General Business Law: International Firms

About

Provided by Raposo Bernardo & Associados

The largest office at Cape Verde with 15 lawyers local and abroad, offering more than 25 years’ experience of participating in the most innovative and relevant projects, regularly representing the interests of national and international players, investment and commercial banks, investment funds, financial intermediaries, and government entities, in legal matters concerning banking, energy, aviation, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, tourism and leisure, and construction and infrastructure.

Our expertise includes advising on operations such as corporate finance and major project finance; large M&A transactions; privatisations; PPP projects; large infrastructure projects; drafts of banking, financial markets and insurance legislation; and working closely with major international law firms.

Extended track record regarding operations of foreign investors from China, Germany, UK, Japan, Canada, Brazil or Iberia:

• Advising more than 30 banks operating in the country
• 6 out of the 20 largest banks of the world are our Clients in Cabo Verde
• Legistics for Government and legislative reforms
• The most relevant PPPs
• Intervention in all the 5 privatizations already concluded
• Legal intervention in 7 out of 10 foreign investment projects in the infrastructures sector: railway, highway, airports and large public equipment

The firm is the expert author of both Chambers Doing Business in Cabo Verde and Chambers Investing in Cabo Verde Guides.