish renewable energy market
A growing need for regulatory advice, as well as increasing uncertainty regarding the tax framework for Portugal’s renewable energy sector, is driving demand for legal advice
Investors in Portugal’s renewable energy market have endured a turbulent few years. Profitable projects ran into difficulties in 2012 after the Portuguese government cut back on generous industry incentives as part of its bailout
International investment funds are targeting greenfield projects in the Spanish renewables sector, a trend that could generate significant demand for legal advice
Allianz Group was advised by MLGTS on the sale of its shares in Portugal’s Banco BPI to CaixaBank.
Barcelona-headquartered law firm Jausas says it is Spanish, not Catalan, as it begins a new push into the Madrid market following its recent merger with GMQ
In a global economy, one of the biggest challenges facing in-house lawyers is ‘managing diversity’, says Luís Graça Rodrigues, regional counsel at Indra in Portugal.
Law firms in Spain are receiving an increasing amount of instructions from direct lenders, while project finance work is also growing, says Jones Day partner Javier López Antón.
EY advised US-based asset management firm Providence Equity Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Barcelona-based music and audiovisual production company Advanced Music, according to Mergermarket.
Garrigues advised Spanish gambling company Cirsa Gaming Corporation on its acquisition by private equity firm Blackstone Group.
