Jorge Cunha: a career built in service of MIMCO’s European expansion
Jorge Cunha, appointed Managing Director / Head of Business Development Europe, takes charge of the Group’s development across the continent. In this capacity, he will coordinate the identification and structuring of investment opportunities in Europe, the strengthening of partner networks — wealth managers (CGPs), family offices, and institutional investors — and the management of the commercial strategy across the Group’s priority geographies. On the Iberian Peninsula, he will be directly responsible for operations, partner relations and sourcing.
With a career spanning more than twenty years in international banking and finance, Jorge Cunha has built expertise at the intersection of structured finance and real estate. After beginning his career in private banking at Dresdner Bank, he was promoted to Vice-President of Banco Italiano Popolare in 2006, overseeing financial strategy and international client relations. In 2012, he joined Banque Internationale à Luxembourg to lead the development of Iberian and South American markets, building an in-depth knowledge of the region’s financial ecosystem. In 2015, he co-founded Sigma Trust, where he conducted real estate operations, held board mandates across several funds, and developed an advisory practice serving family offices.
His appointment reflects the Group’s commitment to drawing on profiles that combine mastery of financial structures, operational experience in real estate, deep-rooted networks across the Iberian Peninsula, and the ability to build a business development practice at a European scale.
“I am honoured by the trust MIMCO Group has placed in me with this role. Joining such a rigorous and ambitious organisation, driven by a clear pan-European vision from Luxembourg, represents a rare opportunity. One of my first priorities will be to accelerate the Group’s expansion on the Iberian Peninsula — by consolidating our presence in Spain and Portugal, through the opening of these offices and the build-out of a local team in line with MIMCO’s ambitions.”
Jorge Cunha, Managing Director / Head of Business Development Europe, MIMCO Group
Iberian anchoring: prime locations and a proven track record
The Iberian Peninsula has been one of MIMCO Group’s priority geographies for several years, with a strategy firmly oriented towards prime locations. In Portugal, Lisbon has established itself as a key market: the Group has conducted operations at landmark addresses in the capital — at Praça do Comércio, in the heart of the historic Baixa district overlooking the Tagus, in the sought-after Santos neighbourhood with the Santos Townhouse project, and further at Conde Redondo and in the Parque das Nações business district with the Altitude Oriente project. These operations — spanning high-end residential, branded residences and assets with strong repositioning value — demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of Lisbon’s micro-markets and a proven ability to identify locations with high value-creation potential. In Spain, the Group has built an active presence in the luxury residential and hotel segments, with notably the La Reserva Benahavís project in the hills above Marbella.
The opening of permanent offices in Madrid and Lisbon is one of the first projects that Jorge Cunha will lead directly. Around him, a multidisciplinary team is being assembled, covering opportunity sourcing and analysis, asset management of the portfolio projects and distribution to CGP partners and regional investors.
“The Iberian Peninsula is one of the markets in which we have invested most heavily in recent years — in capital, in time, in expertise. Lisbon brings together the conditions we look for: assets to reposition in prime locations, a sustainable tourism and residential dynamic, and a high-quality partner ecosystem. The opening of this office and the appointment of Jorge Cunha are the logical expression of that commitment. Our ambition is to replicate here the operational depth we have built in France and Luxembourg, with the same rigour and investment discipline.”
Christophe Nadal, CEO, MIMCO Group
