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Company

Founded in 2009, Casaforte is a private equity fund manager, with the mission of generating superior absolute returns through investments in companies where it actively participates in management.

 

Its team is composed of professionals with extensive and successful experience in private equity, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, strategic consulting, and business management.

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Over the past 15 years, the company has been managing sustainable investments in the food and beverage, renewable energy generation, mining, and chemical sectors, establishing itself as a fund manager with a portfolio of companies and projects which stand out in the markets in which they operate, delivering significant returns to its investors.

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Casaforte has more than 240 individual and institutional investors which invest through Participation Investments Funds (FIP) and other investment vehicles with pre-defined strategies.

Our Values

Ethics

Meritocracy

Focus on Results

Excellence

Team work

Sustainability

the team

Team

FERNANDO BUARQUE

Partner

Founding partner, has extensive experience in management of private equity funds and of engineering projects. Fernando is the managing director, responsible for the management of Solar Funds I and II and other investment vehicles. Acts directly in the management of the investments as a Director of the investment companies, responsible for the commercialization of power, management of project development, financing, construction and operation of the projects.

 

Previously, Fernando was a partner and the managing director responsible for the private equity business at Rio Bravo from 2001 to 2008. Before 2001, he designed and managed several engineering projects in Brazil, with focus on airport infrastructure.

 

Fernando graduated as an aeronautical infrastructure engineer in Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica (ITA) and earned a master degree in Project Management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).

KRISTOPHER DOWLIN

Partner

Kristopher is a partner with solid experience in private equity fund management and management consulting. Kristopher is a Director and is responsible for the structuring,  fund raising, and commercialization of power for centralized generation projects. Is part of the team responsible for the structuring and fund raising for the funds FIP IE Solar I and II, and is a member of the funds’ Investment Committees. Acts directly in the management of the investments as a Director of the investment companies.

 

Prior to Casaforte, was an executive at investment banks Morgan Stanley, Wasserstein, Perella & Co. and Kleinwort Benson, originating and executing M&A and equity capital market transactions for utility and energy companies in the US and Brazil.

 

Kristopher graduated with honors in economics from Vassar College.

LORENA ROSSI

Partner

Partner and financial director of Casaforte. She is co-manager of the Solar I and II Funds, where she acts directly in investment governance as director of the invested companies. In her career, she has accumulated solid knowledge in the economic and financial valuation of companies for mergers and acquisitions of assets at fair value for investment funds.

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Before Casaforte, she was part of EY's Transaction Advisory Services team, where she participated in several company valuation projects for different sectors, such as education, consumer goods, logistics and real estate. Lorena graduated in economic sciences from the Federal University of Pernambuco and completed an MBA in Financial Management, Controlling and Auditing from FGV. She is a securities portfolio manager authorized by the CVM, with CGE certification by ANBIMA.

RAFAEL MOURA

Partner

Partner, controller and director of risk and compliance at Casaforte Investimentos. He is responsible for managing the administrative-financial and controlling operations of Casaforte Investimentos. Additionally, he is responsible for compliance management, acting as head of the compliance committee and the risk committee.

 

Rafael graduated with distinction in Business Administration from the University of Pernambuco (UPE), graduated in Accounting from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), and completed his MBA in Custody and Controlling Management from the University of Pernambuco (UPE). He is CGE certified by ANBIMA.

GUILHERME CANAVARRO

Investments analyst

Analyst at Casaforte. He is a member of the Investment Committees of the Solar I and II Funds, has extensive experience in managing investment funds and analyzing securities. He worked as a third-party resource manager at Multinvest Capital, where he was an investment fund manager, commanding the house's variable income strategy.

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Guilherme has a Master's and Doctorate in Economics from UFPE. He is a securities portfolio manager authorized by the CVM, with CGA and CGE certifications from ANBIMA and CNPI from APIMEC.

MATHEUS OLIVEIRA

Investments analyst

Investment analyst at Casaforte. Member of Casaforte's investment management team, where he works on the origination, selection and analysis of Solar Fund I and II projects. Additionally, it works directly to monitor invested companies, focusing on raising funds from financing banks, monitoring project operations and preparing management reports.

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Matheus graduated in mechanical engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) and in economic sciences from Uninassau. He is CGE certified for securities portfolio management by ANBIMA.

MARCELO REBOUÇAS

Sócio

Marcelo is a founding partner of Casaforte with solid experience in private equity fund management, business administration and management consulting. He is member of Casaforte Board of Directors.

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At Casaforte, he was the Operations Director, member of Investment Commitees and managed the implementation of several renewable power projects. In management consulting, he was an executive at Accenture and Unisys in Brazil and Mexico. He led projects in the retail and industrial goods sectors in the areas of strategy, e-commerce, logistics and operations.

 

Marcelo graduated with honors in Computer Engineering from Instituto Tecnológico da Aeronáutica (ITA) and earned an MBS degree at Warwick Business School.

PEDRO MAGALHÃES

Sócio

Founding partner of Casaforte, with solid experience in the management of private equity funds and consumer goods companies. Pedro is director of Casaforte Investimentos and CFO of ebba. After participating in the acquisition of Maguary and its merge with Dafruta, Pedro was designated to advise the CEO in the integration process. Later he became the ebba’s CFO, position he still holds. In this period, he accumulated extensive experience in corporate management and was one of the leaders of the business growth and value addition.

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Before joining Casaforte, he was partner and fund manager in the Rio Bravo private equity team.

Pedro graduated in Business Administration from the University of Pernambuco (UPE) and earned a MBA degree in Financial Management and Controllership from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV).

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