Our Team

Luiz Prado

16 years of experience

Luiz Prado

Has experience in investment banking, restructuring, private equity and wealth management, Luiz founded Makalu in 2016. Before that, he was CFO of Usinas Itamarati during the restructuring process, member of the board of Monama and Grupo Carlos Lyra. Passionate about sports, he was also a ski instructor in Vail, Colorado.

Bruno Batista

16 years of experience

Bruno Batista

Has experience in company restructuring processes, investment banking, debt structuring and consulting, Bruno was previously a member of the teams at RK Partners, Banco Safra, among others. Throughout his career, he has participated in projects in several industries, with emphasis on engineering, defense, shipbuilding, fertilizers and real estate development.

Victor Mello

7 years of experience

Victor Mello

Graduated with honors in economics from Insper, Victor has been with Makalu since 2018. Prior to that, he had worked at Bradesco BBI and Banco BBM, with experience in ECM, M&A and special situations transactions.

Felipe Ciciarelli

7 years of experience

Felipe Ciciarelli

A lawyer graduated from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2018, Felipe has been a member of the Makalu team since 2019. Prior to that, he worked for the civil litigation and arbitration team at BMA Advogados. He began his career at the law firm Demarest, in the area of ​​labor litigation.

Alex Farina

6 years of experience

Alex Farina

Has passages in the investment banking area at Banco Genial and in the Project finance and M&A area at Daemon Investments, Alex has been at Makalu since 2020. He is an engineer, graduated from Escola Politécnica da USP in 2020.

Norberto Campanari

10 years of experience

Norberto Campanari

Has been working in the Financial Market since 2014, having held positions in banks and administrators before joining Makalu. He has experience in administration and control, with a focus on structured funds (FIDC). He holds degrees in Financial Management and Accounting.

Vanessa Pegas

11 years of experience

Vanessa Pegas

The first woman to join Makalu's team, with us since 2018, Vanessa is responsible for the complete administrative area, events and customer contact. Graduated in Translator and Interpreter and with experience at FGV in Financial Accounting and People Management. Vanessa has worked at Ernst & Young, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Câmara Americana.

Násser Choaib

2 years of experience

Násser Choaib

Graduated in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Násser joined Makalu's team as an intern in 2023. Before that, he gained international academic experience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and was part of a boutique M&A team.

José Mifano

4 years of experience

José Mifano

Lawyer, graduated from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2021, José has been a member of the Makalu team since 2024. Prior to that, he worked in a private equity and venture capital consulting firm. He began his career at the law firm TozziniFreire, in the area of compliance and corporate investigation.

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