Mr Carlos Eduardo Coelho > MdME > Macau, Macau > Lawyer Profile
MdME Offices
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409 AVENIDA DA PRAIA GRANDE
MACAU
Macau
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Mr Carlos Eduardo Coelho
Work Department
Capital Markets, Corporate | M&A
Position
Partner
Career
Carlos is a partner in the Corporate | M&A practice and heads the Insurance sector practice.
He advises buyers and sellers in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, restructurings, and joint ventures across different industries. Carlos’ practice also includes advising in equity capital markets transactions, particularly in IPOs of Macau interests with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
In his insurance practice, Carlos represents life and general insurers, reinsurers, and intermediaries in a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters.
His experience includes advising on greenfield licensing, structural reorganizations, product development and localization, distribution, policies’ review, outsourcing and regulatory compliance. Carlos often provides guidance to insurance companies in adapting to shifting market and regulatory trends, such as the introduction of trust frameworks and InsurTech.
Carlos is also a key contact in our gaming sector practice, assisting gaming equipment manufacturers, technology providers, sports betting operators, as well as online and mobile gaming companies in a wide range of commercial, licensing, and regulatory matters.
Languages
Portuguese, English and Italian
Memberships
Macau Government – Private Notary (admitted in 2020).
Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2009).
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2008).
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) – Member.
Education
Postgraduate Studies in Banking, Securities and Insurance Law (Coimbra Faculty of Law).
Postgraduate Studies in Corporate Law (Coimbra Faculty of Law).
Law degree (Faculty of Law, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Italy).
Law degree (Coimbra Faculty of Law)
Lawyer Rankings
Macau > Leading firms
(Next Generation Partners)MdME enhanced its offering, particularly in the areas of real estate and IP when it integrated with DSL Lawyers in September 2023. The broad practice covers a range of mandates concerning M&A, corporate compliance, capital markets, banking and finance, and dispute resolution. The firm’s strong expertise in compliance and regulatory has allowed the practice to participate in projects across Southeast and South Asia, such as Cambodia, Laos, and the Philippines. Commended as a ‘visionary leader with outstanding legal expertise‘, managing partner Rui Pinto Proença heads the team and maintains a robust gaming practice. Other key contacts in the group include Tirso Olazabal and Carlos Eduardo Coelho, who is praised for his ‘remarkable expertise and keen commercial sense‘.