Capital Markets
Global Guide 2024 : Portugal
Band 1
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+351 21 381 7400About
Provided by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Morais Leitão provides specialised service resulting from our excellent knowledge of the Portuguese market and long experience in all related areas of activity. We have been deeply involved in almost all the major transactions that have taken place in Portugal since the beginning of the modern national capital market.
We provide clients with a full range of advice with particular focus on issues such as capital/shares, debt, hybrids and other securities, as well as distribution and acquisition public offerings.
Our clients include relevant players in both domestic and international capital markets, composing a broad spectrum that includes listed companies and other issuers/offerors of securities admitted to trading from various sectors to investment banks.
In this area, we often represent our clients with entities such as CMVM (Portuguese Securities and Exchange Commission), Interbolsa and Euronext Lisbon.
Chambers Review
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados holds an outstanding reputation in the capital markets sphere. The team is highly experienced in both debt and equity mandates, working on behalf of some of Portugal's biggest companies on capital increases and on the issuance of corporate bonds. The lawyers also have experience in rights issues and in private placements made through accelerated bookbuilds.
Work Highlights
- Morais Leitão assisted EDP with the issuance of debt instruments.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team is very experienced and has high capacity to deal with other law firms."
"The team possesses very strong skills, and is creative and solid."
"Morais Leitão always has an eye on its client's interests and goals."
"The team is very experienced and has high capacity to deal with other law firms."
"The team possesses very strong skills, and is creative and solid."
"Morais Leitão always has an eye on its client's interests and goals."
Notable Practitioners
Carlos Osório de Castro stands out as a longstanding and well-respected figure in the market. He draws praise from clients and peers for his track record in significant corporate and equity capital markets transactions. His expertise covers public offerings, takeover bids and capital increases.
"He is a professional with great experience in capital markets. He is creative, available to find solutions and can manage any challenges during the process."
Eduardo Paulino is a key figure in the firm's capital markets team with demonstrable experience in capital increases, public takeover bids and the issuance of debt.
"A brilliant, very talented and excellent lawyer who is experienced and always looks for new solutions."
"He is an amazing partner and the lawyer everyone would like to have close by. He simplifies all sorts of problems and is very calm during deals."
Ranked Lawyers at
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Portugal
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