Manuel Requicha Ferreira
CuatrecasasDrawing considerable praise for its ‘competent, professional, very knowledgable and available’ team, Cuatrecasas instills ’confidence’ in clients, advising on the full gamut of banking and finance matters. Counting banks, sponsors, borrowers, hedge funds and securitisation vehicles among its impressive roster of clients, the team regularly advises on large and complex transactions across the energy, real estate, fintech and retail sectors. The practice is jointly steered by Manuel Requicha Ferreira and Paulo Costa Martins: Ferreira is noted for his specialism in corporate finance and real estate transactions, with a particular focus on international hotel financing, while Martins is recommended for his broad experience in banking law, routinely advising banks and investment firms. Clients turn to Margarida Leal De Oliveira for her experience in debt restructuring, NPL’s and financing transactions across the roads, hospitality and energy spaces.
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- 'Competent, professional, very knowledgable and available.'
- 'The quality, capacity and speed of response is very high. Always up to date with regulatory changes in Portugal.'
- 'The high level of know-how of the various team members gives us the confidence to manage both our relationships with clients and regulators/supervisors in Portugal.'
- 'We recommend Paulo Costa Martins and Francisco Soares Machado for their high know-how in both our activity and the regulations that affect us, which generates confidence, speed and efficiency in managing various situations.'
Key clients
- Stellantis
- Azora European Hotel & Lodging, F.C.R.
- Mainpage SGPS
- National Westminster Bank PLC
- GetNet Europe
- Monarch Capital Partners
- Banco Inter
- Groupe Adeo
- Bison Bank
- Novo Banco
- Cofidis
- Banco CTT
- Portocanna
- Unavets
Work highlights
- Advised Natwest on Portuguese law concerning the negotiation of the financing of new projects and the refinancing of the debt of Finerge Group.
- Advised Stellantis on the reorganisation of the distribution activities of insurance and financing products in several European countries, which implied the implementation of new contractual arrangements between Stellantis N.V, BNP Paribas Personal Finance S.A. and Santander Consumer Finance S.A.
- Acted for Monarch Capital Partners in the restructuring of the debt of Perufish group, a Peruvian fishery, pursuant to an English law restructuring plan under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006.
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Manuel Requicha Ferreira, Paulo Costa Martins