About

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GA_P is increasingly active in the distressed, hedge and private equity arena, representing US and UK-based funds launch or expand their Portuguese investment portfolios. In recent years, our corporate focus is to represent sophisticated clients undertaking complex deals.

It is in this scenario that GA_P Portugal, an office characterised for its international approach, has succeeded advising its long-standing clients on the expansion of their activities in the Portuguese territory, such as Ares Management, Anticimex and Talanx AG.

Also, in relation to corporate and commercial advice, we continue to advise our long-standing clients and new clients in their day-to-day activities. Some of these clients include: Hermès, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Prisa, Endesa, 500 Startups, Looping Group, Advantage Smollan Limited, Foresight Group, Talanx Infraestructure , Banque PSA within others in an array of corporate and commercial matters.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Portugal
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a compact, highly qualified team assisting international clients with investments in Portugal. The law firm handles a variety of transactional work and commercial agreements. The team acts for clients from a number of sectors including financial services and manufacturing, also advising on transactions in the sports industry.

Work Highlights

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  • Gómez-Acebo & Pombo assisted CT Ingenieros with the sale of ASIDEK to Arkance.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Mafalda Barreto
3
Mafalda Barreto
Head of Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3

Mafalda Barreto is frequently seen assisting companies with their share and asset acquisitions, investments and commercial agreements.

"She is an amazing M&A lawyer, very thorough, practical and provides great guidance."

"She is a great commercial and pragmatic lawyer."

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Gómez-Acebo & Pombo

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Corporate/M&A

Mafalda Barreto
3
Mafalda Barreto
Head of Corporate/M&A
3
Band 3

Members

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Filipe Santos Barata

Inês de Sousa Godinho

Luísa Carrilho da Graça

Mafalda Barreto

Mafalda Barreto

Head of Department

Miguel de Avillez Pereira

Susana Morgado

Clients

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500 Startups

Advantage Smollan Limited, USA and South Africa

American Industrial Partners (AIP), USA

Anticimex

Ares Management

DAK Americas (Alfa Group), Mexico

Foresight Group

GvW Graf von Westphalen, Germany

Looping Group

MiddleGround Capital, USA

PLENIUM PARTNERS / EKZ RENEWABLES AG, Spain and Switzerland

Prisa

Sage Automotive Interiors Inc., USA

Smith Micro Software, Inc, USA

Talanx Infrastructure, Germany

VIKING RIVER CRUISES AG, Switzerland

Industries

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Automobile

Banks

Chemicals

Construction

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Energy

Esprinet Ibérica, Spain

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Health Care

Industrial Engineering

Insurance

Media

Pharmaceuticals

Professional Services

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Retail

Technology

Telecommunications

Transportation

Travel & Leisure

Utilities