Real Estate Developer

Who we are

Vanguard Properties was founded in 2017 by Claude Berda and is currently led by Alexandre Berda. Since its inception, the company has established itself as a long-term real estate developer with a disciplined approach to value creation.

With more than 800,000 square meters under development, Vanguard Properties invests in projects designed to stand the test of time, not only because of the quality of construction, but also because of the way they integrate into the city, the territory, and the lives of those who use them.

Its activities focus on the premium and high-end residential segments, with an integrated vision that combines architecture, art, services, and rigor in execution. Each project is treated as a complete asset, where aesthetic and functional decisions contribute to real and sustainable economic value.

The company is supported by an experienced and multidisciplinary team, capable of monitoring the entire investment cycle with consistency, discernment, and attention to detail; factors that sustain a reputation built project by project.

Among the works already completed, Castilho 203 and Infinity are examples of this approach: interventions that reflect a clear vision, constant demand, and an accurate reading of the market.

Shareholder

Claude Berda

Claude Berda is the founder and ex-Chairman of the AB Group (now Mediawan Thematics), one of the largest companies in the production and broadcasting of audiovisual content in France and which he sold in 2017. From 2003, Claude Berda began to invest in real estate in Switzerland, where today he is the largest private player. More than 200 office and residential assets make up his portfolio which include the Quartier l’Etange in Geneva, the largest Swiss property development, and Urban Project S.A., a development company that manages over 100 projects and around 50,000 rental contracts in the country which generate rents of over CHF 950 M (€893 M) (2,700 buildings).

Claude Berda visited Portugal for the first time in the 1970s, but it was in 2015 on a whistle-stop visit when he met José Cardoso Botelho that he decided to invest heavily in Portugal, rapidly achieving the position of the main overseas investor in the real estate sector.

More recently, his son Alexandre Berda joined the Vanguard Properties team thereby ensuring the continuation of the Berda family’s link with Portugal for many years to come.

I’ve been to various parts of the world and Portugal continues to amaze me. It is a fantastic country because of the quality of life, climate, security and the way people think and live”.

Claude Berda

Chairman

Alexandre Berda

Alexandre Berda, after completing his studies in Economics at Institut Florimont, graduated in Business Management and Technology from La Salle BCN. He later obtained an MBA in Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris and a Master’s in Business Administration from Georgetown University. In 2019, he joined the Vanguard Properties team, ensuring the Berda family's continued presence in Portugal. Since then, he has contributed to strengthening Vanguard Properties’ position in the Portuguese real estate market, supporting the development of landmark projects that reflect the company’s vision and commitment to excellence and innovation.

His strategic and dynamic vision has accompanied the group’s solid growth, not only in Portugal but also in other markets where its companies invest.