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Paulo Costa Martins

Partner · Cuatrecasas

PortugalBanking & Finance, Corporate / M&A

About

Partner at Cuatrecasas in Portugal with over 20 years' experience advising banks, investment firms and FinTech on banking and financial services. He advises on M&A in the financial sector, regulatory and conduct rules, supervisory procedures, governance and organisational requirements, compliance matters (including MiFID II, AML, PSD II), outsourcing arrangements and the structuring and set-up of investment funds; he is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association and of the Supervisory Board of the Portuguese Compliance and Regulatory Observatory and is an author and speaker on banking and capital markets law.

Practice areas

Banking & FinanceCorporate / M&AFinancial RegulationComplianceFinTechInvestment FundsCapital Markets

Office

Expertise

Advising banks and financial institutionsM&A in the financial sector (acquisitions of banking entities, business transfers, group restructurings)Financial services regulatory mattersSupervisory authority proceduresOrganisational and governance requirements for financial institutionsCompliance (MiFID II; AML; PSD II)Outsourcing arrangementsStructuring and setting-up of investment fundsAdvising FinTechs

Admissions

  • Portuguese Bar Association