APTS - Alves Pereira & Teixeira de Sousa, S.P., R.L. represents both debtors and creditors in restructuring, insolvency, and winding-up proceedings. Complementing the team, João Pedro Alves Pereira, head of the employment practice, acts for Portuguese and multinational companies in a variety of restructuring matters. Joao Marques De Almeida is no longer at the firm.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Very efficient, responsive, knowledgeable, professional and cost-effective. ’

  • ‘João Alves Pereira is professional, efficient, proactive, knows the market well, and gives no-nonsense advice.’

Key clients

  • Ameriprise Financial
  • Amway Iberia, S.A.
  • B2S – Sistemas de Informação, Lda.
  • Dupi Import SL
  • Free Now, Unip. Lda
  • Garza Capital, S.L.
  • Geobrugg Ibérica, S.A.U.
  • Grammer AG
  • IPG Mediabrand
  • Lanificio Zignone S.p.A.
  • Megameios, ACE
  • Miki Travel Limited
  • Rentokil Initial Portugal, Lda.
  • Tamar Nazareth Trading, Ltd.
  • Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited
  • Valormed - Sociedade Gestora de Resíduos de Embalagens e Medicamentos, Lda.
  • Veralia Corporación, SL

Work highlights

  • Represented Lanificio Zignone S.p.A. in the insolvency proceedings of Dielmar SA, involving the collection of a significant debt resulting from the supply of premium textile products.
  • Represented Interpublic Group of Companies (Mediabrands Portugal) in the insolvency proceedings of several local companies.
  • Represented Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited in the judicial liquidation of BES, including in the subsequent sale of portfolio and claims assignment.

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