Distressed M&A Transaction (Spain)

The legal considerations of a distressed merger and acquisition (M&A) transaction necessarily vary depending on the level of distress suffered by the relevant target, which is a consequence of its shortfall in liquidity to pay off its current debts. Targets of these transactions are gradually running out of breathing space. The distressed transaction may occur during different stages of this timeline of progressive deterioration.

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Update dated 23/02/2024 of the article originally published on 12/05/2022. Article published in Thomson Reuters Practical Law.