SRS Advogados advised venture capital firm Scale Venture Partners on the provision of $23 million in ‘Series B’ funding for Portuguese startup Unbabel.
Broseta has announced the incorporation of Madrid-based boutique employment firm Copa & Asociados Abogados.
Jones Day advised polymer material producer PolyOne Corporation on the acquisition of Spain-based IQAP Masterbatch Group, according to Mergermarket.
Payment service provider EVO Payments International instructed Cuatrecasas on the acquisition of Madrid-based Liberbank’s point-of-sales terminals business.
MLGTS advised retail real estate company Sonae Sierra on the sale of two shopping centres based in the Portuguese cities of Maia and Guimarães – to Ocidental.
Employment lawyers are benefitting from a rise in M&A transactions in Iberia as well as a rise in litigation – meanwhile, the start-up sector and the ‘gig economy’ are also generating opportunities
The need for flexibility when engaging employees is a major priority for clients, says Sandra Lima da Silveira, senior associate at Cuatrecasas.