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Uría Menéndez

Private Equity

Europe Guide 2026 : Portugal


Uría Menéndez

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About

Provided by Uría Menéndez

Our thorough understanding of the unique characteristics of private equity enables us to provide comprehensive advice on private equity transactions, covering investment through to exit, financing and senior management incentives.

Our clients benefit from the experience of leading lawyers across all areas of law: corporate, contractual, finance, tax, employment, regulatory, environment, public, IP, IT, data protection, capital markets, litigation and arbitration. We have private equity specialists throughout the firm, enabling us to organise multidisciplinary teams quickly and efficiently to handle both purely domestic transactions in Spain and Portugal and those with a cross-border component.

Over the last 40 years we have advised the majority of the main funds on their investments and divestitures across all sectors. We understand the risks and requirements involved in private equity and our strong presence in finance and industry enables us to provide funds and their management teams with the highest-quality advice on designing, implementing and executing transactions so that they can achieve their business objectives.

We accompany our clients through each phase of the private-equity investment cycle, from fund structuring and fund raising to equity and debt investment, R&W insurance, senior management incentives, recaps, build-ups and divestitures.

Chambers Review

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Private Equity - Portugal

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez handles infrastructure transactions in which international funds target Portuguese companies or real estate opportunities. The law firm acts for institutional investors, including pension funds and investors, on the corporate and finance aspects of inbound acquisitions. It has experience in the subscription of fundraising rounds carried out by major Portuguese tech companies. It advises real estate-focused investors on the sale of individual assets or real estate holding companies.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Uría Menéndez has advised us through unchartered waters. The lawyers work very well as a team.

    Private Equity respondentEurope
  • Communication with the law firm is always clear and frequent. The team is very responsive and provides assistance that goes above and beyond. It is always willing to take on the challenge.

    Private Equity respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 4Catarina Tavares Loureiro
    Band 4Catarina Tavares Loureiro

    Catarina Tavares Loureiro

    Catarina Tavares Loureiro is an experienced M&A lawyer handling high value technology and energy sector transactions with a key private equity component.

    • She is easy to work with.

      Private Equity respondentEurope
    • Catarina Taveres Loureiro is an effective operator and good at connecting the dots. She was across the detail across all workstreams of our complex transaction.

      Private Equity respondentEurope
  • Band 4Francisco Brito e Abreu
    Band 4Francisco Brito e Abreu

    Francisco Brito e Abreu

    Francisco Brito e Abreu is noted for his work on private equity transactions carried out by institutional investors.

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Portugal

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