A relevant part of pbbr’s activity is dedicated to these areas of practice by assisting financial institutions and corporations, both national and international, on:

• Establishment and operation of banks and other financial institutions in Portugal
• Acquisition Finance
• Project Finance
• Syndicated Loans and club deals
• Assistance to day-to-day banking activity
• Compliance
• Litigation related with the banking activity

pbbr is active in advising its Clients, both financial institutions and corporations, on capital markets transactions focusing on:

• Issuance and placement of both equity and debt securities (public and private offers)
• Launching of MTN programs for Portuguese issuers
• Issue and launching of notes, bonds, commercial paper and other financial instruments
• Listing and de-listing transactions

pbbr is particularly active in advising its Clients - financial institutions, special funds and large corporations, and companies’ groups - in structuring and implementing financial and corporate restructuring transactions in connection with distressed assets. Services rendered include inter alia

• Credit portfolio and related guarantees analysis;
• Structuring and negotiation of deleveraging transactions
• Implemention of this type of transactions

Private Equity 

pbbr has wide experience in the private equity and venture capital practice areas having private equity houses, fund managers, promoters, and also the target companies as Clients in this area.

Our experience includes:

• Structuring and incorporation of Private Equity players
• Analysis and structuring of private equity transactions
• All kinds of private equity transactions (e.g. MBO, MBI, BIMBO).