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Work Department

Tax.

Position

Partner in the Porto office.

Career

Most of Miguel’s career was with Arthur Andersen / Deloitte, where he was the Head of its Porto office Tax Division. He joined Garrigues in September 2006. Miguel has nearly 25 years extensive experience in domestic and international taxation. He has acted for a number of clients in the commercial, industrial, services, real estate and financial services sectors, in various types of transactions, including: domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, disposals, reorganizations and restructurings; inbound and outbound foreign investments, internationalization of companies; project finance, securitizations and placements of both equity and debt (both for issuers and underwriters), IPOs and other capital market and private equity transactions (both for purchasers and sellers); domestic and international stock options and stock purchase plans, estate planning and structuring for high net worth individuals, and day-to-day tax advice for companies and financial institutions. His role included acting on all aspects of his clients’ business, with an emphasis on his areas of practice. He coordinated many large transactions for his clients (including the related due diligence work), involving various areas of practice and external advisers of different specialties.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Spanish.

Member

Member of the Portuguese Law Society (Ordem dos Advogados), the Portuguese Fiscal Association, the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the International Bar Association (IBA).

Education

Miguel graduated in Law at the Portuguese Catholic University in Porto (1985) and post-graduated in Business Administration (2000) from the joint Arthur Andersen / Portuguese Catholic University in Lisbon program.