Corporate/M&A: The Elite | Europe

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, healthcare and real estate.

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 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 Angola and France.

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 lusophone Africa.

Cuatrecasas is a strong practice group handling a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border corporate matters for clients including 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, pharmaceuticals and renewable energy. The lawyers additionally assist clients with expansions into the Portuguese market. Cuatrecasas is well placed to assist clients with international mandates in Latin America and Mozambique.

Garrigues has a well-reputed team that handles an array of corporate matters for clients with activity in the pharmaceutical, manufacturing, renewable energy, construction and financial services spaces, with additional activity in transactional work in the logistics sector. The law firm is adept at handling acquisitions, as well as corporate restructuring. It benefits from a strong international network, with offices in Europe, Latin America, China and North Africa.

Linklaters boasts 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 and banking. 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.

SRS Legal boasts cross-sector expertise with strong capabilities in retail and technology. 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.

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 sports and energy industries.

PRA - Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados often assists with buyouts, joint ventures, shareholder deals and business takeovers. The firm has additional experience in handling cross-border mergers and company split-ups. Its team is also well placed to assist international clients expanding into the Portuguese market. It attracts clients from the IT, engineering and food and beverage industries.

Sérvulo & Associados is well placed to assist clients with business incorporations and corporate restructurings. The team also handles a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and share acquisitions. Its client list comprises domestic and international players from the energy, aviation and real estate sectors.

TELLES offers significant strength in a variety of multi-jurisdictional corporate and M&A mandates. The team is active in share and asset acquisitions, mergers and corporate restructurings, also assisting companies with contractual matters. Its clients hail from a variety of sectors including transportation and healthcare.