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Explorer Investments
Explorer is Portugal’s leading independent alternatives fund manager. For more than 20 years it has transformed assets and supported teams across buyouts,...
Explorer Investments
Explorer is Portugal’s leading independent alternatives fund manager. For more than 20 years it has transformed assets and supported teams across buyouts, growth, and hospitality. It is Portugal’s longest established and largest independent alternatives fund manager and provides capital and support to unlock potential and deliver results.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
2003
AUM
€1.8B+ (per Explorer Investments, firm website)
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Portugal
City
Lisboa
Corporate office
Largo Jean Monnet, nº 1 - 8º 1269-068 Lisboa, Portugal
Principals
Elizabeth Rothfield
Founding Partner, CEO
José Tiago Silva
Partner, Hospitality
Pedro Coutinho
Partner, Buyouts
Tiago Gonçalves
Partner, Buyouts
António Rocha e Silva
Partner, Growth
Rodrigo Guimarães
Executive Director
Catarina Correia da Silva
COO
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Explorer Investments?
CEO and Founding Partner Elizabeth Rothfield leads the firm alongside three vertical heads: Pedro Coutinho and Tiago Gonçalves for buyouts, António Rocha e Silva for growth, and José Tiago Silva for hospitality. Each partner runs origination and underwriting within their strategy, with Rothfield overseeing firm-level allocation and strategy.
Does Explorer participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Explorer structures its own funds and invests directly in portfolio companies rather than allocating to external managers. The firm operates as a general partner for each of its three strategies, raising capital for its own buyout, growth, and hospitality vehicles.
Which sectors does Explorer explicitly avoid?
The firm does not publish a formal exclusion list. Its portfolio reveals concentration in industrial, healthcare, consumer brands, and hospitality. Sectors absent from disclosed holdings include pure-play technology, financial services, and energy.
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