Who we are
A premium advisory firm built around high-net-worth global mobility
Lio Global is an investment-migration advisory firm. Our remit covers second residency, second citizenship, and real-estate-backed migration — three pillars held under one mandate so the decisions that overlap on a principal's file are not fragmented across three firms.
We are deliberately small. The principal you speak with at discovery is the principal you speak with at grant. The mandate is yours, the work is bespoke, and the fee structure is transparent on the engagement letter.
The firm's positioning sits closer to a private bank than to an immigration agency. We do not work commission-only, we do not push the highest-margin programme, and we say so when a programme is wrong for the file.
The founder
Nadia Read Thaele founded Lio Global in 2014
Nadia Read Thaele founded LIO Global (Pty.) Ltd. in 2014 and continues to lead the firm as Founder & Managing Director. The firm has advised high-net-worth principals and families on residency, citizenship, and real-estate-backed migration across more than seventeen government-approved programmes since.
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Read Nadia's full profile →The team
Senior advisors covering programmes across four continents
Nadia Read Thaele
Founder & Managing Director
Leads the firm's overall advisory strategy and high-net-worth principal engagements across the full programme set.
View profile →Megan Copley
Partner & Director (Sales)
Partner and Director leading client engagement and the real-estate-led programme work. Senior point of contact for property-side mandates and approved-development evaluations.
View profile →Recognition
Awards we have received for our work
Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2022/23 — Citizenship Consultancy of the Year
South Africa Prestige Awards 2023/24 — Immigration Consultancy of the Year
Acquisition International — Top Investment Specialist of the Year 2024
Global Business Award 2025 — Most Outstanding Boutique Investment Planning Company (South Africa)
Residency-Through-Investment Specialists of the Year — South Africa (awarding body not confirmed)
Best Property Investment Firm of the Year 2024/25 (awarding body not confirmed)
Where we operate
Headquartered in Cape Town. Programmes globally.
Lio Global's registered office is at Unit 103, The Foundry, 74 Prestwich Street, De Waterkant, Cape Town. The firm operates by appointment only.
The programme work itself is global. Our seventeen government-approved programmes span Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Malta, Cyprus), the Caribbean (Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Dominica), North America (USA EB-5, Canada), the Gulf (UAE), the Indian Ocean (Mauritius), Eurasia (Turkiye), and the Pacific (Nauru).
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