Explorer Investments

Explorer Investments, S.C.R, S.A., established in 2003 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, is a prominent private equity and venture capital firm focused on growth capital and buyout investments. The firm targets a wide range of sectors, excluding real estate and finance, primarily investing in Portuguese companies, with occasional investments in Spain. Its typical equity investments range from €15 million to €45 million, while total deal sizes can reach up to €150 million when leveraging debt. Explorer Investments takes either majority or minority stakes in its portfolio companies, ensuring a decisive influence on management, and aims for exits within three to six years, typically through sales to strategic or financial investors. The firm is recognized for its extensive experience and strong connections within the Portuguese business landscape, managing assets exceeding €1 billion across its investment areas. In addition to its investment activities, Explorer provides advisory services in real estate and tourism.

Pedro Coutinho

Partner

Rodrigo Guimaraes

Founding Partner

Elizabeth Rothfield

Co-Founder, President of the Board, Investment Commission Member and CEO

Jose Tiago Silva

Partner, Member of the Executive Committee and Board Member

António Rocha e Silva

Partner

Past deals in Lisbon

Smarkio

Seed Round in 2016
SMARKIO, lda. operates a digital marketing platform that helps marketers to generate leads and increase the performance of campaigns. Its services include copywriting, marketing, business intelligence, quality assurance, and deliverability. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Porto, Portugal. As of October 16, 2020, SMARKIO, lda. operates as a subsidiary of Direct.One S/A.

Pagaqui

Private Equity Round in 2015
Pagaqui Portugal is a company based in Cascais that specializes in providing a comprehensive payment system suite designed for convenience services. The company enables users to perform various transactions, including mobile phone balance transfers, invoice payments, tax payments, ticket purchases, and the acquisition of e-money cash vouchers. These services are facilitated through proprietary Pagaqui Points, allowing customers to make safe and straightforward payments. By focusing on user-friendly solutions, Pagaqui aims to enhance the payment experience for its clients in Portugal.

Texamérica - Têxteis

Private Equity Round in 2015
Texamérica - Têxteis, Lda. is a Portuguese fashion industry is specialized in all apparel circular knitted and plain fabrics segments.

Crivedi Vestuário

Private Equity Round in 2015
Crivedi Vestuário operates as a manufacturer, distributor, and retailer in the fashion industry, specializing in woven apparel. The company offers a diverse range of clothing items, including shirts, tops, trousers, dresses, and skirts. Crivedi sources and develops various fabrics, such as dyed yarns, printed and embroidered textiles, linens, denim, polyester, and cotton. By focusing on organic materials, Crivedi aims to provide consumers with enhanced clothing options at budget-friendly prices while delivering a personalized and unique service.

Espaço Casa

Acquisition in 2014
Espaço Casa is a privately held company that operates a chain of retail stores specializing in home utility products. The company focuses on providing a wide range of household items, allowing customers to fulfill their home needs conveniently and affordably in one location. Through its retail outlets, Espaço Casa aims to make essential household products accessible to a broad customer base.

The Ramiro group

Private Equity Round in 2014
The Ramiro group is a supplier to the footwear industry.

Skypro

Private Equity Round in 2014
Skypro is a global brand specializing in the development of uniforms and footwear designed specifically for aviation industry professionals. The company focuses on creating elegant and functional attire that enhances both performance and quality of life for airline employees. In addition to its uniform offerings, Skypro provides a fully integrated software system that manages the complete uniform needs of its clients, ensuring a streamlined and efficient process for uniform procurement and maintenance.

Brandcare

Private Equity Round in 2013
Brandcare is a privately held retailer based in Miraflores, Portugal, specializing in a diverse range of beauty, home, and personal care products. The company focuses on the sale of hygiene and cleaning products, as well as skincare, makeup, and perfumery items. By offering a comprehensive selection of products, Brandcare aims to meet the various needs of consumers in the personal and household care markets.

MEU SUPER

Private Equity Round in 2013
My Super is the brand of the new proximity stores in franchising format of the group Sonae MC, with dimensions between 100 and 500 m2.

nMusic

Private Equity Round in 2013
NMusic:registered: was launched in 2010 as part of Diligence Capital SGPS SA to do what was thought as impossible at the time: to find a creative solution for digital content distribution, able to please all consumers, partners and music agents.

Totalmedia Group

Private Equity Round in 2010
Totalmedia Group specialize in the delivery of promotional leaflets to the home through field teams that provide a door-to-door service.

PowerVia

Private Equity Round in 2010
PowerVia is a privately held company that provides logistics and transportation services.

Gascan

Acquisition in 2009
Gascan owns and supplies a number of gas networks in Portugal and provides gas to around 60,000 customers.

Probos Group

Acquisition in 2008
Probos Group produces, supplies, and exports protective, functional, and decorative thermoplastic edgings for the furniture industry. The company offers polymethyl metacrylate–acrylic, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, and paintable PVC and ABS edgings.

Starfoods

Private Equity Round in 2008
Starfoods SA is a privately held company that owns and operates fast food restaurants in Portugal.

Mop

Private Equity Round in 2007
Mop is a privately held company that operates as an advertising company.

Oficina do Livro

Acquisition in 2006
Oficina do Livro is a privately held publishing company that specializes in the publication and distribution of both fiction and non-fiction works, as well as children's and youth literature. The company focuses on providing a diverse range of non-educational books, catering to various audiences and interests. Through its publishing services, Oficina do Livro aims to contribute to the literary landscape by offering quality titles that engage readers of all ages.

Nutricafes

Private Equity Round in 2006
Nutricafes is a company that produces and markets coffee while also operating restaurants. It specializes in the production and distribution of coffee, owning two prominent brands, Nicola and Chave D'Ouro. These brands are exported to various countries, including Angola, Cape Verde, Brazil, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Nutricafes focuses on managing its coffee brands effectively to reach a global audience while maintaining a presence in the restaurant industry.

Holmes Place

Private Equity Round in 2005
Holmes Place is a premium health, fitness, and wellness company based in Madrid, Spain, with over 35 years of experience in the industry. It operates health and fitness clubs that provide a variety of services, including gymnasiums, swimming pools, saunas, and steam rooms. Additionally, Holmes Place offers well-being programs and beauty clinics, catering to both men and women. The company focuses on enhancing overall health and wellness through its comprehensive fitness and beauty offerings.
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