João Caldeira > CMS > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
CMS Offices
Rua Castilho, 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal
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João Caldeira
Work Department
Corporate M&A
Position
Partner
Career
João Caldeira is a Partner in the Corporate M&A team.
João has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, venture capital, joint ventures, capital markets, and corporate finance. He leads multidisciplinary teams in high-profile domestic and cross-border transactions.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Commercial, corporate and M&A
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.