Online Interactive Debate: Restructuring small and medium-sized companies through Search Funds

Most people believe that entrepreneurship refers only to the creation of small and medium-sized companies or startups, that is, having a brilliant idea, starting a company from scratch, going through many challenges and finally achieving success.

Are there other entrepreneurial ways to make a business grow? Should you always start a business from scratch? Certainly not: you can buy a business from another entrepreneur and restructure it in an entrepreneurial way, innovating in sales, management, supply chain or other areas, to transform it into a more successful company.

Search Funds, or funds dedicated to the search for the acquisition of small and medium-sized companies, are part of an entrepreneurship format that has expanded and received increasing visibility worldwide. During this debate, moderated by professors from IE University and Insper, the participant will understand how Search Funds can fit into the restructuring reality of many small and medium-sized Brazilian companies.

ONLINE INTERACTIVE DEBATE

Before attending the Panel, make sure you have a phone with an internet connection. The moderator will use the Mentimeter and/or Kahoot apps in a very interactive way. Consider having them pre-installed on your phone.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Prof. Newton M. Campos, PhD (Brazil)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtoncampos/
Prof. Campos is the Country Director of IE University and IE Business School in Brazil, Academic Director of FGVcepe - Private Equity and Venture Capital Research Center at FGV EAESP (São Paulo, Brazil), Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at FGV EAESP, Visiting Professor at IE Business School (Madrid, Spain), Visiting Professor at ITA Technological Institute of Aeronautics, and Executive Director of Sóliph Entrepreneurship and Educational Services Ltd, a company that supports Education and Digital Technology industries and invests in Search Funds in Latin America. He has been the leader of Guinea-Bissau Entrepreneurship Development Program held by the World Bank and he is the author of the book “The Myth of The Idea and the Upsidedown Startup (2020)".

Profa. Andrea Minardi, PhD (Brazil)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-minardi-25b64225/
Profa. Minardi is Senior Fellow at Insper and director of the Brazilian Finance Society. She was academic director of graduation, member of the Executive Committee of BALAS (Business Association of Latin American Studies), member of the Fiscal Council of ANGRAD (National Association of Administration Courses). She teaches the subjects of Corporate Finance, Financial Investments, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Credit Risk and Real Options for undergraduate and master courses in Economics and Administration, in addition to Executive Education programs. She is a researcher in the areas of corporate finance and real options; author of the book “Theory of Options Applied to Investment Projects” and several published articles.

Santiago Teuffer (Mexico)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/santiago-perez-teuffer-7bb47614/
Santiago is Managing Partner of Cerralvo Capital, the main investment fund in Search Funds in Latin America, investing in entrepreneurs in the region and the rest of the world. He was vice-president of Credit-Suisse, having graduated in Business Administration from Tec de Monterrey and obtained an MBA from Stanford University (USA).

Raphael Klein (Brazil)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-klein-42246a9a/
Raphael Klein is a founding partner of Kviv Ventures, a multi-strategy investment fund that recently began investing in Search Funds in Brazil. He was CEO of Via Varejo, a company with interests in companies such as Casas Bahia, Ponto Frio and Extra supermarkets. He is currently the President of the Council of Via Varejo. He graduated from Florida International University in Business Administration and completed the OPM (Owner/President Management) course (Class 49) from Harvard Business School.

Lysandra Alves (RS, Brazil)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lysandra-alves-15266714/
Lysandra Alves is CEO of Sullab Diagnósticos, a healthcare company acquired via Search Fund in 2018. Before leading the company, Lysandra had several relevant experiences as a Brazilian Air Force Officer, a consultant at Roland Berger and at digital companies like Groupon and VivaReal. Fellow of Fundação Estudar, Lysandra is an engineer from ITA and has an MBA from Chicago Booth School of Business.

Paulo Landim (RS, Brazil)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulolandim/
Paulo Landim is CEO of Fleming Medicina, a leading school in preparing students for medical courses. Before acquiring the company via Search Fund, Paulo was a consultant at BCG and worked at organizations such as Endeavor, Banco Itaú and UBS. Paulo has a degree in Business Administration from Insper and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

João Lima (SP, Brazil)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaolplf/
João Lima is Co-CEO of Agasus S.A., a computer and smartphone rental company acquired through a Search Fund in 2019. Before leading the acquisition and current management of the company, João worked with M&A and Trade Marketing at AmBev. He has a degree in Business Administration from FGV and an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid.

This event will be held in Portuguese