Francisco Soares Machado
Senior associate
Portuguese
English
Spanish
French
He advises financial institutions on transactional and regulatory matters, including on banking restructurings and on M&A operations in the financial sector, prudential and conduct rules, governance, payment services and FinTech, and investment services. In the capital markets area, he mainly advises on public offers, private placements and securitizations.
Between 2015 and 2018, Francisco Soares Machado worked as an advisor to the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank in Luxembourg. Previously, between 2012 and 2015, he was an advisor in the cabinet of the Minister of Finance in the Portuguese Government, where he worked on financial stability and banking regulation matters.
Member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Solicitor in England and Wales. Member of the Law Society of England and Wales.
Former member of the Legal Committee of the Portuguese Corporate Governance Institute and member of the Governance Lab think tank.
Lecturer at postgraduate programmes on banking and investment services in Lisbon Law School.
Author of several articles and publications on banking and corporate finance matters, including "Effective Creditor Protection in Private Companies: Mandatory Minimum Capital Rules or Ex Post protection?”, "Acções sem valor nominal: a sua emissão a um valor de emissão inferior ao das acções anteriormente emitidas”, “A Proposta de Reforma da Supervisão Financeira em Portugal” and “A Administração de Instituições de pagamento”.
Specialties
Education
Approved in CFA Level 1 Exam
CFA Institute, 2013Postgraduate studies in Securities Law
Universidade de Lisboa, 2011Master in Corporate/Commercial Law
London School of Economics and Political Science, 2009Bachelor of Laws
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2008
Directory Mentions
Recommended lawyer
IFLR1000 and Best Lawyers in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets and Financial Institutions
Honorable mention in CMVM Award
Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM), 2011
Award
Professor André Gonçalves Pereira, 2011
Publications and News
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March 24, 2025CMVM publishes annual 2025 financial intermediation circular
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March 24, 2025CMVM publishes annual issuers circular with new rules
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March 24, 2025CMVM strengthens financial instruments value-for-money rules
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March 24, 2025CMVM publishes annual asset management circular with new rules
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November 20, 2024The EU Listing Act has been published
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November 20, 2024Multiple Voting Shares: The EU promotes minimum harmonization
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June 28, 2024Capital markets and investment funds: Tax incentives
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January 29, 2024Legal Update Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Newsletter – 4th Quarter 2023
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January 5, 2024Regulation of the Asset Management Regime
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December 15, 2022Law 23-A/2022 transposing CRD V and BRRD II
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November 4, 2022Cuatrecasas holds new edition of Compendio in Sitges
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May 8, 2019Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business: Regulatory Compliance in Portugal