Sector focus and expertise

Private Equity

Crescera Capital’s private equity funds have produced superior returns as compared to public equity indices. We have accomplished this through a strategy of investing in leading Brazilian mid-sized companies, with significant growth opportunities both organic and through sector consolidation, assisting them to identify and implement operational and governance improvements and preparing them to become candidates for IPOs or strategic sales to corporate of financial buyers. Crescera’s specific industry knowledge of the sectors in which we invest allows us to add value to investee companies and to act as the “Partner of Choice” for entrepreneurs and executives seeking to accelerate growth and improve profitability.

Our private equity strategy is based on five pillars:

Capital for Growth


  • Focus on providing growth capital and not buyouts;

  • Specialized sectorial investment teams;

  • Focus on companies with exceptional growth potential;

  • Solid reputation and credibility for successful investments in Brazil;

  • Our main goals: value creation and focus on our investors.


Extensive sector know-how
Focus on target sectors of the Brazilian economy:

  • Consumption;

  • Retail & Services;

  • Asset-light logistics;

  • Health;

  • Education;

  • Technology;

  • Innovation.


Focus on midsize companies


  • Active monitoring and focus on the middle market and family businesses;

  • Wide investment opportunity;

  • Post-investment value creation levers;

  • More attractive valuations.


Value creation


  • Extensive pre-investment work to identify and leverage areas of value creation after the investment;

  • Active participation in Boards of Directors and Advisory Committees to the Board and the Executive Board to create value;

  • Focus on implementing revenue growth strategies, margins improvements and multiples expansion.


Differentiated access to transactions


  • Extensive network of relationships, with market-leading executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and administrators;

  • Ability to add value to investee companies is a differential to obtain more attractive valuations.


Crescera Capital is an independent asset management firm focused on Private Equity and Venture Capital. Through its predecessor firms, BR Investimentos and Bozano Investimentos, it has been operating since 2008 in the Brazilian market.  The senior investment team has been together over ten years investing successfully in Brazilian companies with high growth potential. Created by professionals with an extensive background in financial markets, Crescera’s partnership model strengthens the attraction, development and retention of top-quality talent.