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Meet the
Persevera Asset Management

IN OUR HISTORY

OUR HISTORY

Persevera Asset Management is an asset management firm founded in 2018, with more than R$5 billion under management. Our team is made up of professionals with over 100 combined years of experience in the financial markets, sharing a philosophy built on the constant pursuit of diversification and a process-driven approach to decision-making, aimed at building a modern asset management franchise.

OUR HISTORY

+R$5B

assets under management (AUM)

+7 Years

OF HISTORY

14

PROFESSIONALS

OUR TEAM

Our team has more than 100 combined years of experience in asset management. Our approach is built on teamwork and the free exchange of information, opinions, and ideas.

Guilherme Abbud, CFA, MBA

CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Generalist Portfolio Manager

30 years of experience in the financial markets

Guilherme Abbud, CFA, MBA

He was Chief Investment Officer for Latin America at HSBC. During that period he was named Best Strategist of 2014 by Investidor Institucional magazine and, for three consecutive years, part of the Best Fixed Income Team by Valor Investe. Following the HSBC–Bradesco merger, he was responsible for managing BRAM's multi-strategy (multimercado) funds. He has also worked at institutions such as Hedging-Griffo, ING, SulAmérica, Votorantim Asset and Western Asset. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FEA-USP, a specialization in Finance from FIA-USP, an MBA from INSEAD (France and Singapore), and is a CFA Charterholder.

Vinicius Marujo

Partner and Credit Portfolio Manager

16 years of experience in the financial markets

Vinicius Marujo

He was a Trader and Co-Portfolio Manager at Journey Capital between 2017 and 2023, working directly in the management of private credit and fixed income portfolios across funds and managed accounts. From 2014 to 2016, he was Risk Officer and Trader for the FX coupon, interest rate and cash management books at Ícone Asset. Previously, between 2009 and 2014, he was a Risk Analyst at Gradual Corretora. He holds a degree in Financial Management from FGV/IDT and the CGA certification from ANBIMA.

Luis Fujiwara

Partner, Credit Analyst

8 years of experience in the financial markets

Luis Fujiwara

He was a Credit Analyst at Devant Asset between 2017 and 2023, working in the management of private credit funds and structured real estate and agribusiness funds. Before that, he was an intern at Captiva Engenharia. He is a civil engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic School of USP, and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA.

Patrícia Campiani

Client Onboarding and Daily Banker

10 years of experience in the financial markets

Patrícia Campiani

She worked in client onboarding and investment fund administration at FINAXIS CTVM, Terra Investimentos, BV Asset and HEMERA DTVM. She holds a degree in Business Administration from Universidade São Judas Tadeu.

Joseane Müller

Investor Relations Manager

16 years of experience

Joseane Müller

She spent the last seven years as Partner and Investor Relations Director at SFA Investimentos. Previously, she worked as an investment advisor at XP Investimentos and began her career in family offices, in the commercial and client relationship areas, at GPS Investimentos and Quadrante Investimentos. She holds a degree in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.

Fernando Fontoura, CFA

Head of Equities

21 years of experience in the financial markets

Fernando Fontoura, CFA

He was a senior equity portfolio manager at HSBC Global Asset Management and at BRAM, focused on small caps. During that period, the fund under his management delivered a return 34% above its benchmark, with an Information Ratio of 1.4x, above the industry average. He received the “Citywire AAA Top Manager” award in November 2015. He was an equity analyst and trader at HSBC. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and is a CFA Charterholder.

Lucca Silva, CFA

Partner and Equity Analyst

7 years of experience in the financial markets

Lucca Silva, CFA

He was an Equity Analyst at Inter Asset, covering the Financials and Basic Materials sectors and taking part in the management of the equity fund. Before that, he was an M&A and DCM Analyst at Imeri Capital, working on transactions across various sectors. He began his career as an intern at Banco Inter. He holds a degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) and is a CFA Charterholder.

