Cláudia Cruz Almeida
Cláudia Cruz Almeida
Cláudia Cruz Almeida joined VdA in 1999. Head of the Corporate and M&A practice, she has been involved in several transactions mainly focused on acquisition finance, corporate finance and acquisitions and sales of companies.
Cláudia has also advised several clients in securities related matters and on securities market deals.
InspiraLaw Women, Iberian Lawyer - 2021
Law degree University of Lisbon Faculty of Law.
Post-graduation in Securities Law, by the Securities Institute, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law.
Author of various articles in publications specialized in acquisition finance, corporate finance and securities matters, namely:
- "International Acquisition Finance: Jurisdictional Comparisons" , European Lawyer, 2008 (co-authorship of the Portuguese chapter of the book)
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
English.
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Chambers Europe
Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"Cláudia Cruz Almeida is a very experienced M&A legal counsel; She is the most complete lawyer and I have good references of her." -
Chambers Global
Portugal: Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"Cláudia Cruz Almeida is a very experienced M&A legal counsel; She is the most complete lawyer and I have good references of her." -
IFLR 1000
Banking / Banking and Finance 2023 - Tier 1
M&A 2023 - Tier 1
Capital Markets: Equity 2023 - Tier 1
IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2023
Capital Markets: Debt 2023 - Tier 1
Restructuring and insolvency 2023 - Tier 1
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Legal 500
Portugal | Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Tier 1
Leading individuals
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Chambers Europe
Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"She is one of the most dedicated lawyers I have worked with, she is hard-working and very well composed under pressure." -
Chambers Global
Portugal: Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"She is one of the most dedicated lawyers I have worked with, she is hard-working and very well composed under pressure." -
IFLR 1000
M&A (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly Regarded"Very experienced and client oriented."Capital Markets Equity (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly regardedRestructuring and insolvency (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Debt (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly RegardedM&A 2022 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedBanking / Banking and Finance 2022 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Debt 2022 - Tier 1
Highly regardedRestructuring and insolvency 2022 - Tier 1
Highly regardedIFLR1000 Women Leaders 2022 | 5th edition
IFLR1000 Women LeaderCapital Markets Equity 2022 - Tier 1
Highly RegardedBanking / Banking and Finance (31st Edition) - Tier 1
Highly regarded"Hard working, very determined, with a good knowledge of the Portuguese legal code." -
Legal 500
Portugal | Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Tier 1
Leading individuals
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Chambers Europe
Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"Very much hands-on lawyer who demonstrates seniority." -
Chambers Global
Portugal: Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 2"Very much hands-on lawyer who demonstrates seniority" -
IFLR 1000
Capital Markets Equity - Tier 1
Highly RegardedRestructuring and insolvency - Tier 1
Highly RegardedMergers and acquisitions - Tier 1
Capital Markets Debt - Tier 1
Highly RegardedBanking - Tier 1
Highly Regarded -
Legal 500
Portugal | Insolvency and Restructuring - Tier 1
Recommended Lawyers"Cláudia Cruz Almeida and Teresa Pitôrra stand out as a great team combining complementary capabilities that enabled to navigate through a very complex project. I would like to highlight Cláudia and Teresa’s full availability, engagement, commitment and resilience further to their outstanding technical capabilities."Portugal | Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Tier 1
Leading individuals / Recommended Lawyer
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Chambers Europe
Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 3"Extremely experienced and unflappable." -
Chambers Global
Portugal: Corporate/M&A - Band 1
Band 3"Extremely experienced and unflappable." -
IFLR 1000
M&A - Tier 1
Highly RegardedRestructuring and insolvency - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Debt - Tier 1
Highly RegardedCapital Markets Equity - Tier 1
Highly RegardedBanking - Tier 1
Highly Regarded -
Legal 500
Portugal | Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Tier 1
Recommended Lawyer