Interviews

António Pereira Dias

Two years ago, investors wouldn't even consider projects yielding under 17% IRR but nowadays a 12% rate is becoming increasingly attractive. 

Ricardo Vieira

In 2016, we decided to invest more in Portugal, since the development and construction markets were showing signs of recovery and growth. Ever since, we registered a booming success. Our trademark consists of clean, modern and sustainable aluminum solutions, with a focus on affordable quality, and the market has been developing a growing appetite for that.

Gregory Van der Elst

Lisbon, which was a forgotten capital city a decade ago, has now proven its attractiveness as a fantastic place to live but also work. Although Lisbon offered an office market of approximately 4,3 million square meters, there were more and more international companies looking for space to establish or to expand their business in the city, whilst there was clearly a scarcity of offices. Moreover, the current stock was aging and could not meet the habitability and sustainability requirements.

Gilles Emond

The rotation of our portfolio is important - in the past many institutional investors were looking at buying assets and keeping them forever, but this is more a thing of the past. We prefer a more dynamic approach, we are willing to buy but also to sell.

Hugo Santos Ferreira

The Golden Visa offers non-EU citizens free entry in the Schengen zone, and after six years the chance to apply for a permanent residency permit, followed by citizenship in the seventh year. Portugal attracted EUR 700,000 million in 2019 through this program alone, testament to its success.

The NHR (Non-Habitual Tax Resident Program ) is equally appealing to investors, because those that spend up to half the year in Portugal are exempted from paying taxes for ten years (or paying as little as 10%). 

Ron Ben Shahar, CEO, Angel Poland Group

Emilian Grosu, CEO, Iulius Group

Alex Boghiu, CEO, The Mavers

Mike Hapoianu, General Manager, Mindspace Romania & Poland

Adriana Palasan, President, Romanian Logistics Association (ARILOG)