Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 3
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Provided by Abreu Advogados
The global market brought new opportunities but also new challenges to national and multinational companies, together with additional contractual and organisational complexity.
The growing need to cover matters related to social responsibility, ethics and consumer rights; the need to implement mechanisms for good corporate governance, allied to the optimization of organisations with special concerns for reputation, cost rationalization and reduction of likelihood of conflicts, require technically sound answers but with a strong practical sense.
The Abreu Advogados team has solid experience and extensive knowledge in the area of commercial law, covering matters such as corporate law, contract law, mergers and acquisitions.
In the field of M&A and corporate law, Abreu Advogados is particularly involved in the following:
- M&A.
- Conversions.
- Demergers.
- Transfer of assets.
- Corporate restructuring.
- Shareholders’ agreements.
- Directors’ liability.
- Assorted contracts (agency, distribution, joint ventures, etc).
- Legal due diligence, acquisition contracts.
- Corporate governance and compliance.
Chambers Review
Abreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
Fernando Veiga Gomes and Guilherme Santos Silva are based in Lisbon and are the main contacts for the Angola desk. They join forces with local firm FBL Advogados to advise clients on insurance matters in Angola.
Zara Jamal and José Maria Corrêa de Sampaio are based in Lisbon and head the Mozambique desk in Abreu Advogados. They regularly advise clients on inbound and outbound transactions involving Mozambique.
Work Highlights
- Abreu Advogados assisted Idealista with the acquisition of Smiling Cloud.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Their commercial awareness is very strong."
"They have a deep knowledge of M&A matters and Portuguese legislation and practice."
"Abreu Advogados has a broad team which is able to cover different legal topics."
"They can respond to a high level of complexity, with high attention to detail and efficient responses."
"The team is very responsive and available."
"Their commercial awareness is very strong."
"They have a deep knowledge of M&A matters and Portuguese legislation and practice."
"Abreu Advogados has a broad team which is able to cover different legal topics."
"They can respond to a high level of complexity, with high attention to detail and efficient responses."
"The team is very responsive and available."
Notable Practitioners
Manuel Santos Vítor has extensive experience in corporate and M&A mandates involving the energy sector.
"Manuel Santos Vitor is a knowledgeable lawyer providing great practical legal assistance, adapting the legal advice to the specificities of the activities and aims at stake."
"He is able to deconstruct complex matters."
Marta Romano Castro dedicates her practice to handling transactions and restructurings in Angola. Her caseload includes matters relating to the energy and natural resources industries.
Ranked Lawyers at
Abreu Advogados
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