What We Do
Committed to Excellence – the Gateway to Your Investments in Portugal.
STAG is a Venture Capital Fund Manager, based in the city of Lisbon in Portugal.
The funds that we manage offer a strong potential for growth and the capacity to make a difference in our society and people’s lives.
These funds focus on investing private equity, from countries across the world, into Portuguese companies. These innovative and ambitious projects have the ability to change the way we live.
STAG was founded in 2020, at the time of the Covid 19 worldwide pandemic, a challenging time but also an appropriate time to look at new opportunities with fresh eyes.
STAG´s team of professionals have over 30 years combined experience in dealing with private equity, corporate restructuring and corporate finance. The objective is always to optimise each project and help ensure that each one realises its full potential.
STAG Fund Management, SCR, S.A. is a management company of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. The company is registered and subject to supervision by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM).
Stag Fund Management is part of the wider Dixcart Group, an independent firm of international wealth advisers established in 1972.
STAG and the Dixcart Group operate in different markets. STAG is a Venture Capital Fund Management Company and the Dixcart Group is a private wealth management company.
Meet the Team
See all members of the STAG team here.
Sean Dowden
President
Sean Dowden was responsible for establishing and managing both a Trust Company and a Fund Administrator in Malta and has served as a director of various international companies.
Antonio Pereira
Vice-President
Antonio Pereira has expertise regarding best practice in relation to ‘Anti Money Laundering’ and ‘Know your Customer’ procedures, and undertakes risk analysis for clients and investments.
Diogo Saraiva
Head of Investments
Diogo Saraiva de Ponte has a very strong background in the Venture Capital and Private Equity sectors and has already managed more than €1 billion of AuM.
Gisela Martins
Board Member
Gisela is a qualified lawyer focused on corporate and tax law, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial contracts. She advises Portuguese and international clients on; corporate and tax law, commercial contracts, and corporate governance.
