David Apolónia > CMS > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

CMS
Rua Castilho, 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal

Work Department

Corporate M&A

Position

Senior Associate

Career

David Apolónia is a Senior Associate in the Corporate M&A team.

David specializes in commercial law, corporate law, capital markets, and civil law. He provides legal advice mainly to companies including drafting contracts, changes to the corporate structure, mergers and acquisitions processes, and setting up funds and monitoring their activity.

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Rising stars)

David ApolóniaCMS

The ‘very professional’ team at CMS leverages the firm’s expansive global network to advise on complex cross-border M&A transactions and is actively involved in a range of private equity deals, privatisations, reorganisations and strategic alliances. Counting multinationals, private equity firms, venture capital funds, government agencies and domestic companies among its client roster, the team’s broad sectorial expertise covers aviation, healthcare, energy, manufacturing and distribution. Founding partner João Caldeira boasts an impressive track record in private equity transactions, M&A, corporate restructuring, joint ventures, capital markets, and corporate finance. He leads the team alongside Francisco Xavier de Almeida, praised for his ‘hands-on approach’, and Fernando Cruz Trinca who regularly provides assistance to credit financial institutions and pharmaceutical companies. Tiago Valente de Oliveira acts for domestic and international clients in matters concerning M&A, corporate and commercial law. Senior associate David Apolónia is also a key figure in the team.