Luis Felipe has around 20 years of experience in financial advisory, mainly in the agribusiness and renewable generation sectors, having joined CZ in 2006. During this period, Luis Felipe has worked with many
CZ clients around the world, including sugar and ethanol producers/refineries, renewable energy companies, logistics operators and agribusinesses. He has accumulated expertise across a wide range of financial advisory services, such as M&A (buy and sell side), debt raising (banks, funds and capital markets), debt restructuring and special situations, having completed multiple transactions in several markets and sectors.
In 2013, Luis Felipe was appointed as head of corporate finance Brazil, and in 2015 became responsible for our global corporate finance activity, having successfully implemented our international expansion in Asia Pacific and Latin America. Luis has accumulated experience in multiple markets such as Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia and Vietnan. Today he leads a global team of +15 experts that combine investment banking skills and deep know-how in agribusiness, renewable generation, and logistics sectors.
Before joining CZ, Luis worked in asset management, energy generation and industrial sectors. Luis holds a MBA in Corporate Finance from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-SP) and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from PUC-Rio.
