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Maria Cunha Matos
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)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Portugal
- Next Generation Partners Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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