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Global Private Equity Trends 2025

Why Global Investors Are Moving Into Portuguese Private Equity — and Receiving an EU Residency Bonus

Private equity allocations to Portugal surged in 2025. Investors from the US, UAE, India, Hong Kong and Singapore are taking advantage of Europe’s most undervalued market — while also gaining the optional benefit of EU residency through CMVM-regulated funds.

Explorer Investments • Global Insights 2025

Portuguese private equity and EU residency fund route

As global capital rotates out of overheated markets in the US and Middle East, Portugal has become a strategic allocation for sophisticated investors seeking:

Portugal is the only EU market where investors can access private equity, growth, and buyout funds — and simultaneously qualify for a long-term residency pathway. It is a “dual-benefit” model unmatched globally.

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Why Portugal’s Private Equity Market Is Booming

Portugal combines all ingredients of a high-performing private equity ecosystem:

The EU Residency Bonus (Optional)

Investors subscribing a minimum of €500,000 in a CMVM-regulated fund may also qualify for the Portuguese Golden Visa residency program.

Private equity is the engine. Residency is the bonus. Not the other way around.

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