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Francisco Xavier de Almeida
Lawyer
Partner
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CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut
Rua Sousa Martins, 10
1050-218 Lisbon, Portugal
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The main areas of practice include privatisations, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance (debt and equity), credit securitisation and structured products. He has considerable experience in Securities Law, Banking and Financing Law and Companies Law.
- Since 2007: Partner at CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut
- 2004 – 2007: Managing Associate at Linklaters (Portugal)
- 2003 – 2004: Senior Lawyer at Rebelo de Sousa & Associates in association with Simmons & Simmons
- 2000 – 2003: Lawyer at F. Castelo Branco, P. Rebelo de Sousa & Associados (Grupo Legal Português)
- 1998 – 1999: Lawyer at Simmons & Simmons London office
- 1995 – 1997: Assistant professor at the Law Faculty of the Catholic University Portugal
Education
- 1997 – 1998: Master of Laws (LLM) in Banking and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science
- 1990 – 1995: Graduation in Law from the Law Faculty of the Catholic University Portugal
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Membership
- Member of the England and Wales Law Society, since 1999
- Member of the Portuguese Bar Association, since 1997
Acknowledgement
- Chambers Global 2011
Sources say he "has extensive knowledge of the sector and provides direct and rigorous answers on all legal matters."
- Legal 500 2011
The ‘fantastic’ Francisco Xavier de Almeida is ‘proactive, dynamic and knowledgeable’, and has ‘tremendous capital markets expertise’.
- The Portuguese Bar Association has awarded him with the title as Expert Lawyer in Finance Law.
- In 2009 he has been awarded the prize “Forty under 40” by the magazine Iberian Lawyer
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Current Status on Portuguese Private Equity
ALMEIDA, Francisco Xavier de; RODRIGUES, Vasco, “Current Status on Portuguese Private Equity”, Private Equity, Worldwatch, Financier Worldwide, August 2010
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