Roger Freixes
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Corporate lawyer and specialist in M&A, investment, business group restructuring, joint ventures and equity capital market transactions, initial public offerings on the Spanish stock exchange and on BME Growth market, special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC), takeover bids, subscription and sales of shares, and issues of convertible securities.
Roger Freixes regularly advises Spanish and foreign companies on corporate and commercial matters, as well as on drafting and negotiating agreements.
He also advises listed companies on corporate law and corporate governance, and on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and shareholder agreements.
He spent part of his career in the US, working as a foreign associate at the Paul Weiss New York office where he participated in domestic and crossborder transactions (2014-2015).
He lectures on capital markets in the Master in International Law, Foreign Trade & International Relations at ISDE Law & Business School and on restructuring in the Master in Tax and Legal Planning and Consultancy at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. He also lectures on commercial law at ESADE Business & Law School and at IQS (both associated with Universitat Ramon Llull).
He is the author of several law review articles on capital markets published in specialized journals. He coordinates and writes on the Cuatrecasas capital markets blog.
Education
Bachelor of Laws
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, 2007
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Publications and News
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July 25, 2024Amper issues sustainability-linked bonds on MARF worth €30.7 million
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May 7, 2024Puig begins trading on Spanish stock exchanges
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April 20, 2023Cuatrecasas names eight new partners at Extraordinary Partners Meeting
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February 16, 2023Challenges for listed companies in 2023 proxy season
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December 15, 2022THE CNMV REDUCES DOCUMENTATION FOR PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND ADMISSION TO TRADING
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June 13, 2022New CNMV Circular on notification forms
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May 9, 2022Annual supervisory report on non-financial information of security issuers
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November 18, 2021The CNMV publishes Q&A on related party disclosure requirements for listed companies
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October 21, 2021Conclusions of the CNMV report on directors’ remuneration in listed companies in 2020
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September 7, 2021Update of ESMA’s Q&A on the market abuse regulation
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August 30, 2021ESMA publishes disclosure and investor protection guidance on SPACS
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July 26, 2021The suspension on deregulation of some direct foreign investments in listed companies has been extended
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July 1, 2021SPAC regulation proposal
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May 26, 2021ESG developments for listed companies
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March 29, 2021ESMA will not renew its decision to require short selling reporting on positions of 0.1% and above
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March 22, 2021Statement on supplementary notices for exclusively online general meetings
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March 15, 2021Public limited companies may hold exclusively electronic general meetings in 2021
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January 29, 2021Governing bodies’ remote meetings will continue to be allowed in 2021
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January 28, 2021The CNMV publishes its analysis of listed companies’ corporate governance reports for 2019
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November 10, 2020Criteria and requirements applicable to the distribution of inside information on social media
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September 8, 2020Draft bill published to incorporate the board of shareholders: Key issues for listed companies
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September 4, 2020The MAB becomes bme growth
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July 13, 2020The percentage of women on the boards of listed companies reached 24% in 2019
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July 3, 2020Partial review of the Listed Companies Good Governance Code
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May 26, 2020Preparation and deposit of financial statements of security issuers in European Single Electronic Format
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May 8, 2020Review of the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission’s 2020 Activity Plan
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April 30, 2020Supplementary statement from the Spanish Securities and Exchange Commission and the Association of Registrars on listed companies’ general meetings
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April 13, 2020Consequences for listed companies of Royal Decree-Law 11/2020 to face COVID-19
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April 2, 2020Main measures applicable to companies listed on the Alternative Stock Market to tackle the impact of COVID-19
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March 2, 2020Notifications of Directors and Managers of listed companies on stock market transactions and deliveries of shares and stock options
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February 26, 2020CNMV Rolls Back the Rules on Discretionary Stock Repurchases
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February 10, 2020CNMV holds public consultation on changes to certain recommendations in the Code of Good Governance for Publicly Traded Companies