Drawing on the firm’s global reach, DLA Piper ABBC supports clients on multijurisdictional insolvency and restructuring matters, with a strong track record in the Portuguese banking sector. Practice head and litigator Vanessa Antunes has vast experience managing restructuring cases, both within and outside insolvency contexts. Nuno Azevedo Neves handles high-stakes restructurings, while Ricardo Violante Teixeira specialises in insolvency and pre-insolvency matters.
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Key clients
- CGD – Caixa Geral de Depósitos S.A.
- Rio Tinto Aluminium Pechiney (Group Rio Tinto)
- GiMM– Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes
- Inter Risco – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A.
- World Bank Group
Work highlights
Advising Nani Holdings S.à. r.l., an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, on the signing of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the sale of Novo Banco, S.A. to Groupe BPCE, one of Europe’s leading banking institutions.
Advised Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) on a €350m insolvency application for a Malta-registered company.
Advised Inter Risco, a Portuguese private equity firm, on the acquisition and debt restructuring of an educational institution.
Practice head
Vanessa Antunes
Other key lawyers
Nuno Azevedo Neves; Ricardo Violante Teixeira