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Pedro Rebelo de Sousa
Work Department
Energy; Finance; M&A
Position
Pedro Rebelo de Sousa, Founding and Managing Partner of SRS, is considered a benchmark in Finance and M&A.
Pedro advises domestic and international clients on significant banking and finance matters, as well as structuring and executing big ticket M&A transactions.
With over 40 years of experience, Pedro has a unique banking and finance background having been a senior officer in an international investment bank in São Paulo and New York, and also as Chairman/CEO of a Portuguese bank.
Career
- Since 2009 – Managing Partner of SRS Advogados (formely Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa)
- 2001 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons
- 2004 to 2009 – Member of the Board and PAC of Simmons & Simmons in London
- 1993 to 2009 – Partner of Simmons & Simmons Rebelo de Sousa – Sociedade de Advogados (formerly Grupo Legal Português)
- Since 1992 – Executive director and non-executive member of corporate bodies of various companies
- 1990 to 1991 – Chairman of the Board of Directors (responsible for reprivatisation) of Banco Fonsecas & Burnay, S.A
- 1988 to 1990 – Vice-President of the International Financial Markets Division of Citibank N.A., New York, USA
- 1985 to 1988 – Vice-President of the Loan Syndication and Restructuring Department of Citicorp Investment Bank, New York, USA
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Memberships
- Portuguese and Brazilian Bar Associations
- IBA (International Bar Association)
- NYSBA (New York State Bar Association)
- UIA (Union International des Avocats)
Education
- Masters of Business Administration, Getúlio Vargas Foundation – School of Business Administration, São Paulo, Brazil
- Specialisation (Postgraduate Diploma) in Commercial and Business Law, Universidade Pontifica Católica, Brazil
- Degree in Law, University of Lisbon School of Law (where he also worked as an assistant)