Selected experience in complex transactions & disputes

claiming €100 million compensation for the breach of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) targeting the acquisition of the largest Portuguese media group by a leading Portuguese media group competitor.

to recover funds valued at $350 million. This involved multiple legal actions and implementing precautionary measures before the Portuguese Courts.

regarding an EPC Contract for the construction of Portugal’s largest refinery project.

in the acquisition of a global mobility systems supplier key manufacturing centre in Portugal

in a dispute with a Portuguese bank involving the retention of $1.5 billion in assets owned by the group, including multiple legal actions and precautionary measures before the Portuguese Courts.

owners of an issuance from Banco Espírito Santo (BES), amounting to €600 million in several claims challenging the resolution of BES by the Portuguese Central Bank, its subsequent liquidation proceedings, and the capitalisation of Novo Banco by the Portuguese Resolution Fund.

for the manufacture of semiconductors and electronics in its strategic investment in a leading Portuguese software developer and publisher of state-of-the art manufacturing execution systems.

against a leading independent management company of alternative assets involving a total amount of claims of circa €500 million.

in connection with the implementation of an aircraft component supply factory in Portugal.

against the Republic of Mozambique in connection with the project of the intermodal public transport system for Maputo and Matola (main cities in Mozambique).

with a leading global memory supplier related to a long-lasting supplier contract ($800 million), including bankruptcy proceedings in Portugal and international arbitration in Switzerland.

regarding breach of a number of agreements and enforcement of indemnities in connection with one of the first major outsourcing agreements in EU.

encompassing offshore and onshore operations to monetise gas resources from blocks located offshore Angola.

as EPC contractor for the Angola LNG processing plant.

over a $400 million finance facility, including multiple legal actions and precautionary measures before the Portuguese courts.

which involves the construction of several batches of complete drinking water systems designed to supply drinking water to Luanda. The project had an overall cost of $208 million and was funded and guaranteed by several banks and assured finance companies.

of $75 million in corporate bonds. These bonds were issued by Angola’s state oil company, the sole concessionaire for exploring liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons in Angola’s subsoil and continental shelf. This company is one of the largest in Africa and the continent’s second-largest oil producer.

of the first project bonds issued in Angola. These bonds were released by a leading Angolan EPC contractor to finance public construction projects awarded by the Republic of Angola.

in the context of a combined global offering of shares, incorporating a Public Subscription Offer and a Public Offer for Sale of shares owned by one of its main shareholders.

to several banks and financial entities