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Uría Menéndez

Tax

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General taxation and finance

Our lawyers from the tax practice area have mainly been involved in advising large Portuguese companies on raising funds in capital markets. Our close collaboration with financial entities and other market agents has given rise to the design of innovative financial products that are now commonly used

International taxation

The problems and challenges arising from the application of international double taxation treaties are issues that our lawyers handle on a daily basis

M&A taxation

We work directly with our colleagues from the Mergers and Acquisitions and Private Equity Practice Areas, and have extensive experience in M&A transactions, joint venture agreements, sales and purchases, takeovers, public share offers, IPOs, company restructurings, project finance structures, and private equity

Tax proceedings and litigation

We specialise in both litigious and non-litigious proceedings

Real estate and local taxation

We work very closely with the members of our Real Estate and Planning Practice Areas and have vast experience in the sale and purchase of real estate, the financing of real estate projects and all local taxation matters

Family business taxation

Along with tax advice directly relating to legal structures for the management, our experience in international finance and M&A taxation allows us to offer specialist international legal services to multi-family offices and high net-worth individuals

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Tax - Portugal

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Uría Menéndez is recognised for providing expert advice on the tax aspects of M&A, real estate and capital markets transactions, as well as corporate restructurings. It is frequently active on matters relating to VAT, stamp duty, property tax, real estate transfer tax and income tax. The law firm also assists clients with the tax aspects of permanent establishment issues. The team also possesses solid experience advising international asset management firms.

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Work Highlights

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  • Uría Menéndez advised Slate Asset Management on the tax issues regarding its acquisition of 12 Continente supermarkets.

Strengths

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  • Uría Menéndez is known for its technical expertise, the readiness of its team and its strong commercial insight.

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  • We appreciate the quick and effective way in which solutions are found.

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  • Uría Menéndez is a highly technical team.

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  • The lawyers are extremely helpful and mindful throughout the process, and always available.

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  • When a complex problem presents itself, Uría Menéndez requests quality time to analyse it and is always able to present understandable, feasible solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Filipe Romão
    Filipe Romão

    Filipe Romão

    Filipe Romão is well positioned to represent clients in tax litigation, including VAT assessments and corporate income tax assessments. His expertise also covers advice on cross-border transactions.

    • Filipe Romão is available to help and is close to clients. He has deep knowledge and is experienced.

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    • Filipe's key strengths are his technical knowledge, experience and his commercial and strategic vision.

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  • Marta Pontes
    Marta Pontes

    Marta Pontes

    Marta Pontes assists clients with the tax aspects of transactions, especially in the real estate sector. She also has experience assisting asset management firms.

    • Marta Pontes is our go-to person for Portuguese tax matters and is instrumental in supporting us. She is combines strong commercial awareness with deep technical expertise, which is key to help us navigate the Portuguese tax landscape.

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    • Marta is a great professional with the commercial vision needed for the deal.

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    • She handles extremely technical mandates in a clear and objective way, and this makes things very easy. She can transform things that are technical into digestible information.

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  • António Castro Caldas
    António Castro Caldas

    António Castro Caldas

    António Castro Caldas regularly advises on the tax structuring of acquisitions and investments. He furthermore represents clients in tax litigation, including stamp duty assessments. He has particular experience assisting clients from the finance and real estate sectors.

    • For tax matters, Antonio Castro Caldas is a role model and a source of comfort that I intend to have close by to safely and efficiently develop and grow our business.

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