Our Commitment
- Experienced global solution experts
- Multilingual staff
- Confidential
- Personal approach
- Compliance
We are a professional office with more than 30 years experience
We have the breadth of experience, resources and technical skills to find creative solutions to complex problems for both private and corporate clients, and as an added-value partner to professional intermediaries.
We take your confidentiality seriously
Our overriding aim is to ensure that our professional reputation and integrity, developed over many years, is based upon mutual trust; engendered by the maintenance of the highest ethical standards. These standards include the need to be seen to be professionally independent in all the work we do
and to treat all information we receive from clients in the strictest professional confidence.
- Our website is completely secure.
- Our IT infrastructure at our offices is secured at the highest level, in order to prevent any intrusion.
- Our customer database cannot be printed or exported. Thus, all the confidential data or personal data of our customers is strictly
confined to our offices.
A truly global corporate service provider. Our multi-lingual team serves clients from many countries
Our multi-lingual team is deployed in our full-service office delivering local expertise on a global scale. Our services and support are delivered, where possible, in the client’s spoken language.
Compliance and regulation
In an effort to protect both our clients and ourselves, we take our compliance and legal obligations very seriously. Our office has obtained the necessary license and is regulated.
Strong executive team, expert experience in international business
MMCL’s executive team offers expert experience in international business fields including:
- Estate Planning: Corporate Structures
- Company and Tax Law
- Ship Registration
- Residency formalities
We are thus in a position to offer personalised solutions to all of our clients, taking into account their
personal, fiscal and financial situation.
Please submit an enquiry and we will be more than happy to analyse your situation and to send you our suggestions.
Tailored solutions from international experts
Our personal approach ensures continuity and achieves solutions that are custom-designed to specific objectives. Our commitment to clients ensures that our team members deliver these solutions efficiently and cost effectively.
We are an independent corporate services provider
We operate at an arms-length basis with banking and other financial services organisations.
As an independent provider our services are frequently engaged by professionals or private banks to provide specialist services to their clients.
We deliberately position our services for intermediaries to add value to, but not replace the local advisers of the client or the intermediary.
Our business is built on quality service and the highest ethical standards
- We are committed to providing a quality level of service.
- Our values of quality, client focus, compliance and empowerment drive our behaviours.
- We honour our personal and team commitments.
- We anticipate and respond promptly to all concerns, problems, ideas and requests.
- We behave in a legal, fair and balanced
Dra. Maria Súzel Freitas Camacho, Legal Counsel
Súzel is a law graduate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and a practising lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association. Súzel has recently concluded two additional post-graduate degrees, from the Catholic University of Porto – Porto Business School, one in Accounting and Finances and the other in Advanced Tax.
Having started out as a legal counsel to Madeira Management, Súzel was appointed as a director in 1995 and, along with Elita, is joint Managing Director of MMCL. Both are responsible for the management of the company, promotion and development of new business opportunities. Súzel is responsible for matters relating to shipping, as well as a portfolio of clients.
Besides Portuguese, Súzel is fluent in French and Spanish.
Dra. Elita Correia Amaral, Legal Counsel
Elita was educated in the UK and is a law graduate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon where she also took a postgraduate degree in European Studies. Elita has recently concluded two additional post-graduate degrees, from the Porto Business School of the Catholic University of Porto, one in Accounting and Finances and the other in Advanced Tax.
Having started out as a legal counsel to Madeira Management, Elita was appointed director in 1995 and since 2012 is, along with Súzel, joint Managing Director of MMCL both being responsible for the management of the company, promotion and development of new business opportunities.
Elita handles a portfolio of corporate and individual clients, being bilingual in English and Portuguese.
Dra. Ana Gonçalves
Ana has a degree in Business Management. She is a Certified Accountant licensed by the Portuguese Certified Accountants Association and regularly attends seminars to be fully up to date with all changes in accounting and tax regulations.
Ana joined MMCL in 1993 as a junior bookkeeper and is now Head of the Accounting Team. Besides Portuguese, Ana speaks English and also has a good knowledge of Spanish and French.
Dra. Paula Câmara
Paula has a degree in Business Management from ISAL (Instituto Superior de Administração e Línguas). She is a Certified Accountant licensed by the Portuguese Certified Accountants Association and regularly attends seminars to be fully up to date with all changes in accounting and tax regulations.
Paula joined MMCL in 2000 as a certified accountant. Before joining MMCL, Paula worked as an accountant with other regional accounting firms. Besides Portuguese, Paula speaks excellent English and also has a good knowledge of Spanish.
Dra. Bela Barbara
Bela has a degree in Accounting and Financial Institutions with ISCAL (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Lisboa). She is a Certified Accountant licensed by the Portuguese Certified Accountants Association and regularly attends seminars to be fully up to date with all changes in accounting and tax regulations.
Bela joined MMCL in 2000 as a certified accountant. Before joining MMCL, Bela worked with a regional accounting firm. Besides Portuguese, Bela speaks good English.
Dr. Helder Nóbrega
Helder has a degree in Business Management from ISAL (Instituto Superior de Administração e Línguas). He is a Certified Accountant licensed by the Portuguese Certified Accountants Association and regularly attends seminars to be fully up to date with all changes in accounting and tax regulations.
Helder joined MMCL in 2002 as a certified accountant. Before joining MMCL, Helder worked with a regional accounting firm. Besides Portuguese, Helder speaks good English.
Dra. Isabel Fernandes
Isabel has a degree in Organisation and Touristic Management from ISLA (Instituto Superior de Linguas e Administração, Lisbon). She is a Certified Accountant licensed by the Portuguese Certified Accountants Association and regularly attends seminars to be fully up to date with all changes in accounting and tax regulations.
Isabel joined MMCL in 1999 as a certified accountant responsible for a portfolio of client companies, but later was chosen to handle MMCL’s finance department. Before joining MMCL, Isabel worked in the accounting department of a Madeira IBC service provider. Besides Portuguese, Isabel speaks good English.
Sonia Saldanha
Sonia joined MMCL as a high school graduate in 1991 and is our longest serving employee. She is responsible for our legal, compliance and administrative services and supporting the management.
Sonia is bilingual in English and Portuguese, having been educated in the UK during her younger years,
Dra. Dina Fernandes
Dina has a degree in Languages and Secretariat from ISCAP (Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto). Having joined MMCL in 2005, she is responsible for all front-office tasks and also provides legal and administrative services.
Dina was educated in Venezuela, being bilingual in Spanish and Portuguese, fluent in English and with basic knowledge of Italian and French.
Silvia Vieira
Silvia joined MMCL in 1992 and is one of our longest serving staff member. Silvia provides commercial and billing services to client companies, as well as general administrative assistance. Besides Portuguese, Silvia speaks good Spanish.
Eduardo Vieira
Eduardo joined MMCL in 1997. He provides back office services to all departments and is also responsible for organising and filing documentation.