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REITs or SIGIs: an alternative for investment in real estate assets in Portugal
Garrigues Portugal offers a detailed analysis of the legal regime of Real Estate Investment and Management Companies (SIGI) in the latest edition of the EPRA Global REIT 2021 Study. The firm's experts explain the key factors to take into…
Contingency measures have been adopted by the Portuguese Council of Ministers in the event of a no-deal Brexit
As already adopted by other EU member states, on 12 September 2019 contingency measures were approved by the Portuguese Council of Ministers and should be applied to credit institutions, investment companies and management entities with head office…
It was published the first amendment to the Portuguese SIGIs’ Regime
On the 4th of September 2019, Law no. 97/2019 was published in Portugal’s Official Journal introducing the first amendment, approved under a parliament review, to the Real Estate Investment and Asset Management (SIGIs) regime,…
SIGI – New vehicle in Portugal for real estate investment
10 main features of Portuguese REITs
Regime for the conversion of bearer securities into registered securities – entry into force of Decree-Law no. 123/2017, of 25 September
Following the Commentary that we have made available on 10 May 2017, informing about the entry into force of Law no. 15/2017, of 3 May – which prohibits the issuance of bearer securities and foresees the creation of a transitional…
Approval of the appropriation regime applicable to commercial pledges
On 26 June, the regime applicable to the appropriation of the pledged asset under a commercial pledge agreement was approved by Decree-Law no. 75/2017, of 26 June 2017.
Prohibition on the issuance of bearer securities
Prohibition on the issuance of bearer securities – entry into force of Law no.15/2017, of 3 May, which prohibits the issuance of bearer securities and foresees the creation of a transitional regime for the conversion of the existing…