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Independent Advisory · Lisbon

Tomás
Gaspar
Ferreira.
Independent.

6 years at JLL Lisbon in private wealth Capital Markets and residential. Now operating independently, advisory without conflicts, analysis without sales targets.

6+
Years at JLL Lisbon: private wealth Capital Markets (retail, office, logistics) and residential
€195M+
More than 100 residential and commercial transactions advised at JLL across the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
30+
Nationalities served in residential, UK, USA, Brazil, France, Middle East, and across Europe
AMI
Fully licensed under Portuguese law (AMI 22293), regulated, insured, accountable
Why independent

The institutional
framework.
Without the conflict.

At JLL, I spent six years on two fronts. In Capital Markets I worked exclusively with private wealth investors, on supermarkets, office and logistics assets. In residential, I handled developer relationships, off-plan commercialisation and private client advisory for buyers coming in from London, New York, São Paulo and Dubai.

The analytical tools I built there, yield modelling, comparable transaction analysis, due diligence frameworks, are not typically available to buyers working with standard residential agents. Lisbonest exists to close that gap.

Independent advisory means one thing structurally: I work for the buyer, never for the seller or the developer. Before any visit you know exactly how I am paid and by whom. My incentive is to find the right asset at the right price. Not to move a specific unit, not to hit a developer's sales target, not to recommend what's easiest to sell.

That structural difference changes everything about how the advice is given.

Background

Career.

2026–Present
Founder & Senior Advisor
Lisbonest
Independent, buyer-side advisory for private wealth buyers and real estate fund investors in Lisbon. Primary lines: residential and commercial acquisitions above €800k, and access to CMVM-regulated real estate funds for qualifying investors. Secondary: international relocation advisory.
2019–2026
Senior Advisor, Capital Markets & Residential
JLL Portugal
Private wealth Capital Markets across retail, office and logistics: sourcing assets for private investors, valuation analysis and running processes between buyer and seller through to closing. Residential advisory for international buyers from 30+ countries, including off-plan commercialisation. More than 100 transactions and €195M+ advised.
2018–2019
Business Development, Asset Management
Portland Hill Capital, Lisbon
Independent asset manager focused on fundamental, catalyst-driven investing in liquid markets, in a team managing over $1B. Capital raising from European institutional investors (pension funds and asset managers) and financial analysis of mid-cap companies in the consumer sector.
2015–2017
Financial Analyst, Real Estate
Explorer Investments, Lisbon
Discovery real estate team (€670M+ under management). Worked on the acquisition of an 11-asset commercial portfolio worth over €150M (70,000 m² lettable), with equity raised from a European asset manager. Underwriting of value-add assets with below-market rents and debt-financed refurbishment, targeting a 13% net IRR over 6 to 7 years. Joined in 2015 as a Summer Analyst in Private Equity.
2014
Summer Analyst, Investment Banking
Haitong Investment Bank, London
Analysis of a potential private equity transaction in the energy and metals commercial intelligence sector, including a £2bn valuation model pitched to private equity investors.
2017–2019
MSc Finance
Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon
Investments, asset management, M&A, financial modelling and real estate. Thesis on Amazon's acquisitions (18/20). Analyst in the NOVA Students Portfolio.
2012–2015
BSc Management
Lancaster University Management School, UK
How I work

What a mandate
with Lisbonest
looks like.

Every engagement starts with a free call. No pitch, no presentation. I will tell you honestly what the Lisbon market looks like from where you are standing, what your capital can realistically achieve, and whether I can add value to what you are trying to do.

I work in Portuguese, Spanish and English, every document, every developer meeting, every negotiation. Clients based in London, New York, São Paulo or Dubai have run the full transaction process without needing to be in Lisbon until the deed.

Mandates are selective. I take on a limited number of clients at any time. This is deliberate, the quality of attention I give each mandate depends on not being spread across too many simultaneously.

Licensed AMI 22293. Regulated under Portuguese law, professionally insured, and operating within a defined legal framework. Not a grey area operation.

Start with
a conversation.
No obligation.

Every engagement starts with a free call. I will give you an honest read on the market, your capital, and whether we are the right fit, before anyone commits to anything.

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