Maria Cunha Matos > VdA > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

VdA
Rua Dom Luis I, 28
1200-151 Lisboa
Portugal
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Work Department

Corporate and M&A

Position

Partner

Career

Maria Cunha Matos joined VdA in 2017. She is Partner of the Corporate and M&A practice.

She has been working on mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in a number of sectors (mining, industry, agri-business, food, real estate and retail, among others) and international capital markets transactions.

Languages

English, French.

Memberships

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, to the Law Society of England and Wales, as a solicitor, and to the Brazilian Bar Association, as a foreign legal consultant.

Education

Law degree, University Lisbon Faculty of Law.

Post-graduation in Tax Management, Overgest/ISCTE.

QLTT (Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test), The College of Law.

Women’s Leadership Programme, Cranfield School of Management.

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Next Generation Partners)

Maria Cunha MatosVdA

Well-regarded for its ability to marry a ‘strong knowledge’ with a ‘great proactive’ approach, the corporate and M&A team at VdA acts for an array of clients across the telecoms, energy, healthcare, infrastructure, technology, and aviation sectors. The group works with various domestic and international corporates on the full spectrum of high-value corporate transactions. Leading the team is Cláudia da Cruz Almeida , who is a key port of call for clients hailing from the energy, infrastructure, aviation and tourism sectors seeking assistance with M&A, private equity matters and reorganisations. Restructurings, private equity investments and M&A are all key areas of activity for Paulo Trindade Costa. Jorge Bleck continues to advise on high-profile distressed M&A and restructurings, earning praise from clients, with one describing him as ‘one of the most experienced lawyers in Portugal’. Sofia Bobone is regularly engaged by domestic and international corporates on a host of M&A transactions, while dual qualified Maria Cunha Matos is noted for her cross-border expertise, advising international corporates and private equity clients.