Publications - Corporate and M&A
Publication of the EU directive on improving gender balance on company boards
The new EU rules, which will have to be transposed into national law, promote more balanced representation on the boards of listed companies in all Member States.
Anti-Money Laundering Newsletter - November 2022
Main new legislation and news in relation to Anti-Money Laundering and combating Terrorism Financing (AML/TF).
Spain: The Business Creation and Growth Law introduces changes into the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law
Business Creation and Growth Law 18/2022, of September 28, 2022 published in the Official State Gazette on September 29, 2022, reforms Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Law 10/2010 in its financial provision two.
Chilean Congress approves the Fintech Bill
On October 12, 2022, the Chilean Congress approved the Fintech Bill (Fintech Law), which now only needs to be enacted by the president of the Republic to become a law. In this information alert we detail the highlights of this new regulation.
Key differences between traditional M&As and venture capital
Contracts for mergers and acquisitions mainly look to spread the risk between the buyer and seller and to regulate shareholder relations within the company. The same occurs with venture capital, but the differences between traditional and venture…
Create and Grow Law brings in new reporting obligations for combating late payment in commercial transactions
The law requires companies to include in their annual reports and on their corporate websites significant information about invoices and payments to suppliers.
Spain: The reform which reduces the minimum capital required to set up a limited liability company from 3,000 euros to 1 euro has been published
The new legislation, which will come into force twenty days after its publication in the Official State Gazette, amends various aspects of the Capital Companies Law.
Anti-Money Laundering Newsletter - July 2022
Main new legislation and news in relation to Anti-Money Laundering and combating Terrorism Financing (AML/TF).
Internal control bodies: EBA publishes new guidelines on role and responsibilities of the compliance officer
The goal is to ensure a common understanding and implementation of the requirements by compliance officers to avoid uneven implementation of measures across the European Union.
Money laundering in the NFT market
The non-fungible tokens (NFT) market presents similar money laundering risks to the traditional money laundering model used in the art market.
Everything you need to know about the plan to implement new whistleblowing legislation in Portugal
By June 18, 2022, companies (whether public or private) and public entities, especially those employing 50 or more workers, are obliged to implement a whistleblowing channel so that workers, shareholders, members of corporate bodies, service…
Transactional elements to be considered in relation to notifications to the competition authorities in Latin America
In an earlier edition of our Latin American Viewpoints newsletter (see here), we analyzed the main provisions applicable to notification of mergers and acquisitions in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico. In this second part, we examine a…