Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The 'Os Mosqueteiros' Group, operating in the retail sector, has invested €16 million in the opening of a new store (Intermarché) in Terrugem, Sintra. This investment will create 150 jobs and strengthen the presence of the Intermarché chain in Portugal. For over thirty years, the 'Os Mosqueteiros' Group has maintained a strong presence in the country, with operations across more than 180 municipalities in all 18 districts.
The Group’s model is distinguished by being led by independent entrepreneurs, who are the owners and managers of their respective stores and who share common structures in areas such as logistics, commercial management, quality and development, ensuring efficiency, proximity and competitiveness.
Previous business expansion was recorded in the ERM database in 2025, with 125 jobs created.
Eurofound (2026), Intermarché, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 203941, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203941.
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