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SPAIN
So far this year, the value of mergers and acquisitions in the Spanish transactional market experienced a year-on-year increase of 23.13%, compared to the same period of 2015, according to the TTR Monthly Report (www.TTRecord.com).

Specifically, 1,535 M&A transactions were registered in 2016, with an aggregate value of EUR 97.29bn, compared to 1,590 transactions for EUR 79.02bn recorded in the same period of 2015.

Meanwhile, in October, 141 transactions were recorded, with a combined deal value of EUR 8.17bn, of which 12 were private equity and 25, venture capital.

PORTUGAL
Portugal registered 225 transactions between January and October 2016, an increase of 4% over last year. Only 94 transactions reported value, which represents a total of EUR 7.9bn. The most active subsectors of Portuguese market were Finance and Insurance, Real Estate and Technology. A total of 78 transactions were reported as overseas acquisitions.

Metrovacesa - Real Estate company.

Financial Advisors

• BBVA Corporate Finance

Legal Advisors

• Uría Menéndez
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Garrigues

The Eat Out Group - Head company of the Agrolimen Group for the catering business.

Financial Advisors

• AZ Capital
• Banco BPI

Legal Advisors

• Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira