Portugal Private Equity 2025: Why US Investors Are Looking at Explorer V - and How It Links to the Golden Visa

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000
Portugal Private Equity, Explorer Investments, Golden Visa Funds, US Investors, Alternative Investments

As public markets remain volatile, sophisticated US and international investors are turning to Portugal-focused private equity strategies like Explorer V - targeting resilient mid-market companies, disciplined buy-transform-sell value creation and 20-25% target IRR. This guide explains how Portugal’s private equity landscape works, why the low mid-market is attractive, and how some CMVM-regulated fund structures can also be used to pursue the Portuguese Golden Visa for global mobility and EU residency optionality.