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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Portugal

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Cuatrecasas is a strong practice group handling a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate matters for clients including domestic groups and multinational corporations. Its notable areas of expertise include acquisitions, shareholding deals and joint ventures. The law firm's industry expertise extends to media, banking, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy. The lawyers additionally assist clients with expansions into the Portuguese market. Cuatrecasas is well placed to assist clients with international mandates in Latin America and Mozambique.

Work Highlights

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  • Cuatrecasas assisted Onex Renewables with the sale of five wind farms in Portugal to Finerge. The transaction was valued at approximately EUR551 million.

Strengths

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Cuatrecasas' main strengths include its experience and commerciality. The team maintains focus on the overall commercial goal and does not get sidetracked by minor points.

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Cuatrecasas demonstrates speed and proactivity in dealing with matters, along with availability, credibility and rigour.

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Cuatrecasas' team has great knowledge of local law particularities and recent developments and always focuses on the client’s needs.

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Cuatrecasas offers proximity to the client as well as availability and practicality in the approach and resolution of issues.

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In addition to the team’s extensive experience, the partners are hands-on in negotiations and management of issues. All members are very creative and knowledgeable about our business.

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Notable Practitioners

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Luís Miguel Cortes Martins
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Luís Miguel Cortes Martins
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Senior Statespeople

Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is highly experienced in re-privatisation and bidding processes. He boosts additional expertise in complex share sales and acquisitions.

Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is proactive, available and assertive. He is a very good negotiator who defends the interests of the client.

He understands how a transaction fits into the strategy of the client and he brings technical knowledge and senior advice to the table.

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Mariana Norton dos Reis
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Mariana Norton dos Reis
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Band 2

Mariana Norton dos Reis is a dual-qualified lawyer in both Portugal and Spain. She is skilled at handling shares and assets acquisitions and sales, with further activity advising on joint ventures.

Her communication is solid and she is very good at collaborating with the opposing legal counsel.

Mariana Norton dos Reis is an untiring, practical and objective lawyer whose legal intuition enables her to anticipate many problems.

She is a very capable lawyer who has the ability to process and assess complex transactions and situations.

Mariana Norton dos Reis is an experienced lawyer who is also a strong negotiator.

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Francisco Santos Costa
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Francisco Santos Costa
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Band 3
Francisco Santos Costa is active in M&A transactions across a variety of sectors, including energy and healthcare.

Francisco Santos Costa is a commercial, creative, pragmatic and available lawyer.

Francisco Santos Costa is very commercially aware, with strong technical skills and fully available in each transaction.

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João Mattamouros Resende
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João Mattamouros Resende
3
Band 3

João Mattamouros Resende is dual-qualified in Brazil and Portugal. He often assists with domestic as well as multi-jurisdictional transactions, including share acquisitions and capital investments.

João Mattamouros Resende is an experienced lawyer with strong commercial acumen, enabling clients to focus on the key issues in transactions and to get them closed.

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Rafael Lucas Pires
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Rafael Lucas Pires
3
Band 3

Rafael Lucas Pires is adept at handling share deals and acquisitions. He assists both international and domestic investors.

He has a strong ability to find legally appropriate solutions to problems that arise and navigates the negotiation table with great ease.

Rafael Lucas Pires is a great lawyer who is creative and reliable. He is business and solution-oriented, very accessible and with great market experience.

Rafael Lucas Pires provides hands-on, balanced and quick-witted advice.

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Luís Miguel Cortes Martins
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Luís Miguel Cortes Martins
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Senior Statespeople
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Mariana Norton dos Reis
2
Mariana Norton dos Reis
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Band 2
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Francisco Santos Costa
3
Francisco Santos Costa
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João Mattamouros Resende
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João Mattamouros Resende
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Rafael Lucas Pires
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Rafael Lucas Pires
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Band 3
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Members

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Conceição Balcão Reis

Francisco Martins Caetano

Francisco de Almeida Viegas

Joana Magina

Joana Silveira Botelho

João Mattamouros Resende

João von Funcke

Mariana Norton dos Reis

Head of Department

Marlene Nogueira

Marta Pereira da Silva

Miguel Lencastre Monteiro

Samantha Cyrne

Sofia Monge de Araújo

Telma Carvalho

Tânia Alves

Vasco Bivar de Azevedo