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Teresa Madeira Afonso

Teresa Madeira Afonso

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Real Estate.

She advises domestic and international clients including private equity funds, institutional investors and family offices on complex real estate and corporate transactions, with particular focus on real estate M&A and commercial real estate assets. Her experience spans hospitality, retail, logistics and agribusiness sectors. She assists developers in major projects, leads the negotiation of commercial leases and hotel management agreements, and advises on joint ventures, strategic alliances, restructurings, insolvency proceedings and financing structures in the real estate market.

Career

Teresa is a partner in the Real Estate practice and she has over 12 years’ professional experience in the area of commercial law, in particular, commercial real estate and finance.

Teresa focuses on structuring, negotiating and carrying out M&A and private equity transactions. She advises on the set up and operation of investment and venture capitals funds, acquisitions of loan portfolios, and financing operations and corporate restructuring in various sectors of the real estate and tourism industries.

She also has experience in developing and operating large-scale agricultural projects.

Teresa has an LL.M. from the University of Virginia, USA.

Before joining Pérez-Llorca, she was a lawyer at the law firm PLMJ.

Professional Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association.

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A: The Elite - Portugal

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Individual Editorial

Teresa Madeira Afonso offers experience in handling complex acquisitions with a particular focus in real estate transactions. She moved from PLMJ to Pérez-Llorca in June 2025.

Real Estate - Portugal

Up-and-coming Individual
Up and Coming

Individual Editorial

Teresa Madeira Afonso of Pérez-Llorca is an experienced lawyer with an impressive background assisting Portuguese and international clients with real estate M&A transactions.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Teresa Madeira Afonso offers availability, business acumen and has the ability to understand the business from the customer's perspective and to correctly assess risks.

    Real EstateChambers European Guide
  • Teresa Madeira Afonso is, in my opinion, one of the most business-conscious lawyers. She's affable, cordial and available.

    Real EstateChambers European Guide
  • Besides being an excellent lawyer, she is someone who inspires a lot of trust in clients. Something I really value about her is that she is very pragmatic and knows exactly where the risks are in transactions.

    Real EstateChambers European Guide

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