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Managing Partner
Managing Partner & CLO
Managing Partner - Real Estate
Venture Partner & Business Development
CMO & Business Development
High-Tech & Innovation Advisor
TEAM
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
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Nationality: Brazilian, American
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German, Spanish
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Years of Experience: 23 in Legal, Finance, and Global Business Development.
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Expertise:
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International Compliance
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White-Collar and Corporate Crime
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Anti-Money Laundering
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Fund Raising
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Werner Dopheide
WERNER G. DOPHEIDE has more than 25 years of business management experience, with over 10 years on director or senior executive roles within several segments such as strategic consulting, internet/ecommerce startups, asset management and retail/consumer goods. He has worked from small, local to global companies including Lojas Americanas, S.C.Johnson Wax, BankBoston, Accenture, BoozAllen,. Werner co-founded Pontofrio.com in 2008 that became CNova (top 2 ecommerce in Brazil). After that he has acted as a strategic advisor for several businesses in developing new ventures or evaluating acquisitions, as well as mentored entrepreneurs to grow their business.
Werner holds an engineering degree from IME (top 3 school in Brazil) with MBA degree in Strategy and Finance from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and a post-graduation from COPPEAD/UFRJ.
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Nationality: Brazilian, German
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German
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Years of Experience: 25 in Business Management, 10 years as a Senior Executive
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Expertise:
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Strategic Business Development for New Ventures
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Scalable Business Partnership
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Evaluating Acquisitions
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Internet/e-commerce Startups
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Asset Management
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Brand management & Marketing Strategy
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Online & offline Retail/Consumer Goods
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TEAM
Marc Bonorino
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ (Brazil), a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Banking Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a Juris Doctor (JD) from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
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Contact: marc.bonorino@exatoinc.com
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Nationality: Brazilian, American
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German, Spanish
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Years of Experience: 23 in Legal, Finance, and Global Business Development.
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Expertise:
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International Compliance
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White-Collar and Corporate Crime
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Anti-Money Laundering
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Fund Raising
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Werner Dopheide
WERNER G. DOPHEIDE has more than 25 years of business management experience, with over 10 years on director or senior executive roles within several segments such as strategic consulting, internet/ecommerce startups, asset management and retail/consumer goods. He has worked from small, local to global companies including Lojas Americanas, S.C.Johnson Wax, BankBoston, Accenture, BoozAllen,. Werner co-founded Pontofrio.com in 2008 that became CNova (top 2 ecommerce in Brazil). After that he has acted as a strategic advisor for several businesses in developing new ventures or evaluating acquisitions, as well as mentored entrepreneurs to grow their business.
Werner holds an engineering degree from IME (Military Institute of Engineering, top 3 school in Brazil) with MBA degree in Strategy and Finance from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and a post-graduation from COPPEAD/UFRJ.
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Contact: werner.dopheide@exatoinc.com
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Nationality: Brazilian, German
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German
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Years of Experience: 25 in Business Management, 10 years as a Senior Executive
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Expertise:
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Strategic Business Development for New Ventures
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Scalable Business Partnership
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Evaluating Acquisitions
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Internet/e-commerce Startups
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Asset Management
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Brand management & Marketing Strategy
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Online & offline Retail/Consumer Goods
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MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
MARC BONORINO is an American-Brazilian lawyer, with over 23 years in the international business arena. Marc has been active in the legal and financial industry across Australia, Africa, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the USA. Marc participated in the creation of numerous financial vehicles around the world including the BCPX Global Equity Brazil funds, BCDX (by Banco Fator), BCDX (by Mercatto), the Life settlement wholesale Fund, Alternative Energy Africa Fund, among others. Marc also assisted in the development and operations of the Scotiabank mutual funds for the countries of Peru, Chile, and Costa Rica. He is also an expert in international compliance, white-collar and corporate crime, and anti-money laundering polices.
Marc has a degree in Journalism and Law from UFRJ-(Brazi)l, a Post-Graduation in Entrepreneur Administration with focus on marketing from Universidade Candido Mendes (Brazil), an MBA in International Business from Bond University (Australia), an MSC in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason (USA), an LLM in International Finance and Business Law from University of Liverpool School of Law (UK), and a JD from University of Richmond School of Law (USA).
