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Diogo Leónidas Rocha
With more than 30 years' experience in M&A, capital markets, banking and finance, Diogo Leónidas Rocha has been involved in structuring and implementing some of the most innovative operations in the Portuguese market, including mergers, acquisitions and financial operations, namely privatisations, takeover bids and initial public offerings, some worth more than €10 billion. Diogo Leónidas Rocha provides day-to-day advice to some of the largest listed companies in Portugal, particularly in relation to supervisory bodies, the CMVM and Euronext Lisbon.
Expertise
Banking and Capital Markets; Corporate, M&A and Private Equity
Sectors
M&A, Banking and Finance
Diogo Leónidas Rocha's main areas of expertise are M&A, Banking, Finance and Capital Markets. Diogo has been involved in major transactions in the Telecommunications, Banking and Finance sectors. He was elected at the Investor Relations & Governance Awards 2007 as the ‘Best Capital Markets Lawyer/Team’ (an event organised by Deloitte and Diário Económico). He has also been named as a leading lawyer in the most relevant international directories (e.g. Tier 1 in Chambers and Partners; Hall of Fame in Legal 500, Highly Regarded in IFRL 1000).
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2004 –2023: Founding Partner, Garrigues, Leónidas, Matos, nowadays Garrigues Portugal, S.L.P. - Sucursal
2000 – 2004: Partner, Leónidas, Matos & Associados
1999 – 2000: Partner, Pena, Machete, Botelho Moniz, Nobre Guedes, Ruiz & Associados
1990 – 1999: Lawyer, Carlos de Sousa e Brito & Associados
Postgraduate in European Studies, Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
1990: Law Degree, Faculdade de Direito de Lisboa, Universidade Católica Portuguesa