TELLES offers legal advice specialised in Corporate, M&A and Private Equity.
The legal services provided by TELLES in this area include the following:
- Advising in the acquisition or sale of companies, including the structuring of M&A transactions;
- Advising in the structuring of partnerships, joint ventures and consortiums;
- Advising in the management and day to day activity of corporations including services corporate housekeeping;
- Assistance to equity holders in the defence of their rights;
- Advising in matters related with general business affairs;
- Drafting of by-laws, shareholders’ agreements and all related corporate documentation;
- Planning and monitoring of corporate restructuring implementation, covering splits, mergers and transformations;
- Acquisition and sale of assets;
- Advising on foreign investments in Portugal;
- Advising national companies in the review and negotiation of international contracts;
- Advising in the area of general contracts through the preparation and review of different types of contratcts and through providing orientation in negotiation and contract signing;
- The carrying out of legal due diligence.
- Advising on the structuring and incorporation of venture capital funds and other venture capital investment undertakings (and their management companies), including the structuring of investor club deals and partnerships between anchor investors or promoters and management companies;
- Advising on secondary transactions involving venture capital investment undertakings and their management companies, including LBOs, MBOs, MBIs, as well as the reorganisation of fund portfolios of venture capital investment undertakings.
- Advising on priced equity or unpriced financing rounds of investments or co-investments, using all types of convertible instruments or SAFES and at all stages of the life of the investee companies
- Advising on build-up and other asset purchase structures by venture capital players, as well as bank debt redemption or restructuring and refinancing or recapitalisation transactions.
- Advising on IPO or trade sale exits or secondary buy-outs, whether or not in the context of competitive market sales.