Profectus Consulting
Meaningful decisions,
better opportunities.
An independent boutique consulting firm for financial and strategic advisory — solely committed to our clients.
“We don't simply deliver good work — we identify what our clients truly need, and set out to fulfil it.”
Our conviction
Years in financial services
Years of board-level management experience
Areas of advisory practice
Sectors advised across
Profectus Consulting
A long-term partner, not a passing provider.
We advise companies, families and institutions on their most important financial and strategic decisions. Independent — not tied to any economic or financial group — we are committed only to our clients, building lasting relationships that create the best opportunities.
Independent advice
Our opinion is our own. With no ties to any economic or financial group, we are aligned solely with your interests — clear and conflict-free.
A genuine partnership
We work alongside our clients through every phase of the cycle, with transparency and confidentiality. Your success is our success.
Senior experience
Every mandate has a senior principal at the table — more than two decades in financial services: corporate finance, investment banking and private equity across many sectors.
What we do
Advisory across the full financial cycle.
From raising capital to creating, growing, transforming and restructuring businesses — seven areas of practice, one trusted partner.
Corporate Finance
All businesses have their own life cycle, and we want to be alongside our clients at every phase — from creation and growth to maturity, transaction and restructuring.
02Capital Raising & External Financing
Every business that grows — organically or through acquisition — or is restructured needs capital or refinancing. We analyse your projects, identify the best way to fund or refinance them, and find the right solution, in debt or equity.
03Foreign & Financial Investment
We know the market and our opinion is independent. We help investors find the best opportunities in Portugal, and help companies invest their surplus cash flows wisely.
04Outsourcing of CFO, IT & Cybersecurity services
Focus on what you do better than your rivals and leave the rest to specialists. We take on functions that benefit from senior, external expertise.
05Training in Finance
In a fast-changing environment, focused training is essential to build capability and support better decisions.
06Real Estate
The key challenge in real estate is to hold a medium- and long-term strategy while resisting excessive leverage. We detect opportunities, test their feasibility and structure the best way to fund them.
07Cybersecurity & NIS2
Cybersecurity is a management responsibility and an operational priority. We help organisations assess how the NIS2 framework and Portugal's Cybersecurity Legal Framework apply to them, establish a proportionate roadmap and lead implementation — from governance and risk management to incident readiness, supplier security and auditable evidence.
The founder
Luís Barbosa
Founder · PhD in Finance
Profectus is led by Luís Barbosa, a finance professional with more than twenty-five years in financial services — corporate finance, investment banking and private equity — including more than twenty years of board-level management experience. He holds a PhD in Finance and teaches on the Master's and Executive Education programmes at NOVA SBE.
Sectors we know
- Healthcare
- Tourism & hospitality
- Real estate
- Banking & insurance
- Renewable energy
- Energy efficiency
- Automotive retail
- Maritime & marinas
- Food & beverage
- Charities & social-economy entities
- Startups & entrepreneurship
Let's talk about your next decision.
Whether you are raising capital, considering a transaction, or planning your next phase of growth, transformation or restructuring, a first conversation is always confidential and without commitment.