Private Equity
Europe Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 1
Contact number
+351 21 864 0000Chambers Review
Linklaters is a leading private equity team capable of handling highly complex issues. The firm has strong cross-border expertise, and it has an integrated finance team to assist with leveraged buyouts. It handles add-on acquisitions for private equity-owned companies seeking to expand into overseas markets. The firm has assisted global asset managers with the sale of Portuguese businesses to trade buyers. It also has notable experience in alternative investments into Portuguese debt.
Work Highlights
- Linklaters advised Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Novo Banco, Banco Comercial Português, Oitante and Banco Santander Totta on the sale of ECS Capital to Davidson Kempner.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Linklaters has a big team with very good technical skills."
"Linklaters is unquestionably one of the most seasoned and knowledgeable groups of lawyers acting in Portugal, handling the most complex deals in our country."
"It is a very competent and proactive team in the negotiation process."
"They bring an elevated ability of understanding their client's objectives and needs and a determination to satisfy them with efficiency."
"Its services and its speed of responses are excellent."
"Linklaters has a big team with very good technical skills."
"Linklaters is unquestionably one of the most seasoned and knowledgeable groups of lawyers acting in Portugal, handling the most complex deals in our country."
"It is a very competent and proactive team in the negotiation process."
"They bring an elevated ability of understanding their client's objectives and needs and a determination to satisfy them with efficiency."
"Its services and its speed of responses are excellent."
Notable Practitioners
Marcos de Sousa Monteiro is present in some of the most important private equity transactions in Portugal. He advises some of the firm's key clients on private equity buyouts and on exits made through trade sales.
"Marcos de Sousa Monteiro has unparalleled expertise. He is recognised as a trusted adviser and client-focused individual."
"He is very easy to work with. He is a team player and leader."
"Marcos brings excellent responsiveness in highly complex transactions."
"Marcos stands out for his experience and for his negotiation abilities which proved to be essential for the conciliation of positions, the resolution of differences and the successful conclusion of the transaction."