The Enthusiast
"Entrepreneurial Talent is Global" - On The Enthusiast, Host Pat Alex chats with some of the most fascinating Founders, Operators and Investors Beyond Silicon Valley.
Every two weeks, he sits down with the likes of Arjuna Costa (Flourish), Paulo Passoni, Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures), Gerry Giacoman (Clara) and Monica Brand Engel (Quona) to dissect their challenges around scaling, fundraising, managing boards and company leadership. Taken together, the guests have raised venture capital in the hundreds of millions and are behind their regions' biggest business and venture successes paving the way towards a more equitable and diverse future.
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The Enthusiast
[Investor Journey] Fersen Lambranho (GP Investments) on what makes a great CEO, looking back onto 30 years of investing and differences between PE in Brazil vs. US
On this episode Pat sits down with Brazilian investment icon Fersen Lambrahno, Chairman of GP Investments.
We dive into his long career, the evolution of Brazilian PE and investment space, what makes PE in Brazil to operate fundamentally differently to the US or Europe and much more.
You will learn about:
- Fersen’s way into investing and lessons learned looking back to a fulfilling career
- The evolution of the Brazilian economy in the last 40 years
- Why PE in Brazil is a lot more operational and hands on compared to the US or Europe
- The current investment structure of GP
- The role of Green Capitalism to prevent the effects of climate change
You can find Fersen on LinkedIn here.