Jon Francisco Toscano, MBA, Managing Partner: 12 years of Private Equity experience in Brazil. Focus on strategic long-term investment decisions. Business degree from FGV-SP. Yale MBA, with concentration in Finance. Mr. Toscano worked at Icatu Equity Partners, in 1997, then one of the first large fund investing in Brazilian Private Equity. After Icatu, Mr. Toscano founded Trivèlla and has been involved in the Private Equity market since then. Board member of the Brazilian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (ABVCAP), Mr. Toscano has founded 2 companies before his MBA. He has extensive knowledge of both the entrepreneurial side and the finance/investing side of the Private Equity equation.

Candido Vinicius Pessoa, MSc, Director: deep knowledge of financial markets and public financial instruments. Focus on strategic long-term investment decisions. Business degree from FGV-SP. Portfolio manager in financial institutions such as Banco BBA/Creditanstalt (1990-1993) and Banque Indussuez (1993-1995), where he managed the bank’s proprietary investments. Before joining Trivèlla, Mr. Pessoa was a partner at Ipanema S/A Corretora de Câmbio Títulos e Valores Mobiliários (1995-2002). He is also member of the Board of Directors of PUC-SP, the Catholic University of São Paulo.

Eduardo P. Rocha, MSc, Corporate Finance: M&A and company analysis experience in mid-size companies. Focus on structuring deals. Corporate Finance Director: M&A and company analysis experience in medium-sized companies. Focus on structuring acquisitions, strategic alliances and divestitures deals. Business degree from Universidade Estadual do Ceará (1992), specialization in finance CEAG-FGV (1995), master's degree in Finance PUC-SP (2005) and doctorate degree in Finance USP. Mr. Rocha worked in Brazilian financial institutions (1988-1995), M&A at (Corporate Finance and Business & Plan Analysis Team) Coopers & Lybrand and then M&A at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Senior M&A manager (1996-2003).

Rosemary Cristiane P. Dias: team structuring and operations knowledge. Focus on day-to-day operations. Technical degree in business Faculdade Indaiatubana, Business degree from Faculdade Prudente de Moraes, worked in the finance department as a manager and before as a credit analyst at Apolospuma (1996 a 2006), investment analyst at Trivèlla Investiments (since 2006).
Luís Gustavo R. de Amorim Santos, DSc: strong analytical skills for analyzing investments. Focus on investment analysis. Chemistry degree from University of Sao Paulo (2003), specialization in finance UNIARA (2007), e doctorate degree in Chemistry USP (2008). Worked in different metalurgy businesses (1997 a 2007), reseacher in USP’s chemistry department labs (2004 a 2007), currently working at Trivèlla Investments as a research analyst in capital markets (since Fev/2008).