Francisco Santos Costa
Partner
Portuguese
English
Spanish
Specialist in crossborder M&A deals (leveraged and non-leveraged) and corporate restructuring mandates in a wide range of subsectors.
Francisco Santos Costa has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, advising clients on transactions and on regulatory issues.
He also advises on and handles the legal management of energy and infrastructure projects, including crossborder transactions and corporate restructuring mandates in a wide range of subsectors: energy transition (hydro, solar, wind and cogeneration), distribution and retail of fuel products and infrastructure concession contracts. His clients include major companies in the energy sector, private equity funds and other financial sponsors, infrastructure funds and industrial partners.
He is an expert in all stages of project development, joint ventures, commercial contracts, due diligence, risk assessment and management of legal solutions.
He contributes regularly to the Chambers Global Practice Guide on Corporate and M&A Trends and Developments, and Getting the Deal Through Private M&A, published by Law Business Research.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Specialties
Education
Postgraduate studies in Regulatory and Competition Law
Instituto de Direito Económico, Financeiro e Fiscal, Universidade de Lisboa, 2007Postgraduate studies in Tax
Instituto Superior de Gestão, Lisbon, 1996Bachelor of Laws
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, 1994
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500, Legal 500 EMEA Green Guide, IFLR1000, Best Lawyers and Leaders League in Corporate and M&A, Corporate Governance & Compliance Practice and Energy & Natural Resources
Publications and News
-
June 12, 2024Banca March acquires 40% of Lineas-Concessões, company controlling concessionaire Lusoponte
-
April 10, 2023Environmental Simplex
-
January 10, 2023Lexology GTDT - Private M&A
-
November 24, 2021Volume and value of M&A deals in Portugal decreased in 2021
-
July 28, 2021Onex Renewables buys wind farm portfolio from EDPR for €530 million
-
June 9, 2021Cuatrecasas advises Platinum Equity on buying Urbaser for €3.5 billion
-
December 19, 2019Cuatrecasas advises on the purchase of EDP hydroelectric dams for €2.2 billion
-
June 28, 2019Corporate M&A 2019 - Chambers Global Practice Guide / Second Edition
-
February 4, 2019Corporate M&A 2019 - Chambers Global Practice Guides
Events
-
November 24, 2021Mergermarket Portugal M&A Briefing