Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 4
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Provided by Abreu Advogados
The finance law practice area develops its activity with great awareness of the transformations taking place in the industry resulting from new market players, the introduction of new business models, and most especially, the technological and digital impact that FinTech has been enhancing.
From the range of services we provide, we highlight the following:
- Advising financial intermediaries and insurance brokers and intermediaries, on matters involving supervisory entities, prudential and conduct of business in these areas.
- Incorporation, registration, compliance and representation of domestic and foreign institutions before the corresponding supervisory authorities, as well as in administrative and judicial proceedings.
- Advising on the structuring and setting up of credit operations, including real estate finance and project finance (representing banks or bank syndicates as well as large companies on domestic and cross-border transactions).
- Financial Asset Management (incorporation, management, placement of investment funds, pension funds, venture capital funds, asset management and brokerage) and insurance (new products and compliance issues both at the level of the supervising authorities and retail).
- Advising on banking and financial cross-border transactions.
- Advising issuers, investors and financial brokers in compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and market disclosures.
Chambers Review
Abreu Advogados acts for various banks and financial institutions as well as corporates on domestic and cross-border finance mandates. It has extensive experience in standout matters involving energy projects in Mozambique. The team demonstrates strength in asset finance and in M&A operations in the financial sector. The lawyers also assist borrowers with debt restructurings.
Work Highlights
- Abreu Advogados assisted HCB with the negotiation of a financing arrangement to modernise its operations in Mozambique.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Abreu Advogados offers a team of outstanding professionals in all aspects."
"Abreu Advogados offers a team of outstanding professionals in all aspects."
Notable Practitioners
Pedro Ferreira Malaquias is capable of handling complex financing deals and is further active in advising on loan portfolio transfers.
Rodrigo Formigal is active on a range of financing transactions, including real estate and corporate finance mandates. In addition to his work on both domestic and international transactions, he assists with refinancings and debt restructurings.
"He is very attentive to timings and details. He is proactive and responds very rapidly to matters."
"He stands out for being available and very strong in the matters he is involved in; he always finds solutions."
"Rodrigo Formigal is very experienced and has the capacity to accommodate our requests. He is commercially aware in his resolutions, which helps a lot when taking decisions."
Ranked Lawyers at
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