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Trends and Developments Contributed by: Francisco Lino Dias, Teresa Madeira Afonso, Diogo Neves and Maria Sanches Afonso PLMJ PLMJ is a law firm based in Portugal that com - bines a full service with bespoke legal crafts - manship. For more than 50 years, the firm has taken an innovative and creative approach to producing tailor-made solutions to defend the interests of its clients effectively. The firm sup - ports its clients in all areas of the law, often with multidisciplinary teams and always acting as a business partner in the most strategic decision- making processes. With the aim of being close to its clients, the firm created PLMJ Colab, its
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collaborative network of law firms spread across Portugal and other countries with which it has cultural and strategic ties. PLMJ Colab makes the best use of resources and provides a con - certed response to the international challenges of its clients, wherever they are. International collaboration is ensured through firms special - ising in the legal systems and local cultures of Angola, China/Macao, Guinea-Bissau, Mozam - bique, São Tome and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.
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Francisco Lino Dias is a partner and co-head of the real estate and tourism practice at PLMJ. Francisco is responsible for advising investors and real estate developers on all
Teresa Madeira Afonso is a partner in PLMJ’s real estate and tourism practice. She has 18 years of professional experience and focuses on commercial law, with a particular emphasis on commercial property and finance. Her areas of expertise include structuring, negotiating and handling M&A and private equity transactions, establishing and advising investment and venture capital funds, and acquiring loan portfolios. Teresa also advises on financing and corporate restructurings in various sectors of the real estate and tourism industries.
operations involving the purchase, sale or renting/use of all types of properties. During the past 15 years, he has gained broad experience in advising on all phases of real estate projects, including defining and implementing corporate and financing structures. Francisco has represented real estate investors and developers in acquisitions of property portfolios, sale and leaseback transactions, and construction and sale of logistics parks, office buildings, shopping centres and retail parks. He has also advised on urban rehabilitation operations.
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