Capital Markets
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 1
About
Provided by PLMJ
PLMJ assists issuers, investors and financial intermediaries seeking tailored, effective and sophisticated advice on capital raising transactions in the market.
Our lawyers have extensive experience in advising on IPOs (including privatisations), takeovers, capital increases, secondary market offerings, hybrid and convertible issues and international offerings.
We have been involved in the most important public offerings in Portugal, advising issuers in various sectors. We have also handled the most important takeover bids in the Portuguese market, advising bidders, target companies and major shareholders. Our team has in-depth expertise in the area of shareholders' rights, particularly in public offerings, where we provide strategic advice based on our extensive experience in these matters.
Chambers Review
PLMJ acts on both the issuer and underwriter side of individual bond issuances, updates to EMTN programmes and the establishment of ECP programmes, with further experience in advising on the issuance of green bonds. The team has a strong reputation for its handling of capital markets issues arising as part of securitisation transactions. The practice is able to offer Lisbon-based English law expertise.
Work Highlights
- PLMJ advised REN on the issuance of a EUR5 billion medium-term note programme.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team has very good experience and is very well prepared."
"The lawyers are responsive, able to manage complex matters and prioritise work."
"PLMJ has a committed and multidisciplinary team."
"The law firm has seasoned yet flexible legal experts. The team is results-oriented and with a solid legal background."
"The team has very good experience and is very well prepared."
"The lawyers are responsive, able to manage complex matters and prioritise work."
"PLMJ has a committed and multidisciplinary team."
"The law firm has seasoned yet flexible legal experts. The team is results-oriented and with a solid legal background."
Notable Practitioners
André Figueiredo handles the full scope of capital markets transactions, including securitisation matters. He assists clients with share capital increases and the issuance of green bonds.
"André Figueiredo is amongst the best professionals that we have ever worked with in the past decade. His client management skills are outstanding."
Bruno Ferreira acts on the establishment and update of commercial paper programmes. He also assists with debt issuances carried out as part of securitisation transactions.
"Bruno Ferreira has great communication skills and responsiveness and comes up with innovative solutions."
"He is excellent. He brings a lot of expertise and structure to the way we operate, based on his deep intelligence and experience."
Gonçalo dos Reis Martins represents clients in securitisation mandates. He has further experience in complex transactions that entail the securitisation of non-traditional assets, including TV broadcasting rights. Gonçalo dos Reis Martins is both Portuguese and English law-qualified.
"He has a diversified and great work capacity and I truly enjoy working with him."
"Gonçalo is our go-to lawyer in Portugal."
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