Paramount Legal provides comprehensive legal advice in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions (M&A), supporting national and international clients across all stages of the business lifecycle.
Corporate Law and Governance
We advise companies of all sizes on day-to-day corporate matters, including the preparation and coordination of general meetings, board meetings, drafting of minutes and corporate documentation, as well as ensuring compliance with applicable legal formalities and registration requirements. Our team ensures efficient management of corporate affairs, from incorporation through to restructuring or dissolution and liquidation.
We provide corporate governance advice, supporting boards of directors and supervisory bodies in implementing best management practices, defining remuneration policies and adopting compliance procedures appropriate to each client’s size and industry sector.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Our team advises on M&A transactions with a focus on the Portuguese market and cross-border deals with a Portuguese nexus, representing buyers, sellers and investors at all stages of the transaction process:
- Structuring and planning acquisitions, mergers, demergers and equity disposals
- Conducting and coordinating legal due diligence processes
- Negotiating and drafting share purchase agreements
- Preparing shareholders’ agreements
- Corporate reorganisations and restructurings
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Management buyout and leveraged buyout transactions
- Shareholder dispute resolution
Private Equity and Venture Capital
We support institutional investors and investment funds in venture capital and private equity transactions, from seed stage through growth rounds and buyouts. Our advisory services span the entire investment cycle: investment structuring, term sheet negotiation, equity and debt investment agreements (including convertible instruments), vesting mechanisms, and co-investment arrangements.
In the venture capital space, we assist founders and investors in creating and structuring investment vehicles, including venture capital funds, special purpose vehicles (SPVs), and investor syndicates. We advise on successive funding rounds (Series A, B, C), anti-dilution provisions, liquidation preferences, drag-along and tag-along rights, as well as shareholders’ agreements tailored to the specificities of the startup ecosystem.
In private equity transactions, we advise funds and investors on leveraged buyouts (LBOs), management buyouts (MBOs), management buy-ins (MBIs), and carve-out transactions. Our team has experience in negotiating management agreements and incentive arrangements for management teams. We also support exit transactions, including secondary buyouts and strategic disposals.
We stay abreast of current trends in the European and Iberian markets, where there is significant growth in add-on transactions, secondary market activity, and an increasing focus on sectors such as technology, healthtech, professional services, and digital infrastructure.
Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) Insurance
Our team has extensive experience advising on warranty & indemnity insurance (W&I) transactions, an increasingly prominent risk allocation tool in European M&A that has seen significant growth in the Iberian market in recent years.
We advise buyers, sellers and insurers throughout the entire W&I process, from feasibility analysis and coverage structuring to policy negotiation and claims management.
Our involvement encompasses supporting the due diligence process for underwriting purposes, ensuring proper alignment between the representations and warranties in the share purchase agreement (SPA) and the scope of the insurance policy, as well as negotiating exclusions, liability caps and indemnification mechanisms.
Our Commitment
We combine technical rigour with a pragmatic, results-oriented approach, working closely with our clients to understand their commercial objectives and deliver legal solutions.