• Counselling a leading UK bank in connection with a refinancing of £ 120 million facility borrowed by a major multinational corporation with operations in Portugal and Angola;

• Advising a leading global payments company in relation to the issue of charge card products in Equatorial Guinea;

• Assisting a French financial institution in connection with the extension of an existing pan-European factoring programme carried out by multinational company and related pledge over bank accounts held in Portugal;

• Assisting a Swiss leading bank in a USD 200 million loan facility to the Angolan government;

• Counseling an UK investment bank in relation with a cash pooling arrangement and a cash sweeping agreement entered into by the Equatoguinean subsidiary of a leading services provider to the oil & gas industry;

• Assisting German bank in relation to a loan facility to the Angolan subsidiary of a German company;

• Assisting a Portuguese investor in setting up an electronic payment system company in Portugal;

• Advising a South African bank in connection to a USD 50 million facility to the Angolan subsidiary of a world leading brewer;

• Advising a syndicate of banks in relation to a USD 100 million facility to the Angolan subsidiary of a world leading packaging products manufacturer;

• Assisting a Macau investment company in setting up a banking institution in Timor-Leste;

• Assisting a Portuguese banking institution in relation with its day-to-day operations in Timor-Leste;

• Assisting an Australian/New Zealand banking institution in relation with its day-to-day operations in Timor-Leste;

• Assisting several Angolan banks in relation with their day-to-day operations;

• Assisting Portuguese branch of a Dutch bank in relation with its day-to-day operations;

• Advising a leading UK bank in setting up an affiliate in Angola;

• Assisting a syndicate of banks led by a French bank in relation to a share pledge agreement granted by a Portuguese company under a EUR 4.4 million facility;

• Advising Chinese financial institution in connection with a credit facility of USD 1.5 billion to the Republic of Angola;

• Advising Angolan subsidiary of a Russian bank on drafting finance documents to be used in Angola;

• Counseling a German bank in relation with the issuance of letter of credits under Angolan law;

• Assisting a South African bank in setting up a representative office in Angola;

• Advising an UK bank in setting up a representative office in Angola;

• Advising UK investment bank in relation to a loan facility to the Republic of Angola;

• Assisting an international corporation in relation to a share pledge agreement granted by an Angolan company under a USD 34 million facility;

• Advising a French aircraft manufacturer in relation to a financial lease of an aircraft to be operated in Angola;

• Assisting an oil company in relation to a financial lease of an aircraft to be operated in Angola;

• Advising a South African bank in connection with ship lease agreements under the Angolan law;

• Advising US bank in connection with a supported long term financing of USD 338.46 million related with the acquisition of six aircraft on lease to an Angolan operator;

• Advising Chinese export and import bank in connection with a credit facility of USD 2 billion to Angola;

• Counseling an UK leading bank on import/export financing with relation to Angola and Mozambique;

• Counseling a Russian company on import/export financing with relation to Angola;

• Counseling a French leading financial institution on import/export financing with relation to Angola;

• Assisting a Swiss leading bank in a USD 60 million loan facility to the Angolan government;

• Assisting a US leading financial institution in a EUR 250 million loan facility to the Angolan government;

• Assisting German bank in relation with USD 225 million loan facility to the Angolan government;

• Advising Russian bank in connection with a USD 62.4 million credit facility;

• Assisting a leading financial institution in relation to a EUR 272 million term loan, revolving senior facilities and capital expenditure, and a EUR 42.9 million Mezzanine Bonds and related securities granted by a Portuguese company;

• Assisting English and Irish banks in a senior debt with term loan facilities, together with a revolving credit facility and a bridging loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of € 98 million, as well as in connection with a related mezzanine facility of EUR 25 million and relevant guarantees provided;

• Advising a syndicate of banks led by a Dutch financial institution in financing of FPSO upgrade offshore Angola;

• Advising leading German financial group in relation with USD 22.5 million financing for construction of a vessel;

• Counseling Angolan bank in connection with a deposit and custody agreement executed with a UK financial institution;

• Advising Russian investment bank on drafting deposit, custody and brokerage services agreement to be used in Angola;

• Advising a UK leading financial institution on identifying the key legal obligations imposed on a payment services provider in Angola and Mozambique;

• Advising Angolan bank on drafting finance documents to be used in Angola;

• Assisting an Angolan bank in reorganising its corporate structure;

• Advising leading Portuguese investment bank in setting up an affiliate in Angola;

• Advising one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world in relation to the issuance of electronic money in Portugal;

• Assisting a South African leading bank in setting up an affiliate in Angola;

• Assisting an Angolan bank on drafting the standard legal documents to be used in Angola.