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Maria Castelos
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Europe 2024
Lawyers profile | Europe 2024: Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Projects, Private Equity
Maria Castelos
Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking & Finance

Portugal

18 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Corporate/M&A

Portugal

18 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Projects

Portugal

17 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Private Equity

Portugal

18 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Global 2025

About

Provided by Maria Castelos

Europe

Practice Areas

Maria Castelos divides her practice between Banking and Finance, especially on acquisition, project and structured finance deals, and M&A/Private Equity and Capital Markets, which allows her to take a holistic approach to the advice she gives to Clients as she has a deep understanding of the different aspects of deals. She has long standing experience in advising corporations, asset managers, investors and lenders across different industry sectors, most recently with a particular focus on banking and insurance, infrastructure, aviation, energy, water and telecommunications. With almost thirty years' of experience, she has been consistently recognised in the market as one of the leading practitioners in her main areas of practice.

Career

Lisbon Law School, Catholic University, 1991. LL.M. in Banking and Finance, University College London, 1994-95. Post-graduate Degree in Securities Law, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law, 1998. Trainee at PLMJ, A.M.Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice & Associados, 1991-93. Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, 1993. Associate and Senior Associate at PLMJ, A.M.Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice & Associados, 1993-99. Partner at PLMJ, A.M.Pereira, Sáragga Leal, Oliveira Martins, Júdice & Associados, 2000-09. Partner at CS'Associados, 2009.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association

Personal

Languages-English, French and Spanish

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Europe

Banking & Finance - Portugal

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Maria Castelos holds expertise on corporate restructurings and real estate finance transactions as well as acquisition finance. She also has experience advising investors on the acquisition of NPLs from Portuguese banks.
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Private Equity - Portugal

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Maria Castelos stands out for her experience in infrastructure sector investments, having acted for funds on both the buy and sell side of high-value deals.
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Corporate/M&A - Portugal

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Maria Castelos has an excellent standing in the market as an active adviser on share sales, corporate restructurings and venture capital mandates.
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Projects - Portugal

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial
Maria Castelos is well versed in handling the financing and restructuring of projects, often through the issuance of bonds.
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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"She is extremely solid from a technical viewpoint."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"She is an excellent negotiator and is very aligned with us as a client."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"She is very straight to the point, understands our issues and gives very good solutions."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"Maria Castelos is a highly skilled and experienced legal adviser."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"She is a brilliant lawyer. She has lots of experience, she is good in business and she is very serious and capable."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"Maria Castelos is a well-rounded lawyer. She is very good at guiding clients, giving confidence and trust."

Private Equity respondent
Europe

"She is a great lawyer. She is super-available, technically extremely strong and negotiates like a machine."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Europe

"She has a great capacity to create solutions to complex topics."

Corporate/M&A respondent
Europe

"A reference in her field of expertise, she has exceptional good judgement and offers very strong customer support."

Projects respondent
Europe

"Maria Castelos has a profound knowledge of the matters and commercial awareness."

Projects respondent
Europe

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