PwC Portugal advises ORA on Original Spot Design acquisition
PwC Portugal has advised Grupo ORA, a French group that designs, produces and installs retail spaces, on the acquisition of a majority stake in Original Spot Design. The Portuguese company works with premium cosmetics and perfumery brands and has nearly two decades of experience. The deal gives Grupo ORA an established local structure in the Iberian market.
PwC Portugal supported Grupo ORA at every stage of the transaction, from legal, financial and tax due diligence through to negotiation and closing. The Corporate and M&A team, led by Luís Pedro Oliveira, coordinated the legal advice and led the legal due diligence. Nelson Esteves and Raphaël Jerónimo Bugalho from the same team supported him.
Multidisciplinary due diligence team
A multidisciplinary team carried out the legal due diligence. Fernando Costal Carinhas and Maria Azevedo covered real estate law. Levi França Machado, Carolina Cariano and João Sismeiro Pereira covered labour law, and Nicole Fortunato covered digital law. Tiago Silva Abade, Rodrigo Vilhena Cunha and Rita Reia Ventura covered public and regulatory law. Afonso Ribeiro Ramos and Ana Catarina Simões covered data protection.
The financial due diligence was handled by Luís Boquinhas, Tiago Filipe Valverde and José Machado Teixeira. The tax due diligence was handled by Luís Andrade, Marisa Paulos Madeira and Inês Carvalho.
