We support both private and institutional investors in different real estate strategies and asset classes, including in commercial and residential projects.
We offer comprehensive support for every aspect of the investment process, including asset identification, asset management, transaction structuring and execution.
António has over 25 years of experience in the real estate, consumer goods and energy sectors across different geographies, including Portugal, Spain and Brazil.
António has launched two family-owned real estate funds in Portugal, focused on office, logistics & commercial properties and led several single asset deals for large international investors and family offices.
Outside the real estate industry, António worked in Investment Banking in Deutsch Bank (Lisbon & Luxembourg) and launched Häagen-Dazs in Portugal (1998) and Brazil (2004).
António holds an Business and Management degree in “Universidade Católica Portuguesa”, as well as an MBA from Boston University.
João is VdA’s Senior Partner, in which capacity he chairs VdA’s Board of Directors.
He is recognized as a leading high-end Corporate and M&A Partner, with a stellar reputation as trusted adviser for large organizations on many of the Portuguese market’s most significant transactions. He is credited for developing VdA from a small 6 lawyers’ office into a 450+ people firm with a large international footprint.
João is a member of various Boards of Directors, and is Chair of Shareholders’ Meetings of several companies.
João was named in 2018, by The Lawyer, as European Managing Partner of the Year, leading VdA to become a case study at Harvard Law and receiving successive domestic and international awards, including various FT Most Innovative Law Firm in Continental Europe Award.
Christophe has over 35 years of experience in the real estate sector, mainly as business manager in top tier French companies:
