Garrigues is an international firm headquartered in Madrid. The firm was founded in 1941 and has established offices in 13 countries across Africa, America, Asia and Europe. The firm's presence in Portugal could be traced to 2005 when it established its Lisbon office and expanded its legal practice by opening its Oporto office in 2006. The Portugal team is led by managing partner João Miranda. The Portugal team has strong focus on business law advising on the most complex and significant deals in Portugal.

Highlights

The firm acted as Portuguese counsel to TagEnergy on its €570 million green bond for renewables and storage pipeline.

The firm advised Bankinter on its €25 million facility provided to Prosolia Group for the financing of two solar-photovoltaic plants located in Portugal.

In M&A the firm notably advised Iberdrola Clientes on the creation of joint ventures with BP to install, operate and maintain a public network of up to a total of 11,000 owned high-power electric vehicle charging points in Spain and Portugal.

Testimonials   

"Professionalism." (Banking client)

"Extensive experience on M&A transaction." (M&A client)

"Outstanding professionals." (Private equity client)

Key clients 

BNP Paribas Factor, Brookfield Asset Management, Caixa Central de Crédito Agrícola, Njord and Samsung.