Ranking tables
Global Portugal Corporate/M&A
Rankings overview for Departments
Africa-wide
Angola
Asia-Pacific Region
Brazil
China
- Cuatrecasas
France
Latin America-wide
- Cuatrecasas
Mozambique
Timor-Leste
Angola
- Claudia Santos Cruz Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados12 Years Ranked
- José Miguel Oliveira VdA11 Years Ranked
- Marta Romano Castro Abreu Advogados8 Years Ranked
- Nelson Raposo Bernardo Raposo Bernardo & Associados13 Years Ranked
- Paulo Trindade Costa VdA12 Years Ranked
- Alberto Galhardo Simões
Brazil
- João Mattamouros Resende
Cabo Verde
Mozambique
- Claudia Santos Cruz Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados12 Years Ranked
- Nuno Cabeçadas
- Samantha Cyrne
São Tomé e Principe
Timor-Leste
- João Leite
All Departments profiles
Africa-wide
- Miranda & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedRenato Guerra de Almeida and João Leite are two of the key Lisbon-based names with expertise in Timor-Leste. The dedicated group frequently acts for clients operating within the oil and gas, banking and telecoms sectors, in coordination with the firm's Díli office.
Angola
- Abreu AdvogadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 30 Years RankedAbreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 33 Years RankedMorais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
- PLMJCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 30 Years RankedPLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail, energy and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Mozambique, Angola and France.
Asia-Pacific Region
- GarriguesCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 26 Years RankedGarrigues has a well-reputed team that handles an array of corporate matters for clients with activity in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, construction and financial services spaces, with additional activity in transactional work in the logistics sector. The law firm is adept at handling complex acquisitions, as well as corporate restructurings and private equity deals. It benefits from a strong international network, with offices in Europe, Latin America, China and North Africa.
Brazil
- PLMJCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 30 Years RankedPLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail, energy and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Mozambique, Angola and France.
China
France
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 33 Years RankedMorais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
- PLMJCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 30 Years RankedPLMJ offers outstanding assistance with diverse and complex M&A transactions. This practice benefits from an extensive list of prominent clients from a variety of industries including construction, energy and financial institutions and multinational companies operating within the retail, energy and real estate sectors, including listed entities and household names. The team advises on bidding processes, cross-border acquisitions, additionally handling joint venture agreements. The law firm boasts extensive experience in multi-jurisdictional transactions and its presence is bolstered by numerous foreign desks including Mozambique, Angola and France.
Latin America-wide
Mozambique
- Abreu AdvogadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 30 Years RankedAbreu Advogados offers a solid corporate team assisting both Portuguese and international clients with their operations in the aviation, banking, biomedical sciences, environmental and energy sectors on a variety of transactions. It demonstrates notable strength in lusophone jurisdictions including Angola and Mozambique, bolstering its offering in multi-jurisdictional instructions. The law firm handles mandates spanning M&A and finance as well as corporate restructurings, additionally offering support in bidding processes and market expansions into Portugal.
- Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 33 Years RankedMorais Leitão has a first-rate team of corporate specialists advising on an array of mandates including high-value M&A transactions. The law firm is adept at handling multi-jurisdictional mandates, offering notable expertise in other lusophone jurisdictions thanks to international alliances. It is able to draw on experts in tax and employment to provide comprehensive assistance to clients. The team offers experience in deals across a wide range of industries, including real estate, technology, banking and energy.
Timor-Leste
- Miranda & AssociadosCorporate/M&A2023 | Spotlight | 10 Years RankedRenato Guerra de Almeida and João Leite are two of the key Lisbon-based names with expertise in Timor-Leste. The dedicated group frequently acts for clients operating within the oil and gas, banking and telecoms sectors, in coordination with the firm's Díli office.