Switzerland · Angola
Swiss Business Council Angola
President of the Swiss Business Council Angola, which Carlos Magalhães founded in 2022 to strengthen trade and institutional relations between Switzerland and Angola.
Magalhaes Holding GmbH · Since 2003
A Swiss family office,
building patiently
across international markets.
Magalhaes Holding holds and develops a group of operating companies internationally. We work over long horizons, alongside founders and families, in geographies where the firm is present first-hand.
- Founded
- November 2003
- Headquarters
- Baar, Switzerland
- Reach
- International markets
- Structure
- Privately held family office
From the Chairman
Magalhaes Holding was founded in 2003 on the conviction that long-term value is built patiently, in ownership, alongside operators who share a standard.
We hold and develop a group of operating companies internationally, in sectors we understand and geographies in which we are present first-hand. The firm operates with discretion, rigour, and a commitment to outcomes that compound across generations.
Carlos Magalhães
Read the full statement“We hold and develop businesses over decades, not quarters. The firm’s presence is felt through its companies, and through the outcomes of their work.”
Carlos Magalhães
Group
Operating companies held and developed by the firm.
- 01 Transorga Holding Parent holding & group governance
- 02 ILS Freight forwarding & logistics
- 03 Transorga Trading Trading & supply chain
- 04 Focus Premium Premium events & lifestyle
- 05 Diversum Music & creative studios
- 06 Magalhaes Partners Advisory practice & board counsel
- 07 Swiss Business Council Angola Institutional · founded 2022
Institutional
Beyond the firm.
Established 1 November 2003 · Baar, Switzerland
Approach
How the firm operates.
Long horizons
We hold and develop businesses over decades, not quarters. Our returns compound through ownership, not through transaction.
Operational engagement
We take active board and ownership roles. The firm does not invest in companies it does not help run.
Geographic depth
We commit capital only in geographies we know first-hand, through direct presence and institutional relationships.
Discretion
We work in private, on terms we set. The firm’s presence is felt through its companies and its outcomes.