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Overview

Vieira de Almeida & Associados features a large Portuguese tax team, presiding over the largest market transactions. It is experienced in all aspects of M&A, including corporate tax, tax structuring and indirect tax. Francisco Cabral Matos leads the department. Transaction specialist João Velez de Lima oversees the Porto office. Practitioner Joaquim Pedro Lampreia is the corporate tax contact. Senior counsel Conceição Gamito is known for indirect engagements. Real estate partner Tiago Marreiros Moreira is the group executive partner.  

The firm advised First Sentier Investors on the purchase of the entire share capital of NOAE – Investments involving transaction structuring and a share purchase agreement. It also assisted Galp Energia in tax efficient structuring for the decommissioning of energy infrastructure. Tage Studios received structuring advice on a sustainable film studio project valued at over € 600M.  

Client feedback

‘’VdA was very innovative and knowledgeable. They were very clear in explaining that an arbitration case would be the best solution (cost-effective in the sense that it would be the fastest solution and with high probability of winning, which was the case).’’ 

‘’VdA promptly and proactively raised this opportunity. Carefully collected the case-law and other relevant information for our specific case. The teams was always available, responsive, proactive, organized. The way the opportunity was raised and explained paved the way for us to get it approved by the board.’’

Tax

Vieira de Almeida & Associados holds a large Portuguese tax team, involved in some of the largest market transactions. It is experienced in all aspects of M&A, including corporate tax, tax structuring and indirect tax. Francisco Cabral Matos leads the department. Transaction specialist João Velez de Lima oversees the Porto office. Practitioner Joaquim Pedro Lampreia is the corporate tax contacts. Senior counsel Conceição Gamito is known for indirect engagements.

The firm advised ANPM on the establishment of a tax regime for petroleum activities in the Greater Sunrise fields. It also acted as legal counsel to Greenvolt on the issuance of share capital. The firm provided guidance to a consortium comprising EDF Energy and Total on the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Mozambique.

Client feedback

“They are well known in the market for dealing with hot topics.”

“VdA Oporto tax team, led by João Velez de Lima are the best tax team in Oporto.”