Baker & McKenzie Europe, Middle East and Africa Spain SPAIN INSIGHT BIRD'S EYE VIEW: COMPARING CHINESE INVESTMENT INTO NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE Chinese investors poured a record US$40 billion into Europe and North America in 2015 as they continue to identify new business opportunities in the regions. READ MORE OVERVIEW Our Spain lawyers advise clients on some of the most significant transactions in the European market, such as representing Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring (FROB) and Catalunya Banc in the sale of its mortgage loan portfolio to Blackstone for €7 billion, the largest ever such transaction in Europe. We also advised Sareb, Spain's "bad bank," on structuring and executing its first sale of distressed assets to HIG Capital, and leading Spanish department store group El Corte Inglés on the €1 billion sale of 10% of its treasury stock to a company owned by Qatar's former prime minister. SEE MORE OFFICES Barcelona Avda. Diagonal, 652 Edif. D, 8th Floor Barcelona 08034 Spain Tel: +34 93 206 0820 Fax: +34 93 205 4959 Madrid Paseo de la Castellana, 92 Madrid 28046 Spain Tel: +34 91 230 4500 Fax: +34 91 391 5149 OUR EXPERTISE CAREERS INSIGHT NEWS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY We combine our 50 years of experience in the Spanish market with our firm's global resources to provide clients with comprehensive legal advice in all areas of business law in industries including banking, infrastructure, energy, automotive, healthcare, real estate, hotels and resorts, retail, food and beverage, and media. As market leaders in Mergers & Acquisitions, we advise clients on investments and divestment projects in Spain and cross-border transactions, leveraging our global network to coordinate major deals across jurisdictions. We advise on both public and private M&A, including takeover bids and bilateral transactions. We are also a market leader in advising public companies on Corporate Governance. SEE MORE KEY CONTACTS JORGE ADELL Partner Barcelona + 34 93 206 08 20 Email JOSÉ MARÍA ALONSO PUIG Partner Madrid + 34 91 230 45 88 Email VIEW ALL CONTACTS IN SPAIN Newsroom Blogs B&M Online LawInContext Alumni Attorney Advertising Disclaimers Privacy Contact Us © 2016 Baker & McKenzie.