Certified Quality Management Company

Mercal was certified in 2004 under the NP EN ISO 9001 standard.

Partner Entities

Mercal has a set of partnerships and accreditations and has acted as consultants to the following official and professional bodies:

• AERLIS (Enterprise Association of the Region of Lisbon);
  
• APQ (Portuguese Association for Quality);
  
• ADB (African Development Bank);
  
• WB (World Bank);
  
• AICEP (Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal);
  
• COTEC Portugal (Business Association for Innovation);
  
• IAPMEI (Support Institute for Small and Medium Enterprises;
  
• European Union - European Commission;
  
• UMP (Union of Portuguese Mercies);
  
• EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development);
  
• RSO (National Network of Social Responsibility in Organizations);
  
• Association of friendship Portugal Turkey.

Best Consultancy in Portugal

Given Mercal’s performance throughout its history and the projects it has developed, the group has been repeatedly recognized as the best consulting company in Portugal by various prestigious entities. Below we present some of the most recent awards.

Mercal Awards

Leading Consulting Firm in Portugal

• Business & Investment Advisory Firm of the Year & Marketing Advisory Firm of the Year in Portugal, by M&A Today, as part of the awards “Global Awards 2026”.

• Best Specialist M&A Consulting Firm 2025 in Portugal by EMG Publishing, within the “Global 100 Awards 2025” program.

• Business & Investment Advisory Firm of the Year 2024 in Portugal by EMG Publishing, within the “Global 100 Awards 2024” program.

• EMG Publishing: In the “Global 100 (2021) Award Winners” program, we were distinguished in Portugal with the awards: Management Consultants of the Year, Business Advisory Firm of the Year (SME).

• EMG Publishing, headquartered in the United Kingdom, is a world-renowned publisher present in 163 countries and across six continents, annually recognizing outstanding companies and professionals.

• Gamechangers Global Awards 2021: We were awarded as the best business consulting firm in Portugal. Gamechangers™, an international digital publication, conducts a rigorous nomination process, with more than 246,000 readers participating in the annual selection of winners.

• ACQ5 Awards: Between 2018 and 2023, we received several awards, including: Best Financial Consulting Firm, Best Tourism & Hospitality Consulting Firm, Best Financial Restructuring Consulting Firm, Best Business Advisory Firm.

• Acquisition International (2015): We were recognized as the Best Independent Management Consulting Firm and the Best Marketing Consultancy.

• Corporate LiveWire (2015): Award for Best and Greatest Excellence in Management Consulting Services.