Duarte Schmidt Lino
Joined PLMJ in 2004.
Partner and co-head of the Corporate M&A practice.
About Duarte
Duarte is a partner and co-head of the Corporate M&A practice. He has over 18 years’ experience in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, corporate law, investment funds and privatisation.
Duarte is known for handling major private equity, corporate governance, M&A and privatisation transactions, working both in Portugal and internationally, with a focus on the markets of Angola, Brazil and Mozambique.
Duarte has a law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa in Lisbon and completed a postgraduate course in banking law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Contacts
Office: Lisbon
(+351) 213 197 300
duarte.schmidtlino@plmj.pt
Languages:
English, French, Spanish
Academic Background
- Law degree from Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 2000
- Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2002
- Postgraduate in Banking Law, the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, 2001
Professional Background
- Partner at PLMJ since 2014
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Chambers Europe
"Clients value his experience and availability."
"He has considerable expertise in acquisitions, including management buyout transactions and the drafting of shareholders' agreements."
"He offers support to both buyers and sellers in deals in the agriculture, leisure and manufacturing sectors, and his expertise extends to private equity and venture capital operations."
"He is commercially savvy and leads the team and is well versed in both private equity and venture capital operations."
"He has a solid profile in the Portuguese market and regularly advises on cross-border transactions, including in matters involving Brazil, Angola and Mozambique."
"He has the capacity to negotiate based on his great creativity with solutions. In addition, he is always available and meets deadlines."
Chambers Global
"He regularly acts on transactions in the real estate, manufacturing and energy sectors. Clients value his experience and availability."
"He is a fantastic lawyer and his expertise extends to private equity and venture capital operations."