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Provided by Paula Gomes Freire
Practice Areas
Banking and finance, Capital Markets
Career
Paula Gomes Freire joined VdA in 1996. She is VdA’s Managing Partner, in which capacity she chairs the Executive Committee.
Partner of the Banking & Finance practice, Paula has led several transactions, both in Portugal and abroad, mainly focused on the issue and placement of debt instruments, namely Euro Medium Term Notes, commercial paper, preferential shares and hybrids.
She also works in securitisation and other types of asset-backed transactions.
In recent years, Paula has also participated in the recapitalisation of the Portuguese banking sector and on the inaugural application of a resolution measure under the Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive”.
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association and the Law Society of England and Wales.
Publications
Author of various publications on matters within her field of expertise
Chambers Review
Europe
Paula Gomes Freire is the managing partner at VdA. She is best recognised for her expert handling of securitisation matters.
Paula Gomes Freire is best known for her advice on securitisation transactions. She routinely advises originator banks on the STS-compliant securitisation of auto loan portfolios.
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