Two political decisions fifteen years apart determined who owns the Portuguese economy — and why the same governance questions recur in every sector.
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The Amorims: 156 Years in the Same Material
Global leadership in one material for over a century, and a fortune built alongside it rather than through it. The architecture that made both possible.
The Soares dos Santos Family and the Value of Waiting
Two decisions no quarterly-reporting company would have made, and one of them produced 70% of a €36bn business.
The Azevedos: The Family That Built Portugal’s Largest Retailer
Enter early with a partner, learn the business, buy them out — then sell when the price is right. Four decades of a method that still works.
The Espírito Santo Collapse: How a 150-Year Dynasty Ended
Four generations, a nationalisation survived, a comeback completed — and a collapse that took weeks to happen and twelve years to litigate.