Abreu Advogados advises developers, funds, financial institutions and private investors on real estate transactions and development projects across Portugal, with strong capabilities in energy-related real estate, financing structures, agribusiness land deals and high-net-worth investments. Tiago Mendonça de Castro, who assists developers and institutional investors with asset and portfolio acquisitions, oversees the practice with Patrícia Viana, noted for her experience in real estate M&A and sale-and-leaseback transactions. Sara Ferraz Mendonça focuses on high-value real estate deals, asset restructuring and portfolio management mandates across the retail, office, residential and tourism spaces.

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Testimonials

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‘A team with many professionals and resources, adaptable to all types of needs and issues. Competent and available professionals, even for difficult matters and working against the clock.’
‘Tiago Mendonça de Castro is a very well-rounded lawyer with real estate and corporate expertise, bringing several solutions to the table. Sara Ferraz Mendonça has in-depth knowledge of real estate law and proposes efficient and flexible solutions that facilitate agreements.’
‘Abreu Advogados is a comprehensive firm with wide national and international reach. We trust them completely, and they are essential partners in our work.’
‘Tiago Mendonça Castro is always available, quick and adaptable in his responses, efficient in his processes, pragmatic in his approach, and communicates simply with a deep understanding of the client.’
‘Knowledge of the real estate market and client requirements. Excellent communication skills and willingness to solve problems. Sara Ferraz Mendonça is available, solutions-oriented, and handles contract procedures with confidence.’
‘Extreme professionalism, quick responses and solutions. Patrícia Abreu provides perfect supervision.'

Key clients

Ageas
CBRE GI
Coloplast
DO – Designer Outlet do Algarve, S.A.
FedEx
Henley & Partners
Iberdrola
IKEA Group
Imofundos
INGKA Centres Portugal
MIMCO LUX
Nader Mohgrabi

Work highlights

Advising Zetland, a UK property investor, who has set up two property companies in Portugal, managed by Insula Capital, on a residential project located in Alta de Lisboa, comprising 284 apartments alongside 12 commercial units, in circa €100m investment.

Advising Noble Faces, S.A. on the setting up of a joint venture between two Israeli investors, to acquire five plots of land plus another land to be divided in two additional plots from an insolvent estate, to develop a real estate project in Vila Nova de Gaia, the renowned and so-called “Riverside”.

Advising OSBORNE CO+ PORTUGAL on the execution of a complex lease agreement for the entire “Mutual” building in Porto (10,000 sqm), for the installation of Deloitte Portugal’s new headquarters in the city.