Francisco Santos Costa, Europe

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 3

Corporate/M&A: The Elite

Portugal

1 Years Ranked

Band 5

Energy & Natural Resources

Portugal

4 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Francisco Santos Costa

Europe

Practice Areas

Corporate and M&A; Energy and Infrastructure

Career

Partner. Specialist in crossborder M&A deals (leveraged and non-leveraged) and corporate restructuring mandates in a wide range of subsectors.

Francisco Santos Costa has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, advising clients on transactions and on regulatory issues.

He also advises on and handles the legal management of energy and infrastructure projects, including crossborder transactions and corporate restructuring mandates in a wide range of subsectors: energy transition (hydro, solar, wind and cogeneration), distribution and retail of fuel products and infrastructure concession contracts. His clients include major companies in the energy sector, private equity funds and other financial sponsors, infrastructure funds and industrial partners.

He is an expert in all stages of project development, joint ventures, commercial contracts, due diligence, risk assessment and management of legal solutions.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.

Publications

Corporate M&A 2019 - Chambers Global Practice Guides. Corporate M&A 2017 - Trends & Developments - Chambers Global Practice Guides. Author of several articles on M&A matters.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Portugal

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Francisco Santos Costa is active in M&A transactions across a variety of sectors, including energy and healthcare.

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Energy & Natural Resources - Portugal

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Francisco Santos Costa has significant experience across a broad spectrum of transactional and regulatory issues as well as on project developments in the sector. He regularly advises foreign investors in the sector, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Francisco Santos Costa is a commercial, creative, pragmatic and available lawyer.

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
Chambers European Guide

Francisco Santos Costa is very commercially aware, with strong technical skills and fully available in each transaction.

Corporate/M&A: The Elite respondent
Chambers European Guide

Francisco Santos Costa has a lot of knowledge in the field and he can always pull up something new that is good for the deal and for all parties. He is very handy to have in a transaction.