Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
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Contact number
+351 21 864 0000About
Provided by Linklaters
Nationally based financial institutions, companies and multi-national organisations rely on our corporate finance team for advice on all aspects of corporate and capital markets matters, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt capital markets transactions, derivatives and structured products for their key transactions in Portugal.
The work completed over the last year remains fairly high-profile and complex particularly when compared to the majority of the deals done throughout the year in the Portuguese M&A market. We continue to win work as clients value not only our legal expertise but also our sector knowledge, commercial awareness and judgement.
The corporate practice has worked extremely closely with in-house client teams forming an integral part of the negotiating team, in particular in the negotiation of commercial contracts (eg distribution contracts) in close connection with the competition and intellectual property team, now finding solutions to issues that have not arisen before.
We act for an enormous range of clients on public and private M&A, including large multi-nationals, leading Portuguese companies and financial institutions. We serve as principal counsel to a number of leading international entities, and have developed an extensive clientele among top companies. Our recent caseload has included many of the country’s largest M&A deals.
Chambers Review
Linklaters boasts a top-ranked department with a strong bench of experienced team members handling the full spectrum of high-value and complex corporate mandates. The law firm's wide-ranging expertise includes acquisitions and share sales, across various industry sectors, including energy and banking. It also demonstrates capabilities in supporting clients in the insurance and real estate sectors, further assisting with corporate restructurings and joint ventures. The team has recommended capabilities in cross-border mandates.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters assisted SNCF with the acquisition of Takargo Rail in Portugal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Its lawyers are knowledgeable and business-oriented."
"The lawyers can find efficient and simple solutions for complex matters."
"A very solid team that can manage very complex transactions and can handle cross-border deals very well."
"Linklaters has a dedicated and committed team."
"Its lawyers are knowledgeable and business-oriented."
"The lawyers can find efficient and simple solutions for complex matters."
"A very solid team that can manage very complex transactions and can handle cross-border deals very well."
"Linklaters has a dedicated and committed team."
Notable Practitioners
Marcos de Sousa Monteiro is well versed in a variety of corporate matters involving the insurance, banking and transportation sectors. He assists with acquisitions, mergers and divestments.
"He has a very good capacity to manage transactions that are complex and difficult to close."
António Soares is an experienced corporate and M&A adviser. He has experience acting for clients in the energy sector.
Diogo Plantier Santos frequently assists clients with sales, acquisitions and cross-border share deals. He further advises on joint ventures.
"He is a great lawyer."
Mariana Serra Baptista is seen as a key team member and offers experience in share and asset acquisitions, corporate reorganisations and commercial agreements.
"She is a very capable lawyer, very promising in her work."
Ranked Lawyers at
Linklaters
Portugal
Members
Provided by Linklaters
Diogo Barros Pereira
João Bento
Mariana Serra Baptista
Miguel Paiva Antunes
Vera Ferreira de Lima