Mr Luís Roquette Geraldes > Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados Offices
RUA CASTILHO, 165
1070-050 LISBOA
Portugal
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Mr Luís Roquette Geraldes
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 Geraldes –Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados
Praised for its ‘great commercial approach’ and ‘knowledge of the Portuguese market’, the corporate and M&A team at Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados acts for an array of clients across the energy, real estate, banking, pharmaceuticals, IT, agribusiness and media sectors. Trusted by both domestic and international companies, the group assists on the full spectrum of high-value corporate transactions. The practice is jointly led by Tomás Vaz Pinto and Ricardo Andrade Amaro. Pinto, who heads the corporate and capital markets team at the firm, stands out for his expertise in private equity transactions, while Amaro, leading the M&A practice, specialises in deals related to the energy sector. ‘M&A star’ Eduardo Paulino stands out for his extensive experience in capital markets, company and corporate law, and banking and finance. Other notable individuals include Luís Roquette Geraldes and Marta Pereira Rosa.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Portugal
- Next Generation Partners Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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- Porto: Leading commercial firms
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