Latest news and stories about investment in work in Porto, Portugal for expats and residents.
Portugal is set to launch a new Economic and Business District, a strategic urban development project aimed at stimulating the commercial property market and fostering long-term job creation.
The office market in Porto is experiencing high demand, with one-third of the 98,600 square metres currently under construction already reserved.
TAP is investing €20 million to build a new aircraft maintenance hub and hangar in Porto, a project due to take two years and expected to create about 200 jobs. The move is intended to increase the carrier’s maintenance self-sufficiency, reduce outsourcing and boost operational autonomy as the airline undergoes privatisation, while Porto’s network will be strengthened with services to Terceira, Praia, Tel Aviv and an enhanced link to Boston.
Event announcement for the Business Connect Portugal-France meeting scheduled for October 1, 2026.
Gonçalo Fleming has been collaborating with Morais Leitão since 2006, becoming a partner in 2018. He is part of the commercial and M&A team and is responsible for managing the Porto office. According to the lawyer, the Northern region, and in particular the Porto Metropolitan Area, is experiencing one of the most dynamic moments in its recent history, establishing itself as...
A Saudi Arabian company has set up operations in Vila Nova de Gaia with the aim of investing in the Portuguese market.
More than 3,000 professionals gathered on Tuesday and Wednesday for the fifth edition of the National Insurance Forum (FNS). Various players in the insurance sector met at the Alfândega do Porto for two days of idea exchange and networking. In total, industry professionals attended 12 conferences and 17...
CMS Portugal advised the Atlas Copco Group on the acquisition of LusoAr, a Portuguese company specialising in the supply of air compressors, air treatment systems, compressed air installations, and maintenance services for large and medium-sized industries in the Porto region. The CMS team involved in the operation was led by...
The 5th edition of the National Insurance Forum (FNS) arrives at the Porto Customs building tomorrow, running from July 7th to 8th. There is good news for APROSE members: they can participate without paying a registration fee, under the protocol established between the association and ECOseguros. APROSE members already...
A major Swedish company in the compressed air sector has increased its presence in Portugal by purchasing a business based in Valongo.
A new train manufacturing facility is set to transform the transport sector in Portugal.
Quadrantis Capital, owned by João Koehler, in partnership with the MCaetano group, bought Exponor from Insula Capital for 40 million euros.
A new train manufacturing facility is scheduled to open in Portugal by 2028.
The construction company, founded 80 years ago in Amarante and which began by doing business in Angola, now has a record order book. To Expresso, its chairman, Carlos Mota Santos, points out that “the engineering and construction sector is one of the sectors where economic cycle reversals are reflected with less immediacy” and believes that the group will continue to grow.
The University of Porto, the future Technical University, and the municipality of Porto plan to create a regional-scale Science and Technology Park by 2029 to host SMEs and large technology companies, in a 900 million euro investment under the PITCH project – Porto Innovation and Technology Community.
Hiscox held the first edition of Hiscox on Tour in Portugal in Porto, bringing together more than 80 brokers for a meeting dedicated to specialisation, technical training, and strengthening the relationship between the insurer and its distribution network. The initiative, which already has a consolidated history in Spain, has now arrived in the Portuguese market as...
The venture capital and private equity firm Draycott has acquired the Portuguese company Jardins do Paço, which specialises in the construction and maintenance of green spaces. The deal was executed through Greenview, which is controlled by the Draycott II FCR fund, and was notified to the Competition Authority (AdC) on 8 June.
Verlingue Portugal and Coface have signed a strategic protocol formalising RiseUP, a credit insurance solution integrated into the broker's RiseHub ecosystem, aimed at startups, scaleups, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with financing operations of up to five million euros. The partnership was formalised at Verlingue's Porto office.
The company Migracom, controlled by Paulo Azevedo, chairman of the board of directors of Sonae, purchased 244,261 shares of the Maia-based company, bringing the total shares attributable to the manager to 6.6 million, according to a market announcement. In the note, released to the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM), Sonae informed that 'Migracom, SA, controlled by...'
The insurance brokerage F. Rego brought together over one hundred business decision-makers at the Vinha Boutique Hotel in Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, to reflect on the geopolitical, economic, and regulatory risks affecting Portuguese companies. The second edition of 'Risk Conversations', an initiative for F. Rego clients, took place under the theme...
Revolut announced this Friday its move to a new space in Matosinhos, which will host one of its sales hubs in the Iberian Peninsula. The new office was designed to accommodate the rapid growth of teams and operations, with the company planning to invest at least 30 million euros in Portugal by 2028.
The Portuguese auditing firm CFA, founded by Domingos Cravo, João Fortes, and Avelino Antão, has opened a new office in Porto to strengthen its operations in the northern region and expects to reach a turnover of six million euros in 2026. “The north is currently one of the country's main business hubs, with an industrial base...”
The entrepreneurs are looking to strengthen the Portuguese presence in international markets
The organization aims to strengthen its standing within the European tech ecosystem.
Airbus Atlantic is increasing its industrial footprint in Portugal by expanding its manufacturing facility located in Santo Tirso.
With an investment of 11.1 million euros, the lifelong learning school “UPorto4Life” is inaugurated this Friday in the now refurbished Abel Salazar building of the University of Porto. This school will be majority-owned by companies, business associations, and professional orders, in a management model that includes the higher education institution, similar to...
The Mayor of Porto, Pedro Duarte, argued this Thursday that the city is consolidating itself as an “increasingly relevant European hub” in the areas of technology and innovation, highlighting the growth of the startup ecosystem and the city's growing international recognition among investors and entrepreneurs. During the session...
The Portuguese government has introduced a major initiative aimed at boosting the development and scaling of advanced technological solutions.
