Gabriel Rabello

Partner

Gabriel is a partner at Oaklins Fortezza Partners in Brazil. He has over 10 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions and equity private placements. Gabriel has led domestic and cross-border transactions in several sectors, such as the agribusiness, healthcare, services, consumer, retail, real estate, financial services and technology. Some notable transactions include the US$405 million sale of 90% of Selecta, one of the largest global producers of soybean protein concentrate (SPC), to the Korean conglomerate CJ; the R$1.4 billion capital increase of Renova, one of the largest renewable power players in Brazil, with Cemig’s entry in the control block and the subsequent US$123 million (R$670 million) acquisition of Brasil PCH; the acquisition of the health solutions division of Tempo Assist by Qualicorp, the largest health plan consultancy and brokerage services player in Brazil; and the sale of a minority stake in Brilia, a leading Brazilian LED lighting solutions provider, to Cartesian Capital Group.

Prior to joining Oaklins Fortezza Partners, Gabriel was a partner at BRAVA Negócios, an M&A advisory boutique in São Paulo. Previously, he worked in the M&A division at BR Partners, a Brazilian investment banking firm, and at Patria Investimentos, one of the biggest private equity firms in Brazil. Gabriel has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Insper in São Paulo and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.