Camila Bittencourt

Partner and Head of Compliance, Regulatory and Risk

26 years of experience in the financial markets

Camila Bittencourt

She was responsible for fiduciary administration and operations at Finaxis, Terra Investimentos and BV. She has worked across various operations areas of investment banks, brokerages, fund administrators and asset managers, such as Bank of America, BNP Paribas Brazil, Santander Brazil and Western Asset Management. She holds a degree in Business Administration from ESAN/FEI.

João Victor Girolneto, CFP

Portfolio Specialist

6 years of experience in the financial markets

João Victor Girolneto, CFP

He worked in investment advisory at Ativa Investimentos and later at XP Inc., where he began as an Allocation and Products Strategist, responsible for the Central-West region. He later worked as a Portfolio Manager at a boutique asset manager, as an Allocation and Products Strategist at Monte Bravo Corretora, and at FAMI Capital. He holds a degree in Business Administration from PUC-GO, the CGA, CGE, CNPI and CFP® certifications, and is a CFA Level III Candidate.

André Sawaya

Real Estate Funds Portfolio Manager

25 years of experience

André Sawaya

He served as partner-director at Propel Investimentos, Brenv Investimentos and Tellus; worked in M&A at ABN AMRO and Santander; and in Project Finance at Rio Bravo Infraestrutura. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FGV SP and completed the OPM program at Harvard Business School. He is a Portfolio Manager licensed by the CVM and holds the CGA certification from ANBIMA.

Rodrigo Dutra Vaz

Partner and Investor Relations

35 years of experience in the financial markets

Rodrigo Dutra Vaz

Before Persevera, Rodrigo was Commercial Director at Fator Administração de Recursos. Previously, he was a Statutory Director of Banco Fator, responsible for the brokerage and private banking businesses. From 2009 to 2016, he was a partner at GPS Planejamento Financeiro — now Julius Baer Family Office — responsible for managing global funds of funds. He holds a degree in Business Administration from FEA-USP and an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Thales Carmo, CQF

Partner, Managed Portfolios Manager and Quantitative Analyst

7 years of experience in the financial markets

Thales Carmo, CQF

He was a quantitative analyst at XP Inc., responsible for developing factor-based investment models and quantitative analysis. Before that, he was an equity analyst covering the Mining & Steel and Pulp & Paper sectors. He began his career at JGP. He holds a degree in Economics from Ibmec-RJ, the CGA certification from ANBIMA and the Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF) from the CQF Institute.

Luan Fino

Partner and Risk Manager

14 years of experience in the financial markets

Luan Fino

He led the products and risk team at BRITech. He was founder and Product Manager at MBM Capital, developing trading strategies and innovative financial products. He also taught at the MBA level at FIAP, lecturing on Decentralized Finance and Crypto-economics. He holds a degree in Mechatronics Engineering and an MBA in Financial Engineering from the Polytechnic School of USP.

Lucas Ferreira

Operations Analyst

2 years of experience

Lucas Ferreira

He worked in the back office at BM Corporate and as an Operations Analyst at Warren Investimentos, working on portfolio consolidation and customer experience. He holds a degree in Economics from ESAMC.

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+55 11 4780-3794 | contato@persevera.com.br

Juscelino Kubistchek Ave., 1455 - 3rd Floor

Itaim Bibi - 04543-011 - Sao Paulo - SP - Brazil

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Persevera Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (“Persevera”) is a company of the Fami Capital group, and this website is for informational purposes only. It does not constitute an offer of services by Persevera, nor a sale of shares in the funds it manages. Persevera does not market or distribute shares of investment funds or any other financial asset. When assessing the performance of any investment fund, a review period of at least 12 (twelve) months is recommended. Investment funds are not guaranteed by Persevera, by any of its affiliates, by any insurance mechanism, or by the Credit Guarantee Fund (FGC). The funds managed by Persevera use derivative strategies as an integral part of their investment policy. Derivative strategies carry high risk and may result in significant capital losses for shareholders. The information contained on this website does not constitute an opinion or recommendation, legal or otherwise, by Persevera, and does not take into account the particular circumstances of any individual. Any use of the information contained herein is solely at the user's own risk. Before making any investment decision, Persevera recommends that the interested party consult a qualified professional and carefully read the prospectuses, bylaws, and Fact Sheets of the investment funds.

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