The team at VdA, noted for its ‘cordiality, competence and availability’, enjoys an excellent market reputation for its involvement in consequential capital market transactions, including the national and international placement of both debt and equity. Covering the entire scope of capital markets matters, the practice effectively taps into the firm’s banking and finance expertise to provide comprehensive guidance to a diverse client base, composed of financial institutions and corporations across various sectors. At the helm sits Pedro Cassiano Santos, who is actively engaged in the structuring of several transactions involving debt, equity and hybrid instruments; he also boasts in-depth knowledge of securitisations and structured finance. With a strong track record in both domestic and cross-border deals, Hugo Moredo Santos advises on public offerings and private placements of equity, debt and hybrid securities, covered bonds and asset-backed transactions. Clients across financial and non-financial sectors seek Orlando Vogler Guiné's expertise in a variety of capital markets mandates, including derivatives and securities issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘VdA stands out to us for its availability to the client, its excellent communication, high level of specialisation, its proactivity, and decisive and effective approach to matters.’
- ‘Carlos Couto stands out as great expert in this field. He is efficient and very dedicated.'
- ‘The team stands out for its cordiality, competence and availability.’
- ‘Availability, proximity, professionalism, and problem-solving ability.'
Key clients
- GreenVolt – Energias Renováveis, S.A.
- Mota-Engil SGPS, S.A.
- CTT, S.A.; Banco CTT, S.A.
- Banco Santander Totta, S.A.
- Gamma – Sociedade de Titularização de Créditos, S.A.
- Unión Créditos Inmobiliarios, S.A., Establecimiento Financiero de Crédito
- Sata Air Açores – Sociedade de Transportes Aéreos, S.A.
- Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Banco Invest, S.A., Bankinter, S.A. and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
- Arrow Global Limited; Whitestar Asset Solutions, S.A.; Hefesto STC, S.A.
- Banco BPI, S.A., Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., Banco Comercial Português, S.A., Caixa Geral de Depósitos, S.A. (and Caixa Banco de Investimento, S.A., as na affiliate of CGD) and Banco de Sabadell, S.A. - Sucursal em Portugal
- Fortitude Capital
Work highlights
- Acted as legal counsel to GreenVolt in the issuance of 17,792,576 new ordinary, book-entry and nominative shares.
- Advising Greenvolt – Energias Renováveis, S.A. and coordinating parties involved in the public subscription offering and admission to trading on Euronext Lisbon of the bond issue denominated “Obrigações Verdes Greenvolt 2022-2027”.
- Assisted Mota-Engil SGPS, S.A. as transaction counsel, coordinating all parties involved in the public subscription offering launched by Mota-Engil representative of the bond issue denominated “Obrigações Ligadas a Sustentabilidade Mota-Engil 2022-2027”.
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Pedro Cassiano Santos