CABO VERDE Law and Practice Contributed by: Nelson Raposo Bernardo, Joana Andrade Correia, Manuel Esteves de Albuquerque and Júlio Martins Júnior, Raposo Bernardo & Associados
Raposo Bernardo & Associados is an international full-service law firm, with practices in Africa (Angola, Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe) and Europe (Portugal and Spain). In Cabo Verde, the firm has a team of 12 lawyers based both locally and abroad, offering more than 20 years’ experience of participating in the most inno - vative and relevant projects. They regularly represent the interests of national and international players – including investment and commercial banks, invest - ment funds, financial intermediaries, government
entities, and public sector and private agents – in legal matters concerning banking, energy, aviation, pharmaceuticals, tourism and leisure, and construc - tion and infrastructure. The firm’s expertise includes advising on operations such as corporate finance and major project finance, large M&A transactions, privatisations, PPP projects, large infrastructure pro - jects and drafts of banking, financial markets and in - surance legislation. It also works closely with major international law firms.
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Nelson Raposo Bernardo is the managing partner of Raposo Bernardo and has more than 30 years’ experi - ence as a lawyer in high-profile and complex legal operations and transac - tions. He is head of the firms’ banking
Manuel Esteves de Albuquerque is of counsel at Raposo Bernardo and has extensive experience in public law regarding administrative law, public procurement, public works contracts and regulation. He has
and projects practices, and co-head of the corporate practice. He is also an assistant professor of corpo - rate and commercial law at the Law School of the University of Lisbon, and regularly lectures on entre - preneurship, start-up and management courses at INDEG/ISCTE. Nelson also has experience in legislat - ing and has led several legislative reform committees, in several countries, on banking, finance, insurance, projects, start-ups and venture capital.
advised on real estate investments and respective due diligence, and worked on the creation of real estate investment structures and the drafting and negotiation of sale and purchase agreements; he is also experienced in derivatives, regulation and compliance. Manuel’s experience includes advising on the sale and purchase of retail and logistic parks and tourism projects, and advising clients in the energy and power projects and trading sectors.
Joana Andrade Correia is a partner and co-head of Raposo Bernardo’s corporate and M&A department. She has led multiple domestic and inter - national operations, including corpo - rate restructurings and M&A transac -
Júlio Martins Júnior is of counsel at Raposo Bernardo and a member of the Cabo Verdean and Portuguese Bar Associations. He has more than 20 years’ experience in corporate law and finance-related operations,
tions for key players in different sectors, such as aviation, banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, energy and infrastructure. She has also worked on several projects to review and reform legislation. Joana’s recent work includes advising a major European private airline on the privatisation of a public airline; advising a major European hotels and resorts group on its business incorporation in Portugal and the opening of two hotels; and advis - ing a leading Iberian paper print company on a merger transaction.
particularly in relation to sales and acquisitions of shares and assets, financing operations, licensing and regulation, and M&A. Júlio has been involved in major international investment projects in Cabo Verde. His recent transactions include advising over 30 banks operating in the country on financing contracts for large infrastructure and equipment, and advising the second-largest bank in the world, in terms of assets, on a loan agreement for an international credit transaction.
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