Pedro Simões Coelho, partner at the Banking & Finance practice and responsible for the collective investment funds matters, quoted in an article on the increasing interest in Portuguese investments by international and national venture capitalists, being hedge funds in the forefront - the partner explains that the increased demand for alternative investment undertakings are "probably due to the fact that traditional funds have much tighter legal frameworks, with less risk and lower returns - investors are willing to take greater risk for higher returns".