Ernst-August Schnieder
DR. ERNST-AUGUST SCHNIEDER has over 15 years of banking and fund management experience. He started his career as an attorney-at-law in the German law firm Beiten Burkhardt, specializing in M&A and international tax planning. He continued his career in equity capital markets at the German bank Commerzbank, as a director of the financial engineering team. From there he started his activity as a managing director of several closed end funds whose combined equity of 450 million Euro was raised by Commerzbank and the private bank Bethmann Bank. Ernst was also an advisor for private equity funds investing in film assets in the United States.
Ernst holds a law-degree of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and a Ph.D. in international tax law of the Universität Osnabrück. He is a German attorney-at-law.
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Contact: ernst.schnieder@exatoLLC.com
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Nationality: German
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German, Spanish
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Years of Experience: 15+ in banking and fund management.
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Expertise:
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M&A and international tax planning
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Banking
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Advisory for private equity funds
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Marco Mombelli
MOMBELLI is a Suisse citizen with over 20 years of consulting, management and entrepreneur experience within Brazil, Mexico and the US. His Consulting experience came from working with global firms such as Deloitte Consulting and with Bain Consulting. He also co-founded a consulting firm that focused on Turn Around and Restructuring and, in engagements, assumed the GM, Interim CEO or Board Member roles. Furthermore, Mombelli held General Manager, Business Development Director and CFO/COO positions for mid-size Brazilian companies in various industries, but manly focused in Technology and online. Lastly, he participated in the growth of Groupon Brazil and he successfully sold a Travel Business he managed.
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Mombelli education is as a Mechanical Engineer at UC Berkeley and completed his MBA degree in Finance, Strategy and Operations at Kellogg School of Management.
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Contact: marco.mombelli@exatoinc.com
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Nationality: Swiss
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Languages: English, Portuguese, German, Spanish, Italian
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Years of Experience: 20
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Expertise:
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Turn Around and Restructuring
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Technology
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Oil & Gas
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Travel
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Eric Boutaud
ERIC BOUTAUD has more than 25 years of business management experience, with over 10 years on Director or MD roles. His background is in sales and marketing at multinational consumer goods companies Danone, Clorox, Whirlpool and BRF (Sadia and Perdigão) both locally in Brazil and as an expatriate. Later in his career he held a Managing Director position for the Latam region within Coats Group, a major global player in textile industry. He led acquisitions and diligences, cost down projects and turnarounds in multiple segments. Now he is acting as advisor for new business and management consultant.
Eric holds a BA degree in Business Administration from FAAP and an MBA degree from Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University).
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Nationality: Brazilian, French
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Languages: English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
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Years of Experience: 25 in Business Management, 10 years as a Senior Executive.
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Expertise:
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Business Strategy
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Corporate Governance
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Cost down projects, restructuring and turnaround
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M&A and post Acquisition Diligence.
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Brand management, Advertising and Marketing Strategy
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Sales Force Effectiveness and Business Intelligence
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Felipe Matos
FELIPE MATOS is a reference in tech entrepreneurship and startups in Latin America. His initiatives have supported more than 10 thousand startups and attracted U$ 300 million in investments. Serial entrepreneur, he has played several roles in the entrepreneurial ecosystem: founder, angel investor, venture capitalist, educator, accelerator, policymaker, public speaker and writer.
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Felipe was the founder of Startup Farm, one of the leading startup accelerators in Latin America, and COO at Start-Up Brasil, a national public program created to foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Brazil via public and private funding partnerships. Matos works with startups since 1995. He founded the first Latin American mobile application, Girando, in 2000. In 2002, he co-founded Instituto Inovação: one of the first tech accelerators of the country, that also grew business units for innovation consulting, technology transfer, corporate education, and venture capital investments. Dealing with both management and technical skills, he has managed dozens of projects related to technological innovation for large corporations and governments.
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Nationality: Brazilian
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Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Years of Experience: 20
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Expertise:
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Startups & Acceleratores
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Innovations
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entrepreneurial ecosystem
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Fund Raising
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