Duarte Schmidt Lino
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Corporate/M&A
About
Provided by Duarte Schmidt Lino
Practice Areas
Corporate/M&A; Private Equity
Career
Duarte Schmidt Lino is the co-head of the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 18 years’ experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, investment funds and privatisation.
Duarte is known for handling major private equity, corporate governance, M&A and privatisation transactions, working both in Portugal and internationally, with a focus on the markets of Angola, Brazil and Mozambique.
Duarte has a law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and completed a postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Personal
Languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish
Chambers Review
Global
Duarte Schmidt Lino is frequently seen advising on both sales and acquisitions, with further experience in handling complex corporate restructurings.
Contributions
Latest contributions provided by Duarte Schmidt Lino
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He knows the market very well and has a commercial view."
"His practical approach is exceptional when challenging issues need to be addressed."
"He knows the market very well and has a commercial view."
"His practical approach is exceptional when challenging issues need to be addressed."