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Provided by Bernardo Abreu Mota
Bernardo Abreu Mota is a Partner in the Corporate, Merger and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Restructuring and Insolvency practices. He has extensive experience in acquisitions in a number of different sectors, including financial, health and pharmaceutical, industry, retail, tourism and real estate, and in joint ventures and other arrangements between shareholders or other company stakeholders. He also focuses on corporate reorganizations, advising clients on key legal and strategic business and corporate governance matters.
Law Degree, Lisbon Law School, Catholic University, 1997. Trainee and Associate at Ferreira Pinto & Associados, 1997-2002. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1999. Associate at Vasconcelos, F. Sá Carneiro, Fontes & Associados, 2002-04. Senior Associate at Uría Menéndez, 2004. Managing Associate at Uría Menéndez, 2005-08. Partner at Uría Menéndez, 2009. Partner at CS'Associados, 2009.
Portuguese Bar Association
International Bar Association
Languages – English
Provided by Chambers
Bernardo Abreu Mota regularly acts for private equity clients on a variety of M&A transactions.
Bernardo Abreu Mota leads many of the firm's private equity fund structuring mandates. He also assists international asset managers with new minority investments and with bolt-on acquisitions.
Provided by Chambers
"He has a very clear point of view and he gives us peace of mind as a client."
"He is a strong negotiator with a broad command of corporate issues."
"Bernardo clearly understands the client's needs and is able to deliver great solutions in a timely manner."
"Bernardo Abreu Mota is very focused on delivering added value to the client, and has broad and extensive knowledge of all subjects related to his areas of expertise."
"Bernardo Abreu Mota is rigourous and collaborative."
"He has a very clear point of view and he gives us peace of mind as a client."
"He is a strong negotiator with a broad command of corporate issues."
"Bernardo clearly understands the client's needs and is able to deliver great solutions in a timely manner."
"Bernardo Abreu Mota is very focused on delivering added value to the client, and has broad and extensive knowledge of all subjects related to his areas of expertise."
"Bernardo Abreu Mota is rigourous and collaborative."
