Teak Capital
Porto-based family office of the Moreira da Silva family, founded in 1997; 40+ investments in industry, finance, private equity, venture capital, real estate, education and health care.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Moreira da Silva
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- BA Glass (glass packaging), control shared with the Silva Domingues family
- HEADQUARTERS
- Porto, Portugal
- FOUNDED
- 1997
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- PortugalEurope
- STAGES
- Buyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equityVenture capitalReal estateFunds (as LP)
Overview
Teak Capital is the family office of the Moreira da Silva family, founded in 1997 and with an advisory board of family and independent members and a Family Council. It reports more than 40 investments across industrial, financial, private equity, venture capital, real estate, education and health care. Its main direct holdings include BA Glass and Cerealis, both shared with Tangor Capital, the investment holding of the Silva Domingues family; the two acquired Cerealis in 2021 and Italy’s Vetrerie Riunite Group from Sun Capital in 2023–2024. In 2023 it agreed to buy 50% of Quinta do Vallado in the Douro, and it invests in private equity, venture capital and infrastructure funds.
Holdings & investments (12)
- BA GlassNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing
- CerealisNOTABLEFood & Agriculture · since 2021
- Vetrerie Riunite GroupNOTABLEIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2024
- Quinta do ValladoNOTABLEFood & Agriculture · since 2023
- YorglassIndustrial & Manufacturing · since 2025
- Crest Capital Partners Fund II (fund commitment)since 2020
- Horizon Equity Partners Fund I and Follow On Fund (fund commitments)since 2019
- Sonae IndústriaIndustrial & Manufacturing
- CognitaEducation
- HakuturiFood & Agriculture
- BiomimetxBiotech & Life Sciences
- BondlayerSoftware & SaaS
People
- Carlos Moreira da SilvaExecutive; Advisory Board Director · source
- Pedro Moreira da SilvaExecutive; Advisory Board Director · source
- Manuel LoureiroExecutive · source
- Raquel Moreira da SilvaAdvisory Board Director · source
- Tiago Moreira da SilvaAdvisory Board Director · source
- Alvaro CuervoAdvisory Board Director · source
- Fernanda ArrepiaAdvisory Board Director · source
Frequently asked questions
Teak Capital is a single family office based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 1997.
Teak Capital invests on behalf of the Moreira da Silva family (BA Glass (glass packaging), control shared with the Silva Domingues family).
Teak Capital invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity, venture capital, real estate and funds (as lp).
Teak Capital invests at Buyout stage in Industrial & Manufacturing, Food & Agriculture, Real Estate & PropTech and Education.
Key people at Teak Capital include Carlos Moreira da Silva (Executive; Advisory Board Director), Pedro Moreira da Silva (Executive; Advisory Board Director), Manuel Loureiro (Executive) and Raquel Moreira da Silva (Advisory Board Director).
Teak Capital's holdings and investments include BA Glass, Cerealis, Vetrerie Riunite Group, Quinta do Vallado, Yorglass, Sonae Indústria, Cognita and Hakuturi, among others.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Teak Capital is Yorglass (Strategic partnership (shareholding in Yorglass alongside Tangor Capital)), announced in Aug 2025.
No. Teak Capital invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.