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Pesquisa

A Sociedade

Chambers Europe

Multi-disciplinary firm covering a range of private equity transactions, including acquisitions, incorporations and transfer of participation units. Also advises on regulatory issues and the structuring of private equity funds. "We are very happy. The team made a big effort to support us and demonstrated openness, willingness to help us and pragmatism in its solutions."
Band 1

Corporate/M&A

2016

Legal 500

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados has a sizeable team with 15 partners dedicated to this area, including a number of well-regarded figures, such as Carlos Osório de Castro, Nuno Galvão Teles and João Soares da Silva. Eduardo Paulino and energy and natural resources specialist Ricardo Andrade Amaro were promoted to the partnership in 2015. The team advised Solvay on a joint venture agreement with specialty and intermediate chemicals company INEOS for the creation of a joint PVC producer, and assisted EDP Labelec with setting up an R&D centre.

IFLR 1000

The corporate practice remains strong, and despite a faltering market the firm has acted on several M&A mandates in the last year. Representative highlights include the acquisition of Spanish football club Valencia CF for €400 million by Meriton Holdings, a complex deal that included the refinancing of the club’s debt. Due in part to an increase in inward private equity investors, the firm has also acted on private equity M&A deals, as well as offering regulatory advice. Examples include advising Oaktree Capital Management with the formation of Oaktree European Principal Fund III. On the equity side the practice advised Banco Comercial Português on a share capital increase of €2.24 billion of new ordinary shares offered to existing shareholders. Working alongside a number of global firms, a key highlight was the firm’s extensive work for construction company Mota-Engil SGPS and its subsidiary Mota-Engil Africa. Closing in November 2014, transactional work included the distribution of 20% of Mota-Engil Africa’s shares to the shareholders of Mota-Engil SGPS, and the proposed floating of the company on the LSE, an idea eventually scrapped in favour of listing on Euronext Amsterdam. The matter was valued at over €2 billion.

Advogados

Chambers Europe

Nuno Galvão Teles

Eminent Practitioner Corporate/M&A
2016

Carlos Osório de Castro

Band 1 Corporate/M&A
2016

João Soares da Silva

Band 1 Corporate/M&A
2016

Tomás Vaz Pinto

Band 3 Corporate / M&A
2016

Segismundo Pinto Basto

Band 4 Corporate/M&A
2016

Legal 500

João Soares da Silva

Leading Lawyer Corporate and M&A
2016

Carlos Osório de Castro

Leading Lawyer Corporate and M&A
2016

IFLR 1000

Nuno Galvão Teles

Leading Lawyer Mergers and Acquisitions
2016

Carlos Osório de Castro

Leading Lawyer Mergers and Acquisitions
2016

Luísa Soares da Silva

Leading Lawyer Mergers and Aquisitions
2016

João Soares da Silva

Leading Lawyer Mergers and Acquisitions
2016

Claudia Santos Cruz

Leading Lawyer Mergers and Aquisitions
2016