Francisco Estácio
Senior Associate Lawyer • Lisbon
Francisco Estácio is a senior associate lawyer and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2023, working mainly in the areas of corporate, commercial and M&A law.
He is particularly experienced in advising on corporate matters, in particular on the acquisition, merger, demerger and restructuring of companies and assets, as well as on day-to-day corporate and commercial advisory matters.
He has extensive experience in national and international M&A transactions in various sectors.
His practice has been developed essentially in the energy, utilities, technology, banking and insurance sectors, among others.
Experience
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Advising a British investment fund on the purchase of hotel assets in Portugal;
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Advising a major property developer on its EUR 30 million investment in a leading construction and metalworking company;
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Advising on the sale of an Angolan bank to a pan-African financial institution;
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Advising a financial institution on the entry of an investor into its capital and on the conclusion of an insurance distribution contract;
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Advising on the incorporation of the Portuguese branch of an Italian listed bank specialising in factoring operations and providing day-to-day corporate and regulatory advice;
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Regulatory advice to a multinational company in the payment services sector on the launch of new products.
Habilitações académicas
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Law Degree (2013)
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Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Master of Law & Business (2015)