Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Portugal:A Practical Guide to the Legal, Financial, and Administrative Implications

Portugal, a full member of the Common Market, has in the last ten years, been host to a significant amount of foreign investment. This book, the first of its kind in English, provides the necessary introduction to those businessmen, consultants and lawyers who wish to know more about the nature of doing business in Portugal. The author, an American lawyer with 24 years' practical experience in Portugal, has provided the reader with a solid foundation upon which to evaluate a possible capital venture into Portugal, whether in the form of an acquisition, merger or the establishment of a company. Company structures, distribution agreements, anti-trust law, merger control, Securities & Exchange Act, takeovers, corporate tax issues, labor law, equity joint ventures, and the regulation of foreign investment, are only some of the topics treated in Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers in Portugal.