Hugo Moredo Santos, Carlos Couto, Inês Antas de Barros, Ana Perestrelo de Oliveira, Orlando Vogler Guiné, David Paula, Joana Silva Leal and Chen Chen are members of the teaching staff of the IX Intensive Course on Investment Funds, organised by the Private Law Research Centre of the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon. Chen Chen is also part of the course’s executive coordination.

Throughout this edition, VdA lawyers address different aspects of the legal and operational framework governing investment funds. Hugo Moredo Santos and Carlos Couto examine “Collective Investment Undertakings and Bond Issuances”, while Inês Antas de Barros and David Paula teach a session on the “Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and its Impact on Asset Management”.

Ana Perestrelo de Oliveira presents the general principles of venture capital in the context of Venture Capital Collective Investment Undertakings, while Orlando Vogler Guiné and Joana Silva Leal analyse the practical aspects to be considered when investing through these undertakings.

Carlos Couto also leads a session dedicated to Management Companies, covering their different types, size, internal organisation and permitted activities. Chen Chen, who is also part of the course’s executive coordination, addresses the “Types of Collective Investment Undertakings: From Incorporation to Subscription and Redemption” and “Collective Investment Companies”.

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