Publications - Corporate and M&A
Energy auction process in Colombia ends, no contracts have been awarded and a new process is expected
The conditions for competition set for the auction were not met. The next auction is expected to take place in the second quarter of this year. Before June 30, 2019 in other words.
Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce maintains merger control thresholds
The Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) issued Resolution 93503 of 2018 which sets the value of operational revenue and/or total domestic assets that shall be taken into consideration when evaluating the need of conducting…
SIGI – New vehicle in Portugal for real estate investment
10 main features of Portuguese REITs
CNPD publishes model of record of processing activities
The National Data Protection Commission has published on its website a model of record of processing activities for controllers and a model for processors, in accordance with the requirements set forth in article 30 of the General Data…
Colombia: financial institutions can invest in fintech companies
In order to maximize the benefits that innovation brings to the finance industry and thereby to increase people’s access to financial services, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issued Decree 2443 of 2018, authorizing credit establishments,…
Colombia: financial institutions can invest in fintech companies
In order to maximize the benefits that innovation brings to the finance industry and thereby to increase people’s access to financial services, the Colombian Ministry of Finance issued Decree 2443 of 2018, authorizing credit establishments,…
Publication of Law 11/2018 amending the Commercial Code, the Capital Companies Law and the Audit Law as regards non-financial
On December 29, 2018 the Official State Gazette published Law 11/2018, of December 28, 2018 amending the Commercial Code, the revised Capital Companies Law approved by Legislative Royal Decree 1/2010, of July 2, 2010 and Audit Law 22/2015, of July…
Publication of the law on non-financial information and diversity in Spain
On December 29, 2018, the Official State Gazette published Law 11/2018, of December 28, 2018 amending the Commercial Code, the revised Capital Companies Law approved by Legislative Royal Decree 1/2010, of July 2, 2010 and Audit Law 22/2015, of…
Amendment of the general rules on sales at a loss and removal of franchiser and distance sales company registers
The government has approved, by royal decree-law, a legal reform introducing a number of changes to the Retail Trade Law.
Climate change and legal risk: global warming comes to the boardroom
Climate change is no longer simply a corporate social responsibility issue. It will have the same impact on boards’ members, organization and decisions as privacy or cybersecurity, for example.
The reform of the Spanish Securities Market Act provides greater clarity and flexibility on market abuse
The new regulation clarifies the concepts of inside information and relevant information, gives greater flexibility to issuers as regards the dissemination of inside information and broadens the notifications of transactions carried out by their…
The battle to substitute English law in Europe has begun
Many important decisions at law firms and organizations depend on whether or not Brexit will deprive English law of its importance in Europe, and which, if any, legal system will take its place. New York law and French law are positioning themselves…