Pedro Cassiano Santos, Sebastião Nogueira and Henrique Ferreirinha Baptista are the authors of the article "Securitisation in Portugal: an introduction to the legal framework" in "The Securitisation & Structured Finance Handbook".

The 2024 edition of "The Securitisation & Structured Finance Handbook", published by Capital Markets Intelligence, offers an in-depth analysis of the financial sector through an overview of the current international market. Each chapter is signed by sector specialists representing the country under analysis.

In the chapter on Portugal, VdA's lawyers analyse the principles of the Portuguese securitisation regime, bankruptcy remoteness and legal creditor’s privilege, common asset classes in Portugal and the underlying benefits of their securitisation.

• The article is available for consultation here.