Clients ranging from multinational groups to Portuguese companies and high-net-worth individuals instruct Albuquerque & Almeida on transaction-related tax matters, disputes and issues connected to Portugal’s non-habitual resident regime. The department is co-led by Henrique Nogueira Nunes and Paulo De Almeida, both of whom combine expertise in advisory and contentious tax mandates.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • Cepsa Portuguesa Petroleos
  • BIO RAD Laboratories
  • Crest Capital Partners
  • Garcias
  • Johnson’s Wax De Portugal
  • Oramix
  • Trilateral
  • ABB
  • Indiecampers
  • Telmo Duarte
  • Transportes Paulo Duarte
  • Cereal S.A.

Work highlights

Advised the private equity fund Crest Capital Partners and other sellers on the sale of 100% of the share capital of Grupo GFE.
Advised CEREAL S.A., a Portuguese agricultural group, on a tax neutral merger of two of its subsidiaries involving the transfer of substantial real estate assets and on the study highlighting the economic advantageous of the operation.
Provides regular tax advice to JOHNSONS´S WAX, mostly regarding VAT matters.
Practice head

Henrique Nogueira Nunes; Paulo de Almeida

Other key lawyers

Catarina Caldeira; Francisco Duarte Almeida