On 27 July, the Spanish Government approved a new regime for public tender offers, enacted by Royal Decree 1066/2007. These new rules – implementing European Directive 2004/25 on tender offers – apply to all tender offers authorised by the Spanish authorities after 13 August this year.

The decree introduces a number of substantive changes and improvements, incorporating into the Spanish system new concepts which were previously staunchly resisted by the legal system.