Mr Tirso Olazábal KC > MdME > Macau, Macau > Lawyer Profile
MdME Offices
21/F AND 23/F A-B, CHINA LAW BUILDING
409 AVENIDA DA PRAIA GRANDE
MACAU
Macau
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Mr Tirso Olazábal KC
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Real Estate
Position
Partner; Head of MdME’s foreign law firm in Hong Kong
Career
Tirso is a partner and heads the Finance and Real Estate practices.
In his finance practice, Tirso represents lenders and borrowers on a variety of debt financing, including syndicated lending, project finance, real estate development financing, and aircraft financing.
Tirso also advises issuers and underwriters on equity and debt capital markets transactions. He has represented sovereign entities, financial institutions, and state-owned enterprises in some of the largest bond issuances and listings with the Macau Central Securities Depository and the Chongwa Financial Asset Exchange (MOX).
In his Real Estate practice, Tirso acts for high-network individuals, developers and investment funds in large-scale projects and transactions. His experience includes advising on the development, acquisition, and financing of commercial, logistical, residential and hotel properties.
Tirso currently serves as the head of the Hong Kong office.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish and French
Memberships
Macau Lawyers Association (admitted in 2012).
Portuguese Bar Association (admitted in 2012).
Education
Law degree (Católica Lisbon School of Law).
Lawyer Rankings
Macau > Leading firms
(Leading individuals)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‘.