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SPAIN

In 2017, the Spanish transactional market registered 2,185 mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate value of EUR 113.090bn, entailing an increase of 8.1% in the number of transactions and of 44.22% in their value. The period between 1 October and 31 December 2017 registered 559 transactions with an aggregate value of EUR 39.95bn, a 0.18% decrease in the number of transactions compared to 4Q16 and an 140.16% increase in their value.In sectorial terms, the most prominent sector in 2017 was real estate, with 596 transactions. A distant second was technology, with 279.

PORTUGAL

M&A deals involving Portuguese companies moved around € 11.4m in 2017, 127 deals were recorded, a 13.58% growth compared to 2016. From January to December, 327 deals have been registered in the country, up 8.64% from the same period last year. The Real Estate segment had a strong influence on the financial volume of the year, appearing as the most active in the period, with 66 deals recorded, up 32%, following a trend that has been repeated since 2015.

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  SPAIN:  Interview with Fernando Torrente from Allen & Overy Spain

PORTUGAL:  Interview with José Diogo Horta Osório from Cuatrecasas

SPAIN

Blackstone closes acquisition of 100% of HI Partners Holdco Value Added from Banco Sabadell

Advisors of the deal:

Financial Advisory:

• Deloitte España

 Legal Advisory:

• Deloitte Legal
  • Garrigues España
  • Allen & Overy Spain

 PORTUGAL 

Indorama completes acquisition of Artlant PTA

Advisors of the deal:

 Legal Advisory:

• Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
• Linklaters Portugal