Real Estate
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 3
About
Provided by pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados, RL
pbbr has a vast experience in advising real estate developers, international and Portuguese investors, financial institutions and constructors regarding real estate and urban planning in relation to office buildings, shopping centres, retail parks, residential, logistics, hotels and other tourist developments, notably:
- Structuring and implementation of commercial, offices and services, residential and tourism related property investment projects, from the acquisition of the assets or proprietor companies, due diligences, urban planning and licensing issues, other applications, financing, project development and construction, commercialisation and sale, notably to institutional investors.
- Creation of property investment structures via companies, real estate investment funds and real estate companies, negotiation of partnerships and joint ventures, mergers and acquisition and due diligence in respect of land, buildings and companies.
- Definition of asset management models and operation of property projects.
- Drafting and negotiation of all types of real estate contracts, i.e. purchase and sale, sale and leaseback options.
- Construction contracts, services contracts, project management, architecture, engineering and supervision; turnkey operations and related contracts.
- Contracts for the use of property, leasing, assignment of use, usufruct.
- Property finance operations and the granting of the corresponding security.
- Urban planning, licensing and environmental issues.
Chambers Review
pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados houses a well-regarded real estate department providing a range of services to developers and investors, including advice on joint ventures and the management of asset portfolios. The law firm also provides support on rehabilitation and development projects involving office buildings, residential property and tourism resorts.
Work Highlights
- pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados advised Round Hill Capital on its EUR200 million acquisition of a property developer which owns student accommodation in Portugal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The pbbr team is very engaged and available with the ability and flexibility to deal with changes during matters."
"It has a good and comprehensive team that is able to provide supported opinions to challenges presented."
"The pbbr team is very engaged and available with the ability and flexibility to deal with changes during matters."
"It has a good and comprehensive team that is able to provide supported opinions to challenges presented."
Notable Practitioners
Pedro Pinto provides expert advice on real estate investments and divestments, as well as joint venture agreements. He regularly advises international clients on transactions in the Portuguese market.
"Pedro Pinto is very commercially oriented."
"Pedro has a lot of experience and wide knowledge."
"He understands negotiation and communicates well. He is clear and assertive."
"Pedro is a problem-solver lawyer who is practical and pragmatic. He is also approachable and available."
Ranked Lawyers at
pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados, RL
Portugal
Members
Provided by pbbr - Sociedade de Advogados, RL
Catarina Ruivo Rosa
Inês Carrilho
Isabel Brazão de Castro
Head of Department
Sandra Lobo Nunes
Sofia Mendes Pinto
Teresa Freire