OUR PARTNERS

We are a global M&A and strategy advisory firm with decades of experience in private equity investing, strategy, technology and corporate finance

Marcelo Soares

Managing Partner

  • Private equity for 8yrs at Patria Investments / Blackstone Group ($25B AUM)
  • Extensive executive experience, including NutrienManaging Director (Latam), CFO, and Board Member at Brazilian-based operations
  • Extensive experience inM&A, post-merger integration and strategy
  • MBA at Northwestern (Kellogg); MSc in engineering at University of São Paulo (Poli); BSc in Agronomy at University of São Paulo (ESALQ)

Caio Malufe

Managing Partner

  • Private equity for 9yrs at Patria Investments / Blackstone Group ($25B AUM)
  • Private equity for 4yrs at Manulife Investment Management ($18B AUM) in theAmericas
  • Corporate development&strategy for Cargill in Asia-Pacific andAmericas
  • Transformation officer, CFOand Board member for multiple PE portfolio companies
  • Board member, advisor, investor and operator for multiple growth-stage startups in 4continents

OUR SENIOR ADVISORS

We nurtured a globally-experienced team of advisors with broad experience in private equity, corporate finance, data & analytics and supply chain.

Ignacio Smith

Senior Advisor

  • Over 20 years experience as an executive in the fruit export business
  • Independent Board Member in one of the key agribusiness operations in the Americas
  • Entrepreneur with unique experience in trading fruits into LatinAmerica (5,000+ tons traded)
  • Global experience, including as general manager for China-based fruit

David Lapp

Senior Advisor​

  • Hails fromfour generations of farming and Canadian agriculture
  • Specialty in GAP (good agricultural practices), grainmanagement, traceability and tracking in food/agriculture/specialty crops
  • Relevant experience in blockchain supply&operations in food processing and agriculture
  • Global experience with corporate optimization for mergers&acquisitions
  • Holds a PhD, Business Management Liverpool University

Ted Bissell

Senior Advisor​

  • Decades of experience in launching convergence products for enterprises ranging fromventure- backed startups to Fortune 500 companies
  • Held leadership roles for global businesses across banking, digital content, telecomand agriculture
  • Holds a B.S. Electrical engineering fromYale and MBA fromtheWharton School and Lauder Institute
  • Ted is business fluent in 7

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