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About MFG Consultants · Portuguese expertise
Investment, residency and life in Portugal, connected around you.
MFG Consultants brings together Portuguese specialists who live and work here, with local knowledge, established relationships and hands-on coordination for international individuals and families.
Our story in Portugal
A move, an investment or a residence decision rarely stands alone.
It touches your family, your existing wealth, your time and the way you want to live. Our work starts by understanding those connections and bringing the right Portuguese specialists and practical steps together.
Advising international clients from Portugal since 2012 has shaped our approach: listen carefully, examine the options, explain the trade-offs and remain involved as the plan becomes reality.
Our mission is to help you make informed decisions and navigate their implementation with a team you can reach, understand and question.
Explore our advisory framework ↗Meet our leadership
Investment and legal perspectives inform our work. João Cunha and Melissa Gonçalves lead MFG Consultants, connecting those disciplines around each client’s needs.
João Cunha leads MFG Consultants’ strategic vision, investment perspective and business development. His work centres on understanding clients’ objectives and developing long-term relationships across the Portuguese investment market.
For investors considering the fund route, that means examining how strategy, risk, costs and access to capital relate to the wider family plan.
View João Cunha’s LinkedIn ↗Melissa Gonçalves leads MFG Consultants’ legal affairs and supports its corporate governance. She brings the legal perspective to the firm’s work and the coordination of residency requirements and professional input.
For clients, this helps connect the proposed route, the supporting documents and the practical steps that need to happen in Portugal.
View Melissa Gonçalves’ LinkedIn ↗Specialist legal, tax, banking and other professional responsibilities are identified in the arrangements for your case. We coordinate with your existing advisers where appropriate.
The practical meaning of 360°
Your requirements determine the service. We bring the relevant people and decisions together, from the initial assessment to implementation and ongoing support.
Compare fund strategies, portfolio exposures, governance, fees and exit conditions in the context of your objectives.
Explore investment funds ↗Examine suitable routes and family circumstances, including the fund and cultural contribution options.
Explore the cultural route ↗Connect the relevant professionals, documentation, banking arrangements and application steps around your case.
See our services ↗Coordinate practical needs as you establish your connection with Portugal. Property planning is assessed separately from residence-route eligibility.
Discuss your plans ↗Work with your home-country advisers on the questions a Portuguese decision creates for your wider financial and family arrangements.
Discuss your circumstances ↗Stay informed about your case, upcoming actions and the people responsible, with support through the relevant stages of your journey.
Our ongoing commitment ↓Funds in our working universe.
Broad coverage. A common analytical framework. Your objectives at the centre.
How we work
MFG Consultants works with more than 90 different funds. We apply a common framework to strategy, risk, costs, liquidity and governance, creating room to compare alternatives around each client’s profile.
The working universe is broader than the shortlist appropriate for an individual client. Availability, documents and route eligibility are checked for the options under consideration.
Your existing investments, need for liquidity, family plans and tolerance for uncertainty matter before any allocation is considered.
Our remuneration combines client advisory fees and arrangements with fund managers. We explain the applicable scope, fees and relevant commercial arrangements before you proceed.
We make the trade-offs and unanswered questions visible so you can discuss them with our team and your own advisers.
A relationship that continues
Responsiveness and continuity are part of the service. We remain accessible, coordinate the next steps and keep you informed as the work progresses.
Clarify objectives, alternatives, responsibilities and costs. Your written proposal sets out the services agreed for your case.
Connect the specialists, follow up on outstanding items and explain what happens next, including dependencies on third parties or the authorities.
For Golden Visa clients, our support continues through the journey towards permanent residency in Portugal or Portuguese citizenship and a passport, if that is your objective.
Residence, permanent residency and citizenship are distinct legal outcomes, subject to their applicable requirements and assessment by the authorities. Our commitment is to the advice, coordination and support we provide throughout your journey.
Recognition & published perspectives
Read the interviews, articles and recognition material already published by MFG Consultants. They offer context on our people and how our work has developed over time.
CorporateLiveWire · Global Awards 2021/22
The archived CorporateLiveWire publication includes recognition of MFG Consultants and an interview discussing its approach to investment and Golden Visa support.
Read the 2021/22 publication ↗Archive materials reflect their publication date and may discuss earlier legislation or services. For current residency planning, use our updated guides and an individual assessment. Recognition provides background on the firm; it does not guarantee investment performance or a residence decision.
Historical video retained from our publication archive. Read the linked interviews for written background and consult current guidance for today’s requirements.
Before we work together
Clear answers about the people, service and relationship behind MFG Consultants.
MFG Consultants provides 360° coordination for investment, residency and life in Portugal. Our work connects investment and route analysis with legal, banking, documentation, property and relocation support as needed. Portuguese specialists living and working in Portugal bring local knowledge and relationships to your case. Your written proposal confirms the agreed services and responsibilities.
João Cunha is the CEO and CIO of MFG Consultants, leading its strategic vision, investment perspective and business development. Melissa Gonçalves is the CLO, leading legal affairs and supporting corporate governance. Their professional LinkedIn profiles are linked in the leadership section.
MFG Consultants is based in Portugal. Our contact address is Av. Tenente Coronel Melo Antunes, 31, 2710-003 Sintra, Portugal. We work with international individuals and families and coordinate with their advisers where appropriate. Contact us to arrange a conversation or meeting.
Our remuneration combines client advisory fees and arrangements with fund managers. Working with more than 90 different funds allows broad comparison using a common framework. Commission levels do not determine our selection: strategy, risk, costs, liquidity, governance and your circumstances guide the discussion. Applicable fees, service scope and relevant commercial arrangements are explained before you proceed.
Yes. For Golden Visa clients, our support continues through the journey towards permanent residency in Portugal or Portuguese citizenship and a passport, if that is your objective. We remain responsive, provide progress updates and coordinate the relevant next steps. These outcomes remain subject to legal requirements and decisions by the authorities; the agreed scope is set out in your written proposal.
We can coordinate with your existing advisers where appropriate, making responsibilities and information needs clear at the outset. Portuguese investment and residency decisions should be assessed alongside your wider arrangements and any obligations in your home jurisdiction.
Request a private consultation to discuss your circumstances, use the Golden Visa Profiler to organise your priorities, or begin with our Portugal Golden Visa guide. The Profiler provides an initial planning summary; the next step is an individual discussion with MFG Consultants.
Make your next decision better informed
A practical introduction to investment and cultural routes, family considerations, the application process, support from MFG Consultants and an indicative budget.
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