Portugal Prime Hospitality Fund – A High Yield Golden Visa Investment

Portugal Prime Hospitality Fund

We offer clients a premium investment fund in Portugal that offers 10% IRR and low risk, eligible for Golden visa program. The minimum subscription to this fund is €500,000 euros to secure portuguese golden visa and later Portuguese passport after 5 years.

Portugal Golden Visa

Portugal Prime is a GV-eligible fund that invests in prime hospitality operations in Portugal. It offers investors solid returns and the opportunity to exit their investment with asset-backed protection The hospitality sector enjoys a strong and steady growth in Portugal, far surpassing stock market returns. The investments made in hospitality sector appreciated 5-10% with 75% occupancy rates. Portugal has a strong pipeline of large hospitality projects in prime locations.

The hospitality industry is a service industry that operates in real estate assets, should not be confused with real estate industry. The hospitality industry caters to different areas that provide services to customers, including food and beverage, technology, lodging, travel, and entertainment.

Portugal Prime Fund

Portugal Prime Fund is a low risk, Golden Visa-eligible fund that invests in prime hospitality operations, offering investors solid returns and the opportunity to exit their investment with asset-backed protection. The fund invests in hospitality, tourism, and healthcare sectors, with at least 60% allocated to Portugal-based companies that do not engage in real estate activities.

Secured Loans

Portugal Prime Fund invests in operating companies with no real assets on their balance sheets. These companies provide secured loans to property owners in exchange for operating leases and equip the properties with the equipment, fixtures, and furnitures to operate.. Our secured loan approach safeguards investors by using real estate assets as collateral, with loans backed by hotel properties. The hotel operator does not own the assets, keeping them off the balance sheet and ensuring full compliance with GV regulations.

Portugal Prime Hospitality Fund

  • Fund: Closed-End Private Equity Fund regulated by CMVM
  • CMVM Approval: Authorized
  • Fund size: €100 million
  • Minimum subscription: €100,000 (€500,000 for Golden Visa)
  • Custodian: Bison Bank
  • Auditor: BDO
  • Fund Term: 8 years
  • Subscription period: 2 years
  • Subscription fee: 0%
  • Management fee: 0.20%
  • Target Return: 10%
  • Risk: Low (3/7)

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Portugal Prime fund aligns with the golden visa fund regulations:

  1. Avoids direct or indirect investments in real estate, with invested companies holding no real estate assets on their balance sheets
  2. Allocates at least 60% of investments to Portuguese entities and has an 8-year maturity, exceeding the 5-year minimum requirement
  3. Is incorporated under Portuguese law, supervised by the Portuguese regulator (CMVM), and managed by a licensed fund manager with over 20 years of market presence

Low Risk

Portugal Prime carries a low risk indicator of 3, unlike most funds that carry risk levels of 6. The risk indicator is a standardized metric used in European mar ̈ets to convey the level of risk associated with investing in a particular fund, rated on a scale from 1 (low risk) to 7 (high risk): This is achieved by

  • Invested in a strong sector and provide predictable cash flows
  • The Fund structure investments as secured loans with prime hospitality assets as collateral
  • Fund providing investors with a put option for early exits

Rate of Return

The fund target a 10% internal rate of return (IRR) on invested capital, net of fund fees, over the fund’s maturity:

  • 5% of average annual yield dividends from hotel operations, which start after three years
  • 5% of average annual capital appreciation of hotel operations and assets

Fund Fees

The Portugal Prime Fund is attractive for investors with low fees. There is no subscription fee, and our management fee is the lowest in the market at just 0.20% — only 1/10th of the typical 2% charged by most funds.

  • Subscription Fee – 0%
  • Management fee – 0.20%
  • Performance fee – 25%
  • Hurdle rate – 5%

Exit Strategy

Investors have the possibility to exit the fund before maturity through a put option, allowing them to recover their invested capital plus a fixed 2% annual return. Exiting after 6 years or in the event of Golden Visa rejection ensures a full return of the capital. For early exits, an early redemption fee applies, and 80% of the capital is returned.
The put option is signed upfront, granting investors the right (but not the obligation) to sell their fund participation units whenever they choose, providing flexibility and security for early exits or in case of unforeseen circumstances.

Prabhu Balakrishnan

Prabhu Balakrishnan

Founder and CEO of Best Citizenships

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