Publications - Corporate and M&A
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…
The CNMV publishes its conclusions on the Corporate Governance and Directors Remuneration Reports for 2017
On 17 October 2018, the CNMV published its reports on the Annual Corporate Governance and Directors Remuneration Reports of the listed companies corresponding to the fiscal year 2017.
Euribor: a death foretold
Euribor reform is still in motion and will bring changes with an impact on the financial wholesale and retail markets, from financial, operating and systems, and commercial standpoints. Care is also needed to avoid serious legal risks.
How the GDPR impacts M&A professionals
El nuevo marco legal puede tener incidencia en la documentación y en los procesos de las operaciones de compraventa de empresas
The Colombian Congress considers a bill to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies
Proposed Law 028/2018 has come before the Colombian Congress, seeking to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency transactions in Colombia and to lay down measures to safeguard, monitor, inspect and oversee these types of transactions.
Green loans: clear contractual rules for sustainable environmental loans
What exactly is a green loan? The term is being used in banking and finance news, in which the common denominator is the funding of renewable energy, energy efficiency, prevention and control of contamination, 'clean' transport and other…