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Pérez-Llorca

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Since establishing its Lisbon office in 2023, Pérez-Llorca has expanded its corporate and M&A practice to deliver full transactional capabilities in Portugal. The firm is frequently engaged by clients across the tech, energy, transport finance sectors. comprehensive legal support across commercial law, including corporate/M&A, banking and finance, energy and infrastructure, capital markets, employment and competition. Spearheading the team is Rodrigo Nogueira, who is praised for his ‘technical rigour and dedication.’ Gonçalo Capela Godinho is noted for his focus on the energy and infrastructure sectors, as well as private equity, while Manuel Cordeiro Ferreira has a wealth of experience in public and private M&A, corporate governance, corporate finance and capital markets transactions.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘A recent company, but with highly valued professionals. Young, but with enormous experience and knowledge.'

  • ‘Rodrigo Nogueira – above average technical rigour and dedication.'

  • ‘Extremely available and competent team. Time and cost-efficient. Young partners and teams eager to assist and to do well. Very motivated with a fresh approach to the provision of legal services in light of flexibility in the management of the matters and understanding different points of view and aims within a complex M&A.'

  • 'Rita Braga Themido - she is both passionate and calm, flexible and available, and already has a very strong background in M&A. She provides trustworthy advice and is available to discuss alternative solutions very capable of implementing them.'

  • ‘Full availability and technical capacity.'

  • ‘What distinguishes the team from others is its proactivity and flexibility. This is a young team, very dynamic, technically excellent and attentive to the client's needs.' 

  • ‘Gonçalo Capela Godinho has a business sense that is difficult to find in a lawyer. He is always very close to the customer and his speed of response is unique.'

Key clients

  • Conexa Saúde
  • Cinven
  • MSC
  • Portobello Capital
  • Miura Partners
  • Palex Medical
  • Chint Solar
  • Statkraft European Wind and Solar Holding AS
  • Abanca

Work highlights

  • Advised Conexa and All Iron Ventures on the merger between Zenklub and Conexa Saúde.
  • Advised Statkraft on the €1.8bn acquisition of Enerfín, Elecnor’s renewable energy subsidiary.
  • Advised the MSC Group on the privatisation of Renfe Mercancías.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rodrigo Nogueira

Other key lawyers

Gonçalo Capela Godinho, Manuel Cordeiro Ferreira, Rita Braga Themido