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Abreu Advogados

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Global Guide 2026 : Portugal


Abreu Advogados

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The global market brought new opportunities but also new challenges to national and multinational companies, together with additional contractual and organisational complexity.

The growing need to cover matters related to social responsibility, ethics and consumer rights; the need to implement mechanisms for good corporate governance, allied to the optimization of organisations with special concerns for reputation, cost rationalization and reduction of likelihood of conflicts, require technically sound answers but with a strong practical sense.

The Abreu Advogados team has solid experience and extensive knowledge in the area of commercial law, covering matters such as corporate law, contract law, mergers and acquisitions.

In the field of M&A and corporate law, Abreu Advogados is particularly involved in the following:

  • M&A.
  • Conversions.
  • Demergers.
  • Transfer of assets.
  • Corporate restructuring.
  • Shareholders’ agreements.
  • Directors’ liability.
  • Assorted contracts (agency, distribution, joint ventures, etc).
  • Legal due diligence, acquisition contracts.
  • Corporate governance and compliance.

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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Portugal

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For
Abreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
Foreign Desk

Guilherme Santos Silva, Marta Romano Castro and Manuel Santos Vítor are based in Lisbon and are the main contacts for the Angola desk. They join forces with local firm FBL Advogados to advise clients on insurance matters in Angola.

Zara Jamal and José Maria Corrêa de Sampaio are based in Lisbon and head the Mozambique desk in Abreu Advogados. They regularly advise clients on inbound and outbound transactions involving Mozambique.

Work Highlights

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  • Abreu Advogados advised Henko Partners on the EUR100 million acquisition of the entire share capital of Balflex Portugal and Vmflex.

Strengths

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  • Abreu Advogados provides reliability, cost efficiency, proactivity, quick turnaround and a well-skilled and staffed team.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • The firm understands the client's needs and it has a high technical level in contract negotiation and drafting.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • The firm has multidisciplinary teams that cover all the areas that the company needs. Its level of service is excellent and the response capacity and availability is total.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • Its lawyers have good commitment to the transactions in which they are involved and solid know-how and track record in M&A.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
  • Abreu Advogados's team is knowledgeable, very proactive and commercial.

    Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Manuel Santos Vítor
    Band 3Manuel Santos Vítor

    Manuel Santos Vítor

    Manuel Santos Vítor has extensive experience in corporate and M&A mandates involving the energy sector.
    • Manuel Santos Vitor is a collaborator who is capable of adding value in solving problems and implementing decisions and strategies.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
    • Manuel Santos Vitor is very agile in negotiations, with a global vision of the energy sector. He is excellent with his support and knowledge of the sector and the Portuguese market.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
    • Manuel Santos Vitor is an experienced lawyer, with a strong M&A background and solid knowledge of the market.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
    • He is is very available and coordinates all the teams. He gives us integrated advice and adapts very well to our demands.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal
    • Manuel Santos Vitor is experienced, responsive, business-focused and very reliable.

      Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondentGlobal

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