Rated for its ‘solid technical knowledge’, the team at CCA Law Firm is well positioned to handle a wide range of corporate transactions, including M&A, venture capital investments, private equity deals, and matters related to investment funds. Practice head Domingos Cruz is noted for his deep expertise in private equity, corporate governance, and M&A transactions. Sara Reis is no longer at the firm.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'I appreciate the pragmatism of the solutions, commercial approach and focus on results.'

  • ‘I would like to highlight Domingos Cruz, whi brings experience and pragmatism to the issues and knows how to bring complex negotiations to a successful conclusion.'

  • ‘The team has a practical approach. They are helpful and friendly.'

  • ‘Lawyers Domingos Cruz and Joana Bugia were the main people involved in the process - I would recommend them with confidence for the future.'

  • ‘Integrated vision of business, availability and responsiveness.'

  • ‘Domingos Cruz - technical quality and market knowledge. Joana Bugia - availability and technical quality.'

  • 'They are an experienced team, with solid technical knowledge and excellent negotiation and adaptation skills to the needs of their clients and counterparties.'

  • ‘Domingos Cruz - technically solid, excellent negotiator and with a spirit of creating solutions. Joana Bugia - technically excellent.'

Key clients

  • Shilling Capital
  • Snowfall Capital
  • Lince Capital
  • Indico Capital Partners
  • Snyk Limited
  • Biocol Labs
  • Promptly
  • M4 Ventures
  • Probe.ly
  • GED Ventures
  • MediaLivre
  • FastInov
  • Pleo
  • QuintoAndar
  • Evio
  • Altos Ventures Management, Inc.
  • IBM
  • Bhout
  • Europcar
  • Onyria Resorts
  • Dataiont S.A.
  • Aixtel Technologies, S.A.
  • RoutineDisplay
  • CaixaCapital Risc

Work highlights

  • Assisted EXPRESSÃO LIVRE II SGPS, S in the acquisition of 100% of the share capital through a Management Buy Out operation of Cofina Media.
  • Assisted both Indico Capital Partners and Lince Capital in an 18M investment round in BIZAY/360 Imprimir.
  • Assisted LINCE INNOVATION FUN in an overall investment of $30m in Sword Health.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Domingos Cruz

Other key lawyers

Joana Bugia