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Spain: Market trends in Spanish private equity transactions

The study analyzes 38 private equity deals signed in 2022 and 2023.

Spain: 10 Keys to Venture Capital Transactions

Analysis of the keys to negotiating investments of venture capital funds in startups.

Spain: Company Restructuring

One year after the entry into force of Act 16/2022, it is time to take stock. This guide presents the main milestones in the interpretation of the new pre-insolvency restructuring regime in light of the court rulings on certain transactions. We have analyzed 21 restructuring plans, including the main plans negotiated in Spain during this first...

Spain: Labor Impacts of the 3rd Quarter 2023

In this third quarter of the year, and due to the recent general elections, the number of legislative novelties is lower. However, some of the regulations issued during the last quarter continue to be important, such as those related to violence and harassment, with the entry into force of Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization...

Spain: The EU Parliament approves the EU Green Bonds Regulation

New voluntary label for bonds offered or listed in the EU to be marketed as EU Green Bonds.

Spain: New Developments in Contentious Administrative Cassation Appeal

The Decree has been published by which certain measures are adopted and extended in response to the economic and social consequences of the War in Ukraine, in support of the reconstruction of the island of La Palma and other situations of vulnerability; transposition of European Union Directives on structural modifications of commercial...

Spain: Labor and Employment

The end of the second quarter brings significant developments to labor relations in Spain.

Spain: FDI developments

Royal Decree 571/2023, of July 4, approves the long-awaited implementing regulation on foreign direct investment

Spain: 10 Key Aspects of the New Legal System for Structural Changes

Royal Decree-Law 5/2023 , in its first volume, approves a whole new system for structural changes in corporations, both domestic and cross-border . As well as complying with the transposition into Spanish national law of the so-called Mobility Directive, the new law revokes Act 3/2009, of April 3, incorporating into a new regulation the whole...

Spain: Tax Authorities Must Prove Abuse to Deny Withholding Exemption on EU Dividends

Spanish Supreme Court confirms that dividends paid out to foreign parent companies in the EU are tax exempt unless authorities prove abuse.

Spain: Entry into force of the Housing Act

Main developments of the Housing Act affecting large property holders, developers and funds operating in the real estate sector.

Spain: Doing Business in Spain

This guide provides an overview of key legal aspects for foreign investors interested in investing in Spain. It is not intended to be comprehensive, but to address practical issues that will help investors considering an investment project in Spain.

Spain: Supreme Court Confirms Equal Treatment for EU AIFs and Spanish Funds

Supreme Court rules in favor of dividend withholding tax refunds for EU Alternative Investment Funds.

Spain: Unannounced Inspections by Competition Authorities

The competition authorities (European, national or regional) can inspect companies without prior notice. It is important that the company and its staff are prepared to deal with and manage this situation. What are the main guidelines and recommendations in the event of an inspection, both in the company and in private homes or remotely?

Spain: Market Trends in Spanish Private Equity Transactions

This study, an overview of market trends in private equity transactions in Spain, analyzes the most significant deals on which Cuatrecasas advised.

Spain: Companies obliged to have an internal reporting system in 2023

Act 2/2023 regulates the protection of persons who report regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption, transposing Directive 2019/1937, better known as the "Whistleblowing Directive." The Act will enter into force on March 13.

Spain: What to Expect in 2023: Key Legal Issues for Companies

Executive summary of the main legal developments to watch in 2023—foreign investment, competition, financing, labor & employment, tax, and more.

Spain: The Ten Keys to Venture Capital Transactions

An analysis of the keys to negotiating investments of venture capital funds in startups.

New Tax Measures Approved in Spain for 2022 and 2023

The Spanish legislature has used the final weeks of 2022 to pass important and diverse tax measures, some of them applicable in 2022, that are relevant for both domestic and foreign investors.

Key Aspects of the Spanish Startup Act

The Spanish Act to Promote the Startup Ecosystem introduces significant changes affecting the venture capital industry, entrepreneurs, and impatriates.