Ranking tables
Capital Markets | Europe
Portugal
Rankings overview for Departments
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Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Star Individuals
Band 1
Band 2
Carlos Costa Andrade Uría Menéndez19 Years Ranked
Eduardo Paulino Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados12 Years Ranked
Manuel Requicha Ferreira Cuatrecasas12 Years Ranked
Marta Graça Rodrigues Garrigues19 Years Ranked- Vera Ferreira de Lima Linklaters10 Years Ranked
- Diogo Leónidas RochaJ+Legal
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All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 LinklatersCapital Markets2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedLinklaters' highly qualified team handles the full scope of capital markets transactions, with activity spanning public takeovers and share capital increases through to the issuance of bonds or convertible notes. The practice displays significant expertise in a variety of complex matters, with proven cross-border and domestic capabilities. The law firm regularly coordinates work between its offices in London, Frankfurt and Luxembourg, boosting the firm's cross-border capacity.
1 Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCapital Markets2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedMorais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados holds an outstanding reputation in the capital markets sphere. The team is highly experienced in both debt and equity mandates, working on behalf of some of Portugal's biggest companies on capital increases and on the issuance of corporate bonds. The lawyers also have experience in rights issues and in private placements made through accelerated bookbuilds.
1 PLMJCapital Markets2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedPLMJ has a solid team that acts on both the issuer and underwriter side of individual bond issuances, updates to EMTN programmes and the establishment of ECP programmes, with further experience in advising on the issuance of green bonds. The firm has a strong reputation for its handling of capital markets issues arising as part of securitisation transactions. The practice is able to offer Lisbon-based English law expertise.
1 VdA Vieira de AlmeidaCapital Markets2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedVdA offers a highly regarded capital markets practice praised for its first-rate expertise in DCM. The team regularly assists international investment banks with their role as managers and underwriters of Portuguese bond issuances, including retail and green bonds. The lawyers also have extensive experience acting on the underwriter side of capital increases carried out by major Portuguese energy or construction companies. The law firm advises on securitisations, acting for an impressive list of originator banks, issuers and investors.
Band 2
2 CuatrecasasCapital Markets2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedCuatrecasas has a renowned capital markets practice with solid knowledge of debt matters, including the issuance or restructuring of corporate bonds or commercial paper. The law firm offers support in share capital increases and in the issuance of regulatory capital instruments. It advises both transacting parties and ratings agencies on securitisation transactions. The team advises a number of Portuguese-headquartered corporates and international investment banks on high-value capital markets operations.
Band 3
3 CS'AssociadosCapital Markets2025 | Band 3 | 15 Years RankedCS'Associados acts for an impressive list of international banks and investment funds on varied capital markets matters. The team has notable experience in the issuance and subscription of convertible bonds.
3 GarriguesCapital Markets2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedGarrigues has an experienced team that handles a breadth of equity capital markets mandates such as public M&A transactions, dual listings and the implementation of share buy-back programmes. The law firm also handles securitisation transactions. The lawyers are well placed to advise listed companies on compliance and corporate governance matters.
3 Sérvulo & AssociadosCapital Markets2025 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedIn addition to its strong reputation for financial services regulatory work, Sérvulo & Associados has experience on the issuer side of debt issuances and capital increases. The firm acts for banks, fund managers and public bodies.
3 Uría MenéndezCapital Markets2025 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedUría Menéndez has a strong corporate practice that often assists with transactional and regulatory issues arising in relation to high-value public M&A deals. The firm has experience on the underwriter side of high-profile capital increases, including those carried out by Portuguese energy companies, in which shares are placed with qualified investors through an accelerated bookbuild.