Carlos Vaz de Almeida

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance; Project Finance; Energy & Infrastructure; Regulatory & PPP; NPL/REO Portfolio Transactions.

Advises lenders, sponsors and governments on syndicated and acquisition financings, real estate and project finance, and secondary trades of NPL/REO portfolios. Energy and infrastructure work spans regulatory advice and project development/operations, including PPAs, offtake arrangements, EPC and supply contracts. Extensive cross-border experience, particularly in Lusophone Africa.

Career

Carlos is a partner (since 2023) leading Pérez-Llorca’s Banking, Energy & Infrastructure practice in Portugal and supporting the firm’s international strategy. Previously, he headed the finance/energy & infrastructure group at a Portuguese firm, held senior roles at a Magic Circle firm in Lisbon and at a leading Iberian firm, and served in the cabinet of the Portuguese Minister of State and Finance and as senior consultant at UTAP (Portugal’s PPP unit).

- 2015 Attended the Master’s in Finance, Católica Business School (Lisbon)

- 2007 Degree in Law, Nova School of Law (Lisbon)

He works in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association.