Law no. 7/2018, of 2 March 2018 was published last Friday, establishing a new legal framework for conversion of credits into capital.

Approved as part of the Programa Capitalizar1 (Capitalize Program) and effective as of 3 March, the Act affords companies and their creditors an extrajudicial recovery and restructuring avenue to act swiftly with regard to the capitalization of companies in a weak financial position but that are economically viable.

I. Scope

RERE / IRC: Aprovadas novas regras de dedução de créditos incobráveis no âmbito de acordo de reestruturação

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Introduction

The perspective of a ahot summer arriving is an excellent opportunity to take a look at the most relevant events that occured on the second quarter of 2019.

On an international level, and in contrast with the previous quarters, few events are worth mentioning.

Decree-Law no. 10-J/2020, dated 26 March, affords a moratorium on existing financings and other banking-related measures for the protection of the liquidity of Portuguese companies and families affected by COVID-19 outbreak, to ensure the continuity of financings and preventing defaults derived from the downturn of the economy.

Are there any mechanisms of debt restructuring in case my company is facing a difficult economic situation?

Las normas del Derecho rector de la filial en materia de grupos resultan, en principio, aplicables a la matriz aunque esta sea extranjera. No cabe descartar que, además, el Derecho rector de la matriz se aplique para imponer una responsabilidad por las instrucciones que perjudicaron a la filial, aunque el Derecho de ésta no contemple normas especiales al respecto.

 CONTENTS CORPORATE LAW NEWSLETTER I MARCH, 2017 I CAPITALIZAR PROGRAMME – PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 16 MARCH 2017 2 II NATIONAL LEGISLATION 5 III NATIONAL CASE LAW 6 NEWSLETTER I CORPORATE WWW.CUATRECASAS.COM NEWSLETTER I CORPORATE 2/7 NEWSLETTER CORPORATE LAW I CAPITALIZAR PROGRAMME – PRESS RELEASE FROM THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 16 MARCH 2017 One of the priorities of the programme of the 21st Constitutional Government is to reduce the high level of corporate borrowing and to improve conditions for investment, which is why the capitalisation of companies is one

With the aim of pursuing its objectives of re-launching the Portuguese economy and creating employment by reducing the high level of corporate indebtedness and improving conditions for investment, in particular by eliminating or mitigating the constraints currently faced by companies in the access to the financing (own or before third parties), Portuguese Government established a new regime respecting the appropriation of the assets / rights pledged through a commercial pledge – Decree-Law 75/2017, dated June 26, an in force since July 1, 2017.