VdA and Pedro Simões Coelho are in the guide's top tier, says Jornal de Negócios

PLC - Practical Law Company Which Lawyer international legal guide has ranked an Investment Funds area for Portugal for the first time. Vieira de Almeida & Associados (VdA) is one of the only two Portuguese firms to be 'recommended' and VdA's partner from the Banking & Finance area of practice, Pedro Simões Coelho, who heads the firm's Collective Investment Institutions sector is mentioned as a reference.
VdA has been developing and providing thorough assistance in the setting-up, constitution and operation of Securities Investment Funds and Real Estate Funds, as well as infrastructure vehicles, venture capital funds, and private equity.

Pedro Simões Coelho has led some of the most innovative structures in this area in the country, namely the setting-up of Benfica Stars Fund, Closed Securities Investment - the first Securities investment for football players to be established under Portuguese Law with an initial capital amounting to € 40 million.

He further led the setting up of Sporting Portugal Fund, a Closed Securities Investment with an initial capital amounting to € 15 million.
Pedro Simões Coelho writes extensively on this area for most of the national and international specialized publications, namely PLC's 'Investment Funds' for Portugal, which provides the global legal framework for Investment Funds in this country.