Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
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About
Provided by CS'Associados
CS'Associados offers Clients a long-standing and strong experience gleaned from our advice in some of the largest and most complex financial transactions performed in Portugal. CS'Associados’ lawyers stand out as a result of their market and technical knowledge, covering all regulatory aspects of the banking and financial sector, deal structuring and efficient transaction management. Its multidisciplinary teams are available at all times and always try to find the best solution to the issues faced by Clients.
The Clients of the Banking and Finance practice include all types of lenders and borrowers, including national and foreign banks, DCM investors and non-banking lenders, such as insurance companies and funds, as well as fintech companies. Work performed for Clients encompasses all types of banking and non-banking finance transactions, from plain vanilla bank lending to highly structured and complex financings, including corporate and acquisition financing, the issue of hybrid instruments and the structuring and negotiation debt restructuring transactions in judicial and extrajudicial multi-creditor work-outs.
Chambers Review
CS'Associados is a highly specialised banking and finance outfit boasting a deep bench. The law firm advises a considerable number of banks and credit institutions, assisting both domestic and international clients with a range of transactions including acquisition and project finance matters as well as loan restructurings. The team is additionally skilled in debt refinancing, acting on both the borrower and lender sides. The firm has proven experience in the financing of real estate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team provides a very good service with clear communication. The team meets deadlines and is creative in the presentation of solutions."
"The lawyers always focus on rigour and in defence of the client's interests."
"They offer an always prompt and efficient response with a top-notch service."
"The team provides a very good service with clear communication. The team meets deadlines and is creative in the presentation of solutions."
"The lawyers always focus on rigour and in defence of the client's interests."
"They offer an always prompt and efficient response with a top-notch service."
Notable Practitioners
Duarte Brito de Goes covers an extensive range of banking and finance transactions. He assists with the negotiation of credit facility agreements used either to refinance existing corporate debt or to finance corporate transactions and real estate projects.
"He is a great lawyer with excellent technical experience."
"He has an excellent level of knowledge, competence, experience, ability to anticipate and solve problems."
"He always responds promptly and very competently to customer needs."
Maria Castelos holds expertise on corporate restructurings and real estate finance transactions as well as acquisition finance. She also has experience advising investors on the acquisition of NPLs from Portuguese banks.
"She is extremely solid from a technical viewpoint."
"She is an excellent negotiator and is very aligned with us as a client."
"She is very straight to the point, understands our issues and gives very good solutions."
António Rocha Alves has experience in the negotiation of syndicated loans on behalf of large lender groups.
"He has good technical and personal qualities and his availability stands out."
"He has an excellent relation with his clients."
André Fernandes Bento advises on NPL transactions and has experience on both the borrower and lender sides of refinancings. He is also able to assist with regulatory banking mandates.
"He is well aware of our business requirements, shows strong interest in our specific needs at each given time and works very hard to deliver."
Ranked Lawyers at
CS'Associados
Portugal
Members
Provided by CS'Associados
André Fernandes Bento
Filipa Cristóvão Ferreira
Filipa Veiga Gomes
Nuno Saldanha de Azevedo
Industries
Provided by CS'Associados
All types of lenders and borrowers including national and foreign banks, DCM investors and non-banking lenders, such as insurance companies and funds.