Profile

Miguel Brito da Silva joined Pérez-Llorca in 2026 and is an associate in the Banking and Finance practice at the firm’s London office. Prior to this, he was part of the Banking and Finance team at a Portuguese law firm and worked for over four years in the Banking and Finance team of the London office of another international firm, and was on secondment in the London office of an international bank in 2024.

Studies:

• 2019 — Master’s Degree in Management, Nova School of Business and Economics
• 2018 — Degree in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

His is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Experience

Miguel has extensive experience advising banks, financial institutions, private lenders, issuers, and sponsors on financing transactions, including leveraged finance, debt capital markets, real estate finance, and fund finance, with a particular focus on credit securitisation transactions in various European jurisdictions involving various asset classes such as auto loans, consumer loans, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), buy-now-pay-later receivables (BNPL), trade receivables, non-performing loans (NPL), and real estate loans.

Academic and publishing Collaborations

• Co-author of the book “European Securitisation: A Practitioner’s Guide to Principles and Jurisdictions”, Globe Law and Business, 20 March 2024

Professional Organisations

• Portuguese Bar Association.