The Legal 500

Within Banking and finance, Macedo Vitorino & Associados is a third tier firm,

Macedo Vitorino & Associados handles a range of instructions in the arena, from acquisition finance to corporate finance. António de Macedo Vitorino’s team advised RBS and other banks on the refinancing of Metrovacesa; and acted for Banco BPI, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Banco Espírito Santo and Barclays in a €76m financing granted to the municipality of Portimão. Other clients include Goldman Sachs, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and HSBC.

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Within Capital markets, Macedo Vitorino & Associados is a third tier firm,

Key mandates for Macedo Vitorino & Associados included advising Riverside, Tensator Group and Newvision on Tensator Group’s $47.5m notes offering, and acting for Altice and Cabovisão on a €10m secured floating rate bonds issuance. António de Macedo Vitorino is recommended.

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Within Corporate and M&A, Macedo Vitorino & Associados is a third tier firm,

Macedo Vitorino & Associados advised private equity fund Altice on its acquisition of Cabovisão, and a Spanish real estate developer on the sale of its Portuguese subsidiary. João de Macedo Vitorino and Susana Vieira are recommended. Clients include Gamesa, Weir Group, Apple, Louis Vuitton, and Onitelecom.

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Within Dispute resolution, tier 4

João Macedo Vitorino at Macedo Vitorino & Associados is recommended. The team counts Onitelecom, Gamesa and GDF Suez among its clients.

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Within EU and competition, tier 5

António de Macedo Vitorino at Macedo Vitorino & Associados advises on merger control, state aid and abuse of dominance cases. Clients include CentraCom, Banco Efisa and Batistas.

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Within Employment, tier 4

Macedo Vitorino & Associados continues to advise Apple Portugal, Cabovisão, Onitelecom and Gamesa. Sónia Lopes Ribeiro is recommended.

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Within Insolvency and restructuring, tier 5

António de Macedo Vitorino’s team at Macedo Vitorino & Associados continues to act for Iberflorestal in its insolvency, and has experience in the hospitality, construction and financial sectors.

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Within Intellectual property, tier 4

Macedo Vitorino & Associados counts Sony Pictures and NBC Universal Global Networks España among its clients. António de Macedo Vitorino advises on licensing and distribution contracts.

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Within Public law, tier 6

Macedo Vitorino & Associados is advising Sigesa on a proposal made by its Portuguese subsidiary in a public tender promoted by the Ministry of Health. Susana Vieira is recommended.

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Within Real estate, tier 5

Led by Susana Vieira, Macedo Vitorino & Associados advised Aggraria on the purchase of a rural property in the Alentejo region, and assisted Bogaris in purchasing properties in Portugal for the development of retail parks.

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Within TMT, Macedo Vitorino & Associados is a second tier firm,

At Macedo Vitorino & Associados, João de Macedo Vitorino’s team is providing assistance to IDT Telecom and Cable & Wireless in relation to licensing issues and regulatory matters. It also acts for Cabovisão, AR Telecom and Brandia Central.

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Within Tax, Macedo Vitorino & Associados is a third tier firm,

André Vasques Dias handles tax matters at Macedo Vitorino & Associados, and acts for Iberflorestal, Hilton Worldwide, and Gamesa. It recently advised The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi on the taxation of compensation payable to employees.

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