Publications - Corporate and M&A
Mexico: Key Strategies to Mitigate Risks Following the U.S. Designation of Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
The recent decision by the United States to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) marks a significant shift in the risk landscape for multinational companies with interests in Mexico and Latin America. Below, we analyze…
Colombia: Main recurring corporate, tax and labor obligations - First Semester of 2025
In Colombia, companies must comply with certain corporate, tax and labor obligations during the year. In this document we highlight the main obligations to be taken into account in the first half of 2025.
Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - January 2025
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.
European Green Bonds are here and come with new post-issuance reporting standards
The regulation establishing a standard for issuers using the designation 'European Green Bonds' (EuGB) is now in effect, but the legislative process is not yet complete: a new delegated regulation, currently under consultation, details all the post-…
EU strengthens sustainability in the insurance sector with new risk management obligations
A new European directive introduces the concepts of "sustainability risk" and "sustainability factors" into the risk management of (re)insurers, obliging them to integrate them into their systems and strategic plans. It also relaxes disclosure…
Control of foreign investments in Spain: the transitional regime for investments made by EU and EFTA residents is extended until December 31, 2026
Foreign investments in Spain carried out by residents of the European Union and the Spanish Free Trade Association will continue to be subject to the prior authorization regime established in Article 7 bis of Law 19/2003.
The CNMV and the ICAC publish a statement on sustainability reports in the interim before transposition of the CSRD Directive in Spain
They recommend preparing non-financial information statements in line with the new EU rules, without overlooking the Spanish corporate law rules in force
CSRD: practical aspects to be borne in mind when preparing the sustainability report
In a new edition of Garrigues Sustainable Dialogs, we covered the most relevant and complex legal and technical aspects that companies should consider when drafting their sustainability report pursuant to the CSRD Directive.
Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - October 2024
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues and G-advisory.
Peru: Indecopi cleared 45 filings and rejected 1 in the first three years of its Antitrust Merger Control Regime
Garrigues and the Official Chamber of Commerce of Spain in Peru (COCEP) have published a new report analyzing the first three years of the merger control regime for business transactions in Peru.
Judicial reform in Mexico: relevant changes in the Supreme Court, the Council of the Federal Judiciary and the federal courts
The reduction in the number of Supreme Court Justices and the possibility for citizens to vote for justices, magistrates and judges are some of the new elements of this reform.
Publication of the organic law on equal representation and a balanced presence of women and men
This proposal transposes into Spanish law the European directive on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures, although it is more demanding in its scope than the provisions in the EU act. In labor law…