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Francisco Xavier de Almeida

Lisbon, Portugal Europe Guide 2022 Ranked in 4 departments
Ranked in : Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsPrivate EquityCorporate/M&A
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Banking & Finance - Portugal

Band 4

Francisco Xavier de Almeida advises on corporate finance and regulatory issues. He is known among market commentators as an important figure in CMS's banking practice.
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Capital Markets - Portugal

Band 2

Francisco Xavier de Almeida of CMS has considerable experience in bond issuances and the establishment of commercial paper or EMTN programmes. "He does a really nice job in coordinating the team, is very practical and commercial, and can both identify and mitigate risks," enthuses one client.
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Private Equity - Portugal

Band 3

Clients say that Francisco Xavier de Almeida is "very switched-on and commercial." As part of his broader corporate practice, he advises investment funds on energy sector and real estate transactions. He also advises on growth capital investments.
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Corporate/M&A - Portugal

Band 4

Francisco Xavier de Almeida is frequently seen advising clients from the healthcare, media and energy sectors. Clients highlight that "he is focused on closing the deals while proactively supporting both the structuring of the operations and the negotiation phase, always offering sophisticated and constructive advice."
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Practice Areas

Banking & Finance

Corporate M&A

Capital Markets

Private Equity

Career

Francisco Xavier de Almeida co-heads the Corporate and M&A practice at CMS Portugal. His main areas of focus are corporate and M&A, banking and finance, with particular emphasis in mergers & acquisitions, private equity, acquisition financing, bond issues, public offerings, credit securitisation and structured products, and securities law.

Francisco is a member of CMS Portugal's Board of Directors and a member of CMS's Executive Committee.

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Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish

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Press Release

CMS Portugal advises VINCI and CS'Associados advises Lineas (Mota-Engil group)

Authors: Francisco Xavier de Almeida, Tiago Valente de Oliveira

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