ABOUT US
Progresso Capital Partners is an independent corporate advisory firm specializing in advising decision makers on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising processes.
With a presence in Brazil and in the United States, Progresso Capital is ready to advise Latin American companies and their shareholders.
SERVICES
Progresso Capital’s main focus is to advise entrepreneurs and business owners on their corporate assets, offering the following services:
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
CAPITAL RAISING
STRATEGIC ADVISORY
Progresso Capital has experience in advising clients from a wide range of sectors.
Our clients are generally shareholders of profitable companies with annual revenues in excess of US$30 million.
DIFFERENTIALS
Process being led by a Senior Team:
All our professionals have at least 10 years of experience in M&A at Progresso Capital or from top financial institutions.
Confidentiality and Discretion:
We believe that only a small, experienced and customer dedicated team results in greater chance of success in the process, increasing the confidentiality level and eliminating eventual conflicts of interest present at larger institutions.
Access to investors:
Progresso Capital has developed a strong relationship with leading global companies in various sectors and with major private equity funds present in Brazil.
Experience in business management:
Our team has held leadership positions in companies from several sectors, enabling them to identify improvements opportunities in the management of our clients’ companies.
PARTNERS
Prior to founding Progresso Capital, Mr. Hajjar served as Executive Director of the Corporate Advisory Group at UBS AG. He co-founded the Latin America group and was responsible for the practice in Brazil, overseeing deal origination, analysis, and execution of middle market M&A and capital markets transactions.
Before joining UBS AG, Mr. Hajjar served as a Principal for Bank of America’s US$500 million private equity fund focused on Latin America. While at Bank of America, Mr. Hajjar held interim executive roles in two portfolio companies.
Mr. Hajjar holds an MBA from the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania), and he graduated with Honors from Lehigh University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering.
Before joining Progresso Capital, Ms. Sanchez worked at Proinversion (Peru’s Investment Promotion Agency) as a Director, responsible for directing all aspects of design, structure and promotion of ProInversion’s Public-Private Partnership Concession Projects (PPPs), totaling 40 projects and representing US$4 billion in investment.
Prior to joining Proinversion, Ms. Sanchez worked on the Corporate Advisory Group at UBS as an Associate Director, being responsible for M&A deal execution in Brazil and Mexico. Before UBS, Ms. Sanchez served as a Senior Financial Analyst for Bank of America’s Latin America private equity fund. Ms. Sanchez also held positions at ING Barings and Citigroup.
Ms. Sanchez holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacifico and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Before joining Progresso Capital, he worked on the Corporate Advisory Group at UBS where he participated on several M&A transactions. He was responsible for developing financial models, marketing materials and corporate strategic planning.
Prior to joining UBS, Mr. Sauer was Financial Planning Coordinator at América Latina Logística, a GP Private Equity portfolio company. During this period, he was member of the team that planned the acquisition of Brasil Ferrovias.
Mr. Sauer holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ).
TRANSACTIONS
Click the tombstones to learn more
VOLP
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Volp on its sale to Tovani Benzaquen, part of Barentz, a leading global life science ingredients distributor.
INVESTIGA
Progresso Capital acted as exclusive financial advisor to Grupo Investiga in the acquisition of the American company IRSI.
CHEMSPECS
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Chemspecs Comércio e Representações Ltda on its sale to Tovani Benzaquen Ltda.
TOVANI BENZAQUEN
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Tovani Benzaquen on its partial sale to Barentz International B.V., leading global specialty ingredient distributor.
VANGUARDA SEGURANÇA
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Vanguarda Segurança on its sale to G4S, the largest security services company in the world.
INTERATIVA SERVICE
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Interativa Service on its sale to G4S, the largest security services company in the world.
INVESTIGA
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Investiga Group on its sale to ALS, a global leader in providing laboratory testing, inspection, certification solutions.
GRASSE
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Grasse Aromas e Ingredientes Ltda. on its sale to Tovani Benzaquen Ltda.
VOGLER
Progresso Capital acted as the sole financial advisor to Vogler on its sale to Azelis, a leading global specialty chemicals and food ingredient distributor.
CONTACT
OFFICES
São Paulo, SP 04538-905
Telephone: +55 (11) 3443-7344
3729, 5th floor
São Paulo, SP 04538-905
Telephone: +55 (11) 3443-7344
Leblon, Rio de Janeiro 22440-050
78, 3rd floor, Leblon
Rio de Janeiro 22440-050
New York, NY 10167
Telephone: +1 (212) 803-8106
39th floor
New York, NY 10167
Telephone: +1 (212) 803-8106