Founding partner of Camaya Partners and responsible for the M&A practice, João has solid expertise in corporate finance, developed over 27 years of professional experience in Brazil, USA, Mexico and the Netherlands. Throughout his career, he has advised numerous mergers and acquisitions in the segments of retail, technology, food and beverage, footwear, medical devices, among others. He is also a board member of Evertrend, Inc., as well as other consumer goods companies. He led the restructuring of Montelac Alimentos S/A., where he also had indirect equity interest. Prior to Camaya Partners, João held executive positions in Strategic Planning and Finance at AT&T, IBM and Lockheed Martin. Graduated in Business Administration from FEA-PUC/SP and MBA from FIA-Universidade de São Paulo.

Responsible for the Capital Markets practice at Camaya Partners and specialist in business valuation and feasibility studies for investment projects, Junio has recently concentrated his work on infrastructure projects, especially in heavy construction, sanitation, oil & gas and energy. He holds a degree in Public Administration from EAESP-FGV, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration and PhD in Finance from FEA-USP. He was co-author of the books “Financial Calculation of Treasuries” and “Credit – Analysis and Risk Assessment”, and professor of the “Portfolio Theory” discipline for Saint-Paul Institute of Finance.