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Uría Menéndez

Corporate/M&A

Global Guide 2026 : Portugal

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Uría Menéndez

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Innovation, experience and knowledge of the market: we understand and anticipate our clients’ needs.

We offer comprehensive advice that takes a multidisciplinary approach, placing our experience across all areas of law and unparalleled working standards at the disposal of our clients. They can rely on lawyers with training in finance and business – as well as chaired university professors of commercial, civil and employment law – to address all legal and business aspects of their activity.

We tailor our teams to each transaction with lawyers from other practice areas to ensure the advice we deliver covers all aspects of M&A transactions, no matter the sector and whether they are domestic or cross-border. Our established presence in finance and industry enables us to provide the highest-quality advice on how to design, implement and execute transactions and achieve business objectives.

Knowing our clients and their businesses means we can anticipate the impact that changes in legislation and case law will have in their field and offer creative and innovative solutions to complex problems.

We invest long-term in our relations with clients and accompany them through each transaction with top-quality advice and a practical, efficient and creative approach.

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Corporate/M&A - Portugal

What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez assists clients with transactions across a range of key sectors such as energy, real estate, infrastructure and telecommunications as well as prominent international investors. It combines cross-practice expertise to provide comprehensive advice on a variety of corporate matters including M&A and joint ventures, offering additional support on corporate restructuring matters. The law firm remains a strong choice for multi-jurisdictional deals owing to its wide network of offices and alliances throughout Europe and Latin America.

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Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez assisted Boliden with the acquisition of Neves-Corvo mine in Portugal and the Zinkgruvan mine in Sweden via shares the acquisition of shares. The transaction was valued at approximately EUR1.3 billion.

Strengths

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  • The team always tries to understand both parties in the deal and find a reasonable solution, always protecting our interests. The team is available and always seeking to help and support.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The firm has top-quality lawyers with the highest level of dedication, proactivity and creativity, with extremely solid skills and breadth of knowledge.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • Uría Menéndez has a team of tenured professionals with a broad service across all legal areas and strong client focus. It has cohesion between the areas to provide comprehensive legal advice.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • The firm stands out for its deep knowledge of complex M&A transactions and for its top service and response to our needs.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

  • Uría Menéndez is able to deal with complex issues and advise through unchartered waters.

    Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Catarina Tavares Loureiro
    Catarina Tavares Loureiro

    Catarina Tavares Loureiro

    Catarina Tavares Loureiro is an expert at handling various corporate deals. She regularly assists clients with share acquisitions, with proven experience in demergers of prominent groups.

    • Catarina Tavares Loureiro is very hard-working, responsive and very clear in her communication with clients.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal

    • Catarina is a strong lawyer who leads the team well and is pragmatic in dealing with the other party's legal team.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Francisco Brito e Abreu
    Francisco Brito e Abreu

    Francisco Brito e Abreu

    Francisco Brito e Abreu is often seen advising clients on investments in the agrobusiness sector. He also assists with multi-jurisdictional business sales in a variety of other sectors, including industrial.

    • Francisco Brito e Abreu has a practical approach to issues and is very easy to work with.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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  • Antonio Villacampa Serrano
    Antonio Villacampa Serrano

    Antonio Villacampa Serrano

    Antonio Villacampa Serrano is dual-qualified in Spain and Portugal and is well placed to advise on cross-border transactions and add-on acquisitions.

    • Antonio Villacampa Serrano has an exemplary technical capacity.

      Corporate/M&A respondentGlobal
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