Mr Luís Roquette Geraldes > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Work Department

Head of Team Genesis - practice focusing on high-growth companies (mainly in tech and life sciences). Co-head of the Private Equity practice.

Position

Luís Roquette Geraldes is a partner at the corporate and M&A department where he serves as head of Team Genesis and co-head of Private Equity.

Career

Luís focuses on advising founders, high growth companies, and investors on transactional work in venture capital, private equity and M&A. Given the know-how amassed working in technology, life sciences and healthcare, Luís’s practice has become concentrated in IP-rich companies.

The work Team Genesis does with emerging companies typically spans the entire life cycle and is mostly cross-border. Helping high growth companies on an ongoing basis (notably when scaling internationally) is a considerable part of what Team Genesis was designed for.

Shortlisted for “Young Legal Innovator of the Year” in the 2016 “Financial Times European Innovative Lawyer Awards”.

Winner of the category “Lawyer of the Year – Private Equity” in the 2019 “Iberian Lawyer – 40 under Forty Award”.

Languages

Portuguese and English.

Memberships

Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2012).

Education

Law Degree (Católica Porto Law School, 2007). LL.M. in Banking and Financial Regulation (UCL – University College London, 2008).

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Next Generation Partners)

Luís Roquette GeraldesMorais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Lauded by clients for its depth of expertise and cross-border capabilities, the ‘very competent and dynamic’ corporate and M&A team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados is well positioned to advise clients across key sectors such as energy, real estate, banking, pharmaceuticals, IT, agribusiness and media, among others. The practice is jointly steered by Tomás Vaz Pinto and Ricardo Andrade Amaro . Pinto leads the firm’s corporate and capital markets team and is noted for his specialism in private equity transactions, while Amaro oversees the M&A practice and focuses on deals concerning the energy sector. Eduardo Paulino brings together experience in capital markets, public and private M&A, and Carlos Osório de Castro enjoys a stellar market reputation for his work on M&A involving both national and international clients. ‘Recognised for his negotiation skills and business acumen‘, Luís Roquette Geraldes often advises technology, life sciences and healthcare companies on transactional matters, most notably M&A, private equity and venture capital. Managing associate Marta Pereira Rosa is also a key name to note.