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Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Portugal

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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.

Foreign Desk

This sizeable Latin American desk advises clients on a wide range of M&A, corporate and project finance transactions. The firm has an office in São Paulo and strong institutional relationships across other Latin American jurisdictions. Lisbon-based João Mattamouros Resende and Mariana Norton dos Reis are the key contacts for this outfit.

Work Highlights

  • Cuatrecasas advised Partners Group on the acquisition of a majority stake in FairJourney Biologics. The transaction was valued at approximately EUR900 million.

Strengths

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The firm's excellence in terms of the level of service and responsiveness is based on total availability and proximity to the customer and a clear mastery of the issues addressed.

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Cuatrecasas provides attention to detail and the ability to quickly see the impacts of any new situation arising in transactions. There is good articulation between the team and the client.

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Cuatrecasas offers experience, know-how and credibility to the clients.

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The advice we receive from Cuatrecasas is impeccable.

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Notable Practitioners

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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.

He is an excellent legal professional and a person who is very attentive to what is happening in the market.

Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is very knowledgeable and pragmatic.

Luís Miguel Cortes Martins is customer-focused and always promotes the overall level of service of the teams.

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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.

Mariana Norton dos Reis is extremely knowledgeable on subjects and risk issues, and gives very accurate feedback. She delivers fast and without delaying deadlines.

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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 transportation.

Francisco Santos Costa is an established and well-developed lawyer.

Francisco Santos Costa has excellent knowledge of the market and its players, as well as strong communication skills and clarity. He is a professional with a foreseeably bright future.

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João Mattamouros Resende
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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 extremely competent and always very clear and objective.

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Rafael Lucas Pires
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Band 3

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

Rafael Lucas Pires is efficient, creative and is always searching for a solution. He is a pleasure to work with.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Corporate/M&A
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João Mattamouros Resende
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Foreign expert for Brazil
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Mariana Norton dos Reis
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Foreign expert for Spain
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Luís Miguel Cortes Martins
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Senior Statespeople
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Mariana Norton dos Reis
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Band 2
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Francisco Santos Costa
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Band 3
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João Mattamouros Resende
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Band 3
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Rafael Lucas Pires
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Band 3
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