Lucas is an entrepreneur, investor and founder of Arbra Partners, a financial services group with a global footprint that is active across asset management, wealth advisory and private markets. Through Arbra Partners, Lucas applies a macro-led approach to backing ventures and clients in frontier markets that combine strong fundamentals with long-term potential. With offices in London, Geneva, Lisbon and the UAE, the company uses its deep expertise to deliver modern banking at the highest level.
Lucas invests in opportunities and ventures that encapsulate his global perspective, where economic resilience and meaningful partnerships align, and that amplify impact for clients, teams, investors and local communities alike. Spanning the primary sector, technology, real estate, hospitality and the luxury sector, his portfolio reflects a holistic and interdisciplinary outlook that is consistently grounded in providing resilient, long-term value. Lucas brings perspicacity, discipline and cultural fluency to investees and stakeholders across global markets.
His other passion includes steering...Lucas is an entrepreneur, investor and founder of Arbra Partners, a financial services group with a global footprint that is active across asset management, wealth advisory and private markets. Through Arbra Partners, Lucas applies a macro-led approach to backing ventures and clients in frontier markets that combine strong fundamentals with long-term potential. With offices in London, Geneva, Lisbon and the UAE, the company uses its deep expertise to deliver modern banking at the highest level.
Lucas invests in opportunities and ventures that encapsulate his global perspective, where economic resilience and meaningful partnerships align, and that amplify impact for clients, teams, investors and local communities alike. Spanning the primary sector, technology, real estate, hospitality and the luxury sector, his portfolio reflects a holistic and interdisciplinary outlook that is consistently grounded in providing resilient, long-term value. Lucas brings perspicacity, discipline and cultural fluency to investees and stakeholders across global markets.
His other passion includes steering the development of Palheta, a luxury hospitality concept that has been created in collaboration with architect John Pawson, and one that illustrates Lucas’ ability to unite strategic capital with world-class creative vision. Launching in 2029, the estate spans 300 hectares in Portugal’s idyllic Alentejo region. Palheta braids the worlds of art, design and wellness for the discerning traveller, which encourages them to pause and revel in that most rarefied of currencies: time.READ MOREVIEW LESS
Arbra is a financial boutique specialising in international asset management, wealth advisory, M&A and private market opportunities, with a focus on alternative investments and Brazil. Arbra provides bespoke solutions, discretionary advice and a client-centric approach. It serves the needs of its target clients comprising wealthy individuals, families and institutions.
Essence
Managing Director
2012
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2022
London, UK
Founded and headquartered in London, Essence provides lifestyle, concierge and business advisory services to accomplished individuals and their families across the globe. Leveraging insider knowledge, first-hand experience, and an unparalleled global network, Essence ensures that every client receives meticulous attention and personalised solutions to meet their unique needs.
