Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 2
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Provided by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
The firm is well positioned to face the demands and challenges of the modern real estate market and has a proven record in develop innovative solutions.
Our expertise covers, but is not limited to:
- creating structures for real estate investment operations in the form of companies, real estate investment funds and real estate companies;
- real estate investment operations, mergers and acquisitions and performance of the respective due diligences;
- monitoring the installation, the exploitation and the operation of tourism projects;
- preparing and negotiating real estate agreements, purchase and sale agreements, sale and lease-back agreements, call options, swaps and surface rights;
- preparing and negotiating public works contracts agreements, designs and necessary supervision;
- preparing and negotiating real estate use and management agreements, such as hotel management agreements, lease agreements, use assignment and beneficial rights;
- real estate financing operations and the preparation of respective guarantees.
The firm has assisted clients in operations involving office buildings, shopping centres, retail parks, logistic parks, hotels and other tourism projects.
Chambers Review
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados houses an experienced team that advises on the full gamut of real estate matters, including acquisitions, joint ventures and property bids. The team works with a wide range of clients from the banking, hospitality and construction sectors on due diligence, and SPA agreement negotiation and drafting. It also assists with leaseback matters.
Work Highlights
- Morais Leitão advised a consortium of banks including Caixa Geral de Depósitos on the financing for the EUR850 million sale of two private equity funds with a real estate portfolio to Davidson Kempner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The Morais Leitão team has very solid knowledge and a strong commercial component to its advice."
"They are able to deal with highly complex tasks that involve multiple teams within the real estate division, including urban planning and regulatory. The team is highly service-driven and responsible."
"The Morais Leitão team has very solid knowledge and a strong commercial component to its advice."
"They are able to deal with highly complex tasks that involve multiple teams within the real estate division, including urban planning and regulatory. The team is highly service-driven and responsible."
Notable Practitioners
João Torroaes Valente is well versed in a range of real estate transactions, including portfolio acquisitions, divestments and joint ventures. He frequently represents both international real estate companies and banks.
"João Torroaes Valente is very experienced and is always thinking of solutions. He is creative and responsive."
"He gives great legal advice and commercial recommendations. He has good availability and a client-oriented approach."
"João is technically solid and has a highly developed commercial sense which makes client decisions much easier. He leads matters of considerable scale with sophisticated clients very comfortably and safely."
Rita Ferreira Vicente often advises banks on sale and leaseback transactions. Her clients include private equity investors and development companies.
Ranked Lawyers at
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Portugal
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