Tips for Legal Counsel Representing Foreign Investors in Private M&A in Spain

1. Restrictions to Foreign Investments Foreign investment in Spain is generally unrestricted.
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However, a certain control process is in place to gather information concerning foreign transactions and to take measures on grounds of public order and security, where appropriate. Said process may be in the form of a simple notifi cation procedure (either before or after the transaction has taken place), or a review and approval procedure prior to entering into the transaction…
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* Reprinted with permission from: Inside Newsletter, Winter 2016, Vol. 34, No. 3, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207.