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Pedro Pessanha

Partner · Abreu Advogados

PortugalCorporate / M&A, Real EstatePortuguese, English, German, French, Spanish

About

Partner at Abreu Advogados since 2022, specialising in corporate/M&A, real estate and project finance, with experience in acquisitions and sales of companies, restructurings, mergers/demergers, international contracts and monitoring foreign investment. He has advised national and international clients across petrochemical, health (diagnostics), textile and transport sectors, has significant real estate work in the wine sector (Douro), co‑authored a chapter on Portugal in a handbook on the Societas Europaea, and has served as Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Belgium in Oporto since 2009.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&AReal EstateProject FinanceEnergyInternational Investment

Office

Expertise

Petrochemical sectorHealth (complementary diagnostic means)Textile industryTransport sectorWine sector (Douro)Renewable energy projectsForeign investmentInternational contracts

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra (1981)
  • Complementary training in accounting and management and in economic and financial analysis of companies, Escola de Direito do Porto, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (1983)

Admissions

  • Portuguese Bar Association
  • International Bar Association (member)

Languages

PortugueseEnglishGermanFrenchSpanish