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Europe Portugal Corporate/M&A

This section relates to transactions involving different companies, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, shareholder issues. This broad category covers both public company and private equity (including venture capital) matters. The chapter includes company acquisitions, dispositions and capitalisations, entity selection and formation, operating and partnership agreements, securities and governance matters. Also covers those transactions designed to help restructuring within companies and their subsidiaries by change of ownership. Priority is placed on primary representatives, those acting for buyers and sellers, whilst those acting for financial advisors, underwriters and the banks financing such transactions are also considered.

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Band 1
  1. CS'Associados
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    CS'Associados
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    CS'Associados is a highly regarded firm with extensive experience in various multi-jurisdictional corporate mandates. The team is adept at handling acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring transactions and corporate governance mandates. Its clients benefit from the firm's full-service offering. The law firm boasts experience in a range of sectors, including renewable energy, aviation and healthcare, also acting for clients in venture capital.
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  2. Linklaters
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    Linklaters
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Linklaters boasts a top-ranked department with a strong bench of experienced team members handling the full spectrum of high-value and complex corporate mandates. The law firm's wide-ranging expertise includes acquisitions and share sales, across various industry sectors, including energy, banking and education. It also demonstrates capabilities in supporting clients in the insurance and real estate sectors, further assisting with corporate restructurings and joint ventures. The team has recommended capabilities in cross-border mandates.
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  3. Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
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    Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Morais 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.
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  4. PLMJ
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    PLMJ
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    PLMJ 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.
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  5. Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho
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    Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    Uría Menéndez is a top practice group assisting with transactions across a range of key sectors such as energy, real estate, infrastructure, telecommunications, further advising prominent international investors. It combines cross-practice expertise to provide comprehensive advice on a variety of corporate matters including M&A and joint ventures, offering additional support on corporate restructuring matters. The law firm remains a strong choice for multi-jurisdictional deals owing to its wide network of offices and alliances throughout Europe and Latin America.
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  6. VdA
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    VdA
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 1 | 17 Years Ranked
    VdA is a well-reputed outfit tackling complex and high-profile M&A transactions, as well as corporate governance and restructuring operations in the energy, telecommunications and manufacturing industries. The team leverages expertise in tax, capital markets and labour to offer comprehensive assistance to clients. Its clients often include financial groups, multinational entities and asset management companies. The law firm also boasts extensive international capabilities, particularly in Angola and Cabo Verde.
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Band 2
  1. Cuatrecasas
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    Cuatrecasas
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 | 17 Years Ranked
    Cuatrecasas is a strong practice group handling a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate matters for clients including private equity houses, domestic groups and multinational corporations. Its notable areas of expertise include acquisitions, shareholding deals and joint ventures. The law firm's industry expertise extends to media, banking, pharmaceutical and renewable energy. The lawyers additionally assist clients with expansions into the Portuguese market. Following the firm's integration with Serra Lopes, Cortes Martins & Associados in January 2023, the team’s capacity has expanded and gained additional expertise.
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  2. Garrigues
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    Garrigues
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 2 | 16 Years Ranked
    Garrigues 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.
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Band 3
  1. Abreu Advogados
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    Abreu Advogados
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 | 18 Years Ranked
    Abreu 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.
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  2. CMS
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    CMS
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 | 15 Years Ranked
    CMS offers a solid corporate practice able to handle a wide spectrum of matters, including M&A and joint ventures. The team has experience in mandates across a range of industries, such as renewable energy, manufacturing, real estate and technology. The law firm is frequently appointed to advise on multi-jurisdictional mandates, primarily those involving other European jurisdictions.
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  3. DLA Piper ABBC
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    DLA Piper ABBC
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 | 16 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper is a respected outfit with noted strength in the corporate arena, handling corporate investments, acquisitions and divestments. The team additionally advises clients on a variety of share transactions, and works in close collaboration with DLA Piper's international network to assist with multi-jurisdictional mandates. The law firm also handles transactions arising from a range of sectors including real estate, energy, technology and aviation.
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  4. Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
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    Gómez-Acebo & Pombo
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 | 13 Years Ranked
    Gómez-Acebo & Pombo is a compact, highly qualified team assisting international clients with investments in Portugal. The law firm handles a variety of transactional work and commercial agreements. The team acts for clients from a number of sectors including financial services and manufacturing, also advising on transactions in the sport industry.
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  5. SRS Legal
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    SRS Legal
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 3 | 17 Years Ranked
    SRS Legal boasts cross-sector expertise with strong capabilities in retail, technology and healthcare. The law firm offers assistance to financial entities and industrial clients with the full range of M&A, being additionally able to handle bidding processes. The team regularly handles mandates involving African or other European jurisdictions and is well placed to assist foreign investors with their activity in Portugal.
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Band 4
  1. Azeredo Perdigão & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL
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    Azeredo Perdigão & Associados, Sociedade de Advogados RL
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Azeredo Perdigão & Associados acts for international and domestic clients on a range of corporate matters. The law firm offers advice on business restructurings and share purchase agreements. The team also handles mergers and company liquidations. Its clients hail from the retail and real estate sectors.
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  2. PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados
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    PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados often assists with buyouts, shareholder deals and business takeovers. The firm has additional experience in handling cross-border mergers and company split-ups. It attracts clients from the IT, engineering and food and beverage industries.
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  3. Sérvulo & Associados
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    Sérvulo & Associados
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4 | 15 Years Ranked
    Sérvulo & Associados enters the rankings this year, backed by strong market recognition and extensive client feedback. The team handles a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and share acquisitions. Its client list comprises domestic and international players from the energy and real estate sector.
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  4. TELLES
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    TELLES
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    TELLES offers significant strength in a variety of corporate and M&A mandates. The team is active in share and asset acquisitions, management buyouts and reverse auction processes, also assisting companies with contractual matters. Its clients hail from a variety of sectors including transportation and healthcare.
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  5. Eversheds Sutherland FCB
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4
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  6. Ferreira Pinto Cardigos
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4
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  7. PLEN Sociedade de Advogados RL
    Corporate/M&A
    2023 | Band 4
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