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Tiago Valente de Oliveira
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Lawyer

Tiago Valente de Oliveira

Languages
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Portuguese
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Tiago Valente de Oliveira is a Partner in the Corporate M&A team and is part of the ESG Task Force.

With over 10 years of experience, he focuses mainly in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial law, and capital markets.

He has been involved in the acquisition and sale of several companies, national and international corporate restructuring operations, venture capital, and structuring of international partnerships. He also provides permanent legal advice in the area of corporate law to several national and international clients, including advice on corporate finance matters.

Tiago is acknowledged as Up & Coming for Private Equity, by Chambers Europe, 2025 and as Next Generation Partner for Commercial, Corporate, and M&A and recommended for Banking & Finance and Capital Markets by Legal 500, 2025. He is also recognized as a Rising Star for M&A by IFLR 1000, 2023. Moreover, he is recognised for Mergers and Acquisitions Law, by Best Lawyers for the past years and he is ranked Excellent for Corporate M&A and Highly Recommended for Private Equity and Venture Capital by Leaders League, 2026. He was also awarded Lawyer of the Year for Corporate M&A,  Forty under 40 in 2024, by Iberian Lawyer.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2012.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Tiago Valente is an excellent lawyer in the M&A area.
    Legal 500 (2025)
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    Tiago Valente de Oliveira offers great technical knowledge, pragmatism and negotiation skills.
    Chambers Europe (2024)
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    João Caldeira and Tiago Valente de Oliveira both have availability, technical knowledge, negotiation capacity, adaptability to our needs, in-depth knowledge of the client.
    Legal 500 (2024)
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    He always has solutions to complex problems and is very committed so that the timings of the operation do not slip.
    Chambers Europe (2024)
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    Tiago Valente frequently assists private equity houses with their investments into the Portuguese market. He is also experienced in minority stake acquisitions.
    Chambers Europe (2023)
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    It is an international team able to advise on transactions involving different jurisdictions. They are fast and very efficient. CMS team stands out from other competitors in the industry in knowledge and involvement.
    Tiago Valente de Oliveira_Legal 500 (2023)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2010

Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Masters in Business Management (curricular part), INDEG IUL - ISCTE Executive Education
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