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Founded in 1805 in Geneva, Pictet & Cie is today one of Switzerland’s largest private banks, and the leading independent asset management specialist in Europe, with CHF 357 billion (EUR 297 billion) in assets under management and custody at June 2012. Pictet & Cie is a partnership owned and managed by eight general partners with unlimited liability for the bank’s commitments. The Pictet Group, based in Geneva, employs more than 3,200 staff. The group has offices in the following financial centres: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Basel, Dubai, Florence, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Lausanne, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Montreal, Nassau, Osaka, Paris, Rome, Singapore, Taipei, Turin, Tokyo and Zurich. |
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Gide is a premier international law firm. Founded in Paris in 1920, the firm now operates from 17 offices worldwide. With 600 lawyers, drawn from 35 different nationalities, Gide offers some of the most respected specialists in all sectors of national and international finance and business law.
In each of its offices in Europe, Asia, North America and Africa, Gide
provides its clients with comprehensive knowledge of local markets,
regional expertise, and the resources of an international law firm.
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Caixa Capital is the Venture Capital and Private Equity arm of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portugal's largest banking group with assets above 120 billion Euros. Caixa Capital is currently one of the main operators in the Portuguese market and has the capacity to intervene in all stages of the companies life cycle. Acting as the management company of five venture capital and private equity funds, with a capital of over 700 million and a portfolio of more than 80 investments, between direct investments and fund of funds activity, Caixa Capital is a reference in this area with special ties to the respective European sector associations. Caixa Capital is active at both the seed and start-up phases, in partnership with incubators, accelerators and business angels, and also participates in follow-on investment opportunities alongside major international venture funds in order to ensure adequate returns relative to the risk of its investments, contributing to the sustainable development of the Portuguese business environment. The team aims to support the global expansion of Portugal related entrepreneurs and companies and has a dedicated investment team focused on Enterprise IT, Web & Mobile , Healthtech, and Industrial & Clean Technologies.
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InvestHorizon is the Investment Readiness Programme designed to increase investments made in Innovative European SMEs through Investment Readiness development and Investor sensitization. Brought forward by 10 qualified and reliable partners, InvestHorizon offers a set of services and training across Europe, to investors and entrepreneurs, from start-up to mid-cap level. The programme is dedicated to maximising entrepreneurs’ chances of successfully obtaining funding, through training and direct access to key European investors.
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Silver Partner
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Turismo de Portugal, I.P. is the central public authority responsible for promotion, enhancement and sustainability of Tourism activities. Learn more about the Institute’s structure and the main strategic guidelines underlying Tourism policy. |
Bronze Partners
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aicep Portugal Global - Trade & Investment Agency is a government business entity, created in 2007, focused in encouraging the best foreign companies to invest in Portugal and contribute to the success of Portuguese companies abroad in their internationalization processes or export activities.
Resulting from the merger between API and Icep, former investment and economic promotion agencies, aicep Portugal Global ultimate goal is to promote a competitive business environment that stimulates the international expansion of our economy.
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Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira is a leading law firm in Portugal and Spain. It represents most of the largest listed Portuguese and Spanish companies, and advises on strategic transactions and foreign investments in the Iberian market. With 25 offices worldwide, the firm’s headquarters are located in Lisbon, Barcelona and Madrid. Cuatrecasas, Gonçalves Pereira has international offices in the largest financial centres, Latin America, Asia and Africa. The firm has relationships and experience with leading law firms worldwide, so it can meet clients’ legal needs anywhere. With 241 partners and 715 associates, the firm advises on all areas of business law, including 18 practice areas and 15 industry-specific knowledge groups. |
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Local Support Partners
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Founded in 1911, with 100 years, ISEG is a research-oriented institution, whose mission is to instruct capable business and economics students and to train the most skilled managers, providing each with cutting edge knowledge in the corresponding areas of interest. ISEG is one of the top prestigious and experienced business and economics schools based in Portugal, one of the three top-ranked providers in these fields of education at undergraduate, graduate and executive training levels.
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Lisboa City Hall presents a strategy to value the city economically and to attract investment based on the following assumptions:
• To promote internationalization and competitiveness of the city's economy in a local and global scale;
• Create, attract and retain talent, companies, investments and activities in strategic clusters;
• Increase innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship in Lisboa;
• Turn Lisboa in an open space to explore new motivations, experiences and concepts;
• Place the city in the main networks and global production chains;
• Place Lisboa in major projects and international networks concerning cities.
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