Abreu Advogados is a leading independent law firm headquartered in Lisbon. The firm was established in 1993 and has significantly expanded over the years. The firm is a member of several international associations and has strong ties with few large international law firms. The team is led by managing partner Inês Sequeira Mendes. The firm has a particular strength in banking, M&A and projects development and finance work.

Highlights 

The firm advised the French Development Agency on its $647 million financing operation for Hidroelétrica de Cahora Bassa.

In Debt Capital Markets, the firm advised Celulose Beira Industrial on its $167 million issuance of debt notes listed on Euronext Access.

The firm also advised Time Out Group on its issuance of $51.7 million corporate bonds.

Testimonials    

"Abreu provides a very good service, focusing in defending our interests. They always provide a prompt and efficient response to our requests. They are very solid from a technical standpoint." (Banking Client)

"Expertise and knowledge on Portuguese law." (Financial services regulatory Client)

"High level of expertise and professionalism and the achieve results." (Insolvency Client)

"They are available, knowledgeable, reliable hands-on and team members are experts in their areas of practice. The Abreu team always aims at meeting client demands and timelines." (M&A Client)

"Abreu team is very skilled in this matter, straight to the point with a very honest and pragmatical approach. Focus on client and goal oriented."

"The firm is a very client oriented, which understanding and adapting to our needs to be able to successfully cross the bridge between the legal language and the management / engineer language and requests." (Energy Project Development Client)

Key clients 

Banco de Investimento Global (BIG), Celulose Beira Industrial (CELBI), Osborne+Co, Time Out Group and TotalEnergies.