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info@luznurcapital.com About Luznur Capital
Luz · Nur نور
Light, in two languages.
Luznur is the junction of two words that mean the same thing — Luz in Portuguese and Nur (نور) in Arabic: light. The name holds the idea of the firm — a bridge between Portugal and the world it serves, built on clarity, confidence, and trust.
Managing Director
The work is half markets and half relationships. Both deserve real attention.
João Carvalho, Managing Director
I work with international investors, families, and family offices entering Portuguese real estate and the capital that moves around it. I founded Luznur Capital to do this work the way I believe it should be done: independently, in confidence, and with a clear financial lens.
My background combines a financial lens with operational experience — private equity and venture capital, a technology startup, logistics, and events. That mix means I read a transaction the way an investor does and the way an operator does, which matters in cross-border work where neither view alone is sufficient.
I studied at Hult International Business School, with academic experience in Boston and New York, and I hold degrees from Instituto Superior de Gestão and Nova Business School. Before that, nine years in a Portuguese military boarding school — where the preference for planning, discipline, and discretion came from.
My professional curiosity extends beyond the transaction: into international relations, diplomacy, the defense industry, and the Arab world. That perspective shapes how I work with clients from the GCC, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and other cultures.
How The Team Works
Luznur is small by design. Specialist firms run alongside us, on every mandate.
We lead the real estate sourcing, structuring, and investment work directly. Immigration, tax, and corporate law are handled in parallel by dedicated partner firms, so the mandate moves forward on every front at the same time, coordinated as a single process. In Spain, we operate through a partnership in Marbella.
Luznur Capital · We lead
The commercial mandate
- Real estate sourcing and off-market access
- Investment analysis and deal structuring
- Capital raising and project exits
- Mandate coordination, end to end
Partner firms · Run in parallel
The regulated disciplines
- Immigration law and residency
- Tax advisory and cross-border planning
- Real estate and corporate law
- Design, architecture and concierge
One client, one mandate, one coordinated process.
Regulation & Membership
Licensed, regulated, and accountable.
Luznur Capital is a licensed real estate brokerage in Portugal, authorized and regulated by IMPIC for real estate mediation (mediação imobiliária) under AMI license 22354 (Lusomena Investments, Unipessoal Lda.), and a member of APEMIP. Investment advisory and wealth-management mandates are conducted under separate regulatory frameworks with our partner firms.
Regulated by IMPIC · AMI 22354
Member · APEMIP
Beyond Business
Where Portugal meets the wider world.
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Transparency · Confidentiality · Execution
Luznur Capital is the commercial name of Lusomena Investments, Unipessoal Lda., a licensed real estate brokerage holding AMI 22354, regulated by IMPIC and a member of APEMIP. Legal, tax, immigration, and corporate matters are conducted by our regulated partner firms, who take professional responsibility for their advice.
Lusomena Investments, Unipessoal Lda. · AMI 22354 · info@luznurcapital.com · +351 932 224 792
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