Publications - Corporate and M&A
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…
The business judgment rule, giving oxygen to risk in strategic decisions
Businesses are increasingly influenced by changes, threats and opportunities in technological, regulatory, reputational and strategic spheres; mergers and acquisitions and other business decisions can have a transforming reach. The so called…
2017, a record year for M&A activity in Spain
Garrigues’ contribution to the Global Legal Insights to: Mergers & Acquisitions 2018.
The 'Privacy Shield' comes under European Union scrutiny
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has filed a motion for resolution for approval in plenary session, requesting that the European Commission suspend the “Privacy Shield” agreement between the European Union and the…
Data protection regulation in Latin America and the impact of the GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is compulsory as from today, is a complex regulation that extends beyond the borders of Europe. The new rules will affect all companies, regardless of their location, that handle data of…
Chile: support for the pro-investment agenda and creation of an office to manage sustainability projects
On May 14, 2018, the Chilean President Sebastián Piñera and the Minister of the Economy José Ramón Valente announced: (i) that a bill would be sent to the Chilean legislature to promote the government’s “Pro-Investment Agenda” (the…
New forms approved for filing financial statements at the commercial registry
Order JUS/319/2018, of March 21, approving the new forms for filing at the commercial registry the financial statements of the parties required to publish them was published on March 27.
Urban Rail Transit Vehicles Investment Projects are Facing Capacity Monitor
On March 9, 2018, the General Office of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released the Circular on Issues Relating to Strengthen the Monitor of Urban Rail Transit Vehicles Investment Projects ([Fa Gai Ban Chan Ye [2018…
Decree 415 of 2018 modifies the capital requirements of some financial institutions
The Colombian government issued Decree 415 of March 2 of 2018 which modifies the capital requirements applicable to trust companies, managers of pension and severance funds, stock brokerage companies, investment management companies and insurance…