Restructuring and Insolvency
2014
Senior lawyer Helena Soares de Moura, who has been leading on various restructuring and insolvency cases.
The firm has a number of big names working across the corporate finance spectrum. Luís Branco, who one client describes as having "high commercial expertise and negotiation skills", manages the finance team and works alongside partner Filipe Lowndes Marques.
Mergers and Acquisitions
2014
On the M&A side, as well as João Soares da Silva, Osório de Castro and Nuno Galvão Teles, clients commend Segismundo Pinto Basto and Tomás Vaz Pinto, the M&A team coordinator.
An interesting M&A mandate in 2013 had Soares da Silva leading a team advising Banco Commercial Portuguës on the sale of the entire share capital of Millennium Bank and participation in Pireaus Bank: a large, high value, cross-border deal with EU competition implications.
João Soares da Silva and Luísa Soares da Silva lead on the majority of equity and debt capital markets transactions, respectively, with key partners including Carlos Osório de Castro and Rui de Oliveira Neves, who are both highly praised by clients in finance and corporate mandates.
"Neves is very pragmatic," says one, "he works hard and always tries to find solutions". Castro for his part is highly rated for his service and legal expertise. "We see Osório de Castro and his team as a [true] partner. He is not only able to propose the best legal solutions [and] alternatives, but he also understands our business in depth and he is always reachable".
The firm has a number of big names working across the corporate finance spectrum. Luís Branco, who one client describes as having "high commercial expertise and negotiation skills", manages the finance team and works alongside partner Filipe Lowndes Marques.