Pérez-Llorca advised Banco Santander on the sale of its 49 per cent stake in WiZink Bank to Varde Partners, which was advised by PwC Legal, according to Mergermarket.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Spain-headquartered Hotelbeds Group on the sale of its Destination Management division to tourism group TUI, which instructed Allen & Overy.
Taxpayers face the challenge of needing to predict what future tax regulations will be applicable to their current tax schemes, says Ramón Palacín, partner at EY Abogados.
Arbitration is becoming an increasingly popular method for resolving disputes in Portugal and is consequently becoming a bigger source of revenue for law firms says PLMJ partner Pedro Metello de Nápoles.
Increased liquidity in the financial markets means borrowers are taking the opportunity to refinance and reduce the price of debt, says Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Ana López.
Roca Junyent has recruited Baker McKenzie tax partner Raúl Salas.
Vieira de Almeida (VdA) advised Deutsche Bank on the sale of its private and commercial banking business in Portugal to Spain’s Abanca, which was advised by MLGTS and Abreu Advogados.
Plasma donation centre company Grifols was advised by Osborne Clarke on the acquisition of German donation centre company Haema.
Latham & Watkins has recruited Linklaters’ Naiara Rodríguez-Escudero to head its new Madrid employment department.
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) advised Navantia on the delivery of the Spanish-built ‘Suezmax’ vessel, the “Monte Udala”, to the Ibaizábal Group.
