The increasing use of power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the energy sector could offset the impact of the uncertainty created by the end of the government’s regulatory period next year, according to EY Abogados
Green bonds allow issuers to diversify their investor base, while they can also help companies to improve their corporate image and green credentials
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.
