Department profile
Uría Menéndez

Banking & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : Portugal


Uría Menéndez

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About

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Our team’s experience in business, international finance and banking regulation provides us with a holistic view of our clients’ interests and enables us to deliver pioneering solutions and advise on the full spectrum of financial products and transactions.

Our clients trust us to handle the transactions that are currently shaping the Ibero-American financial markets. We have extensive experience advising on Spanish and Portuguese law, as well as English law through the Financing Hub, a bilateral group created in collaboration with Slaughter and May. Our strong international focus is reinforced by our presence in all the main financial centres (London, New York and Brussels) and in Latin America through PPU’s offices in Chile, Colombia and Peru.

We work with borrowers and lenders (or buyers and sellers in the case of NPAs) to find truly balanced solutions and support the market’s main players (banks, funds, real estate investment trusts, listed companies, large corporate groups, infrastructure and energy funds and asset-management platforms) in all types of financing:

- Corporate finance

- Acquisition finance

- Project finance

- Real estate finance

- Asset finance

- Refinancing and debt restructuring

- Sale and purchase of NPAs

- Direct lending

- Securitisation

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Portugal

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez is admired for its expertise in the banking and finance arena. It has acted on the buy side of several high-value NPL transactions and acquisitions of loan servicing platforms. It advises on the negotiation of credit facilities in support of residential developments. Uría Menéndez is also well placed to advise on diverse matters that entail interaction with the Portuguese financial services regulator, including the establishment of new payment services companies in Portugal.

Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez advised KKR and Greenvolt on a EUR350 million operational finance transaction.

Strengths

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  • Uría Menéndez offers client proximity, in-depth business knowledge and immediate availability.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Uría Menéndez has a high level of expertise and experience.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Uría Menéndez offers strong legal and sector knowledge, with seasoned lawyers who can handle complex transactions.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • Uría Menéndez has creativity, acumen and the ability to propose unique solutions. The firm provides quick responses, prioritising the client.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
  • The Uría Menéndez team stands out for its deep expertise in the Portuguese market, which allows the firm to anticipate challenges and identify opportunities with precision.

    Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Star AssociatesJosé António Reymão Nogueira
    Star AssociatesJosé António Reymão Nogueira

    José António Reymão Nogueira

    José António Reymão Nogueira has experience in real estate refinancing matters and also in corporate finance structures. He is also engaged in the sale of NPLs.

    • José António Reymão Nogueira offers availability, technical skills and commerciality.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
    • José António Reymão Nogueira is excellent.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
    • José António Reymão Nogueira has extensive knowledge of Portuguese law and its applicability to his client's businesses.

      Banking & Finance respondentGlobal

Ranked Individuals at Uría Menéndez (1)

Portugal

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