Corporate/M&A
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 1
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+351 21 381 7400About
Provided by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Supported by a team with solid experience, Morais Leitão works with both national and international companies and groups from a wide range of sectors and industries, including regulated sectors, providing them continuous and cross-practice support, as well as specialised counsel focused on business objectives.
We are organized to meet the ever more complex and specific requirements of clients, particularly in the following areas:
- Corporate Governance;
- Contracts;
- Commercial Law;
- Corporate Law;
- Mergers, Acquisitions and Joint Ventures;
- Private Equity;
- Venture Capital.
Morais Leitão is prepared to provide legal advice to all types of operations and matters concerning the Commercial Law, including regular or strategic advice to companies and their shareholders, as well as to their corporate bodies, committees and members, often representing clients with entities such as the National Bank of Portugal, CMVM (Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission), Interbolsa, Euronext Lisbon and Commercial Registry.
Our clients benefit from the cross-practice approach of our teams, with regular involvement in other practice areas, namely Banking and Finance, European Law and Competition, Tax, Real Estate, Employment and Pensions, and Litigation.
Chambers Review
Morais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
The firm joins forces with local offices ALC Advogados and MDR Advogados in order to provide a full scope of corporate and commercial advice.
Ana Monjardino in Lisbon heads the French desk, a group dedicated to assisting francophone corporations and private clients entering the Portuguese market.
Bruno Xavier de Pina combines expertise in foreign investment, M&A and tax across an array of sectors including real estate and natural resources.
Work Highlights
- Morais Leitão assisted Ibersol with the sale of two of its companies in Portugal and Spain. The deal had an overall value of EUR260 million.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Morais Leitão is second to none: it is efficient, commercial and able to handle complex mandates."
"The members of the team reflect great technical capacity and knowledge."
"The service is of high quality both from the technical and practical point of view, providing adequate solutions to the problems that arise."
"This department has the best-in-class capabilities to deliver. The team develops very innovative and effective solutions and provides a creative and fresh approach to new matters."
"The law firm has a very recognised practice with strong team players."
"Morais Leitão is second to none: it is efficient, commercial and able to handle complex mandates."
"The members of the team reflect great technical capacity and knowledge."
"The service is of high quality both from the technical and practical point of view, providing adequate solutions to the problems that arise."
"This department has the best-in-class capabilities to deliver. The team develops very innovative and effective solutions and provides a creative and fresh approach to new matters."
"The law firm has a very recognised practice with strong team players."
Notable Practitioners
Carlos Osório de Castro is a reputable practitioner, prominent amongst energy and construction players. He is an experienced M&A adviser, assisting in complex share deals.
Nuno Galvão Teles remains a towering figure in the corporate and M&A market. He demonstrates longstanding experience in transactions involving energy and natural resources.
Eduardo Paulino rises in the rankings this year, backed by strong market support and an outstanding performance in corporate deals. He regularly represents large multinationals and clients from the financial sector on a variety of corporate mandates.
"He is very analytical and is able to understand the different context of transactions."
"He is a deal maker, he unlocks problems with ease and explains things in detail."
"Eduardo is a very dedicated and sophisticated lawyer with ample business awareness."
"He has a great work capacity and attention to detail."
"Eduardo Paulino is sharp, very commercial and always keen on finding imaginative solutions."
Tomás Vaz Pinto demonstrates solid knowledge of complex corporate transactions. His client list includes international clients from the insurance sector.
"He is very efficient in negotiations."
Catarina Brito Ferreira has experience advising clients from the energy industry. She regularly assists with a wide range of M&A deals, including distressed acquisitions.
Vítor Pereira das Neves is often seen advising on corporate deals with an energy focus.
"He is a very experienced lawyer."
Claudia Santos Cruz is a dual-qualified lawyer in Mozambique and Portugal. She also has extensive expertise in matters relating to Angola. From Lisbon, she assists clients in both countries, particularly in the oil and gas as well as the infrastructure and transportation sectors.
Ranked Lawyers at
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Portugal
Members
Provided by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados