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Position: Senior Partner
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Macau
Portugal
Practice Areas:
Banking
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Insurance
Real estate
Construction and materials
Biography

Hugo Couto joined the firm in early 2000 and completed the course for Private Notaries in Macau in 2002. Hugo, who advises on all areas of the law, has focused his practice in litigation, being involved in several disputes concerning civil, corporate, real estate, insurance and administrative matters.

Recent transactional highlights
  • Advised Melco Resorts Finance Limited (and other Group Companies) with respect to Macau Law, in the issuance of USD 900,000,000.00 senior notes
  • Assisted Citibank, N.A., (Hong Kong) Branch in the HKD 223,400,000.00 financing deal involving Sundart Engineering Services (Macau Limited).
  • Assisted a Hong Kong bank in a financing of Jewellery manufacturing company and a trading company. (HKD 162,609,000.00)
Practice areas
  • Banking
  • Financial restructuring
  • M&A
  • Real estate finance
  • Securitisation
Sector specialisations
  • Banking
  • Financial services
  • Gaming
  • Real estate
  • Transport
Bar admissions
  • Registered Lawyer with the Portuguese Bar Association
  • Registered Lawyer with the Macau Lawyers’ Association
Academic qualifications
  • Law Degree (LLB), Porto School of Law, Catholic University, Portugal (1998)
  • Course for Private Notaries in the Macau SAR (2002)
Address:
Macau SAR
Tel:+853 28 591 592 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://mantonio.net/team/hugo-ribeiro-couto/