About

Portugal-based conglomerate Grupo Visabeira is active in a number of sectors, from telecommunications to construction and from tourism to real estate. It has established a presence in a number of countries and is particularly active in Africa, where it has 50% stakes in the Angola and Mozambique divisions of TVCabo. Mozambique is a country Visabeira’s head of legal Isabel Fernandes knows well, having taught at the country’s first private university before working to reform its tax laws as an associate director at PwC. She now leads a nine-person legal team that is responsible for a range of issues affecting Visabeira and its numerous international subsidiaries. In particular, the team has been active in restructuring the group’s activities to consolidate its presence in certain markets and reduce costs. Visabeira has also begun to enter into an increasing number of commercial partnerships, including a private hospital in Portugal – its first healthcare project. For helping the company to establish these new commercial relationships while protecting it against risks in a range of sectors and jurisdictions, the Visabeira legal team stood out to nominators as among the best in Iberia.