Nordic presence in Portugal

Mercuri Urval

Executive Search (Lisbon)

Swedish-founded executive search and leadership advisory firm, set up in 1967 by Håkan Ericsson and run from its Stockholm head office; since 2016 it has been owned by the Mercuri Urval foundation together with partners. In Portugal it operates through Mercuri Urval, S.A. (NIF 510147046, Avenida Eng. Arantes e Oliveira 5, R/C A, 1900-221 Lisboa; incorporated 20 March 2012; share capital €50,000; CAE 78100 personnel selection and placement), whose Lisbon office is listed on the group’s Portuguese website; an earlier branch of its Spanish company, Mercuri Urval, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980125936), is registered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras.

OriginSweden
HQStockholm, Sweden
Founded1967, by Håkan Ericsson
OwnershipMercuri Urval foundation with partners (since 2016)
ActivityExecutive search, leadership assessment, interim executives and leadership advisory
PT entityMercuri Urval, S.A. — NIF 510147046 — Avenida Eng. Arantes e Oliveira 5, R/C A, 1900-221 Lisboa; incorporated 20 March 2012; share capital €50,000; CAE 78100
Also registeredMercuri Urval, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal — NIF 980125936 — Porto Salvo, Oeiras
Target marketPortugal

Corridor footprint

Swedish-founded executive search and leadership advisory firm, set up in 1967 by Håkan Ericsson and run from its Stockholm head office; since 2016 it has been owned by the Mercuri Urval foundation together with partners. In Portugal it operates through Mercuri Urval, S.A. (NIF 510147046, Avenida Eng. Arantes e Oliveira 5, R/C A, 1900-221 Lisboa; incorporated 20 March 2012; share capital €50,000; CAE 78100 personnel selection and placement), whose Lisbon office is listed on the group’s Portuguese website; an earlier branch of its Spanish company, Mercuri Urval, S.A. – Sucursal em Portugal (NIF 980125936), is registered in Porto Salvo, Oeiras.

Why this matters

Mercuri Urval sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. Its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.

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