Uría Menéndez and Cuatrecasas were the two law firms that advised on the most M&A deals in Iberia in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report from Mergermarket.
CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo partner Blanca Escribano is to leave the firm to join EY Abogados as head of digital law.
Garrigues is advising Sonix Group on the acquisition of the assets of insolvent Portuguese clothing company Ricon.
Cuatrecasas revenue increased 2 per cent to €247.8 million in 2017.
Pérez-Llorca acted for Spanish solar power producer Grupo T-Solar on its acquisition of two solar plants in Spain with a combined installed capacity of 100 megawatts, according to Mergermarket.
Spanish law firm Broseta has opened an office in Portugal via a merger with Lisbon firm Roquette, Morais e Guerra.
Garrigues revenue increased 2.2 per cent to €357 million in 2017, the firm has announced.
King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) advised Moira Capital Partners on its acquisition of a 65 per cent stake in Spanish liquefied gas company Gases, Research, Innovation and Technology (GRIT).
PLMJ advised Martinhal Group on the acquisition of the site of the former Universidade Independente in Lisbon.
M&A activity is on the increase in Portugal with private equity funds in particular having a growing appetite for assets, especially in the real estate sector, says PBBR partner Alexandre Jardim.
