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Faldini & Cia
Faldini & Cia operates out of São Paulo, structured around principal Roberto Faldini, a figure long embedded in Brazil's corporate governance infrastructure.
Faldini & Cia
Faldini & Cia operates out of São Paulo, structured around principal Roberto Faldini, a figure long embedded in Brazil's corporate governance infrastructure. Faldini was among the 16 co-founders of IBGC in 1995 and served on the board of Novonor S.A. — the conglomerate formerly known as Odebrecht — through December 2023, an association that links the office to one of Latin America's most complex industrial restructurings. The office's public footprint is deliberately minimal; it discloses no asset base and maintains no external website, consistent with a posture built on discreet balance-sheet deployment rather than third-party fundraising. The office invests across real estate, infrastructure, and private credit — asset classes where Brazilian family offices have historically maintained direct-operating advantage rather than intermediary-reliant fund commitments. Faldini's board tenure at Novonor provides a rare window into infrastructure and heavy-construction deal-flow access that most private allocators in the region cannot replicate. The art portfolio provides a parallel store of value: the Crespi Prado Foundation collection and the Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation collection, both in São Paulo, indicate a multi-decade accumulation strategy in Brazilian and international fine art that operates alongside — and partially separate from — the financial investment program. Beyond the investment book, the office maintains professional-network affiliations that function as informal deal-sourcing channels. Faldini holds membership in IBEF, FBN, LIDE, and CEAL — cross-pollinating networks of financial executives, family-business principals, and Latin American business leaders. These associations substitute for the proprietary origination teams that larger multi-family offices build in-house. Philanthropically linked vehicles include the Fundação Norberto Odebrecht — consistent with the Novonor relationship — plus Amigos do Bem and Fundação Dorina Nowill para Cegos. The structural differentiator is the governance-operating hybrid: Faldini & Cia is not a passive family pool administered by external wealth managers but an active boardroom-linked vehicle where the principal's governance credentials and corporate directorships define both the opportunity set and the underwriting culture. That makes it an outlier among Brazilian single-family offices, most of which segregate operating roles entirely from the family's investment structure.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Brazil
City
São Paulo
Corporate office
São Paulo, Brazil
Principals
Roberto Faldini
Managing Partner and primary principal
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Faldini & Cia?
Roberto Faldini is the Managing Partner and primary principal of Faldini & Cia. He maintains a governance-oriented approach, having co-founded the Instituto Brasileiro de Governança Corporativa in 1995 and serving on the board of Novonor S.A. (formerly Odebrecht) through December 2023. The investment office does not publicly list additional investment staff, consistent with a concentrated decision-making structure.
What is Faldini & Cia's relationship to Novonor (formerly Odebrecht)?
Roberto Faldini served on Novonor's board until December 2023. The relationship connects the office to one of Brazil's most significant industrial and infrastructure conglomerates, and the Fundação Norberto Odebrecht appears among the office's associated philanthropic entities. The board tenure provided direct exposure to heavy-construction and infrastructure deal flow that few Brazilian family offices can access independently.
How does Faldini & Cia source investment opportunities?
The office relies on principal-led networks rather than a dedicated origination team. Roberto Faldini maintains memberships in IBEF (Brazilian Institute of Financial Executives), FBN (Family Business Network), LIDE (Business Leadership Association), and CEAL (Latin American Business Council). These cross-pollinating networks serve as informal sourcing channels for real estate, infrastructure, and credit opportunities across Brazil and Latin America.
Does Faldini & Cia have an art investment strategy?
Yes. The office stewards significant fine-art holdings through the Ema Gordon Klabin Cultural Foundation Collection and the Crespi Prado Foundation Collection, both based in São Paulo. These represent a long-term store of value in Brazilian and international art, managed partially separate from the financial investment program but integral to the overall family asset base.
Is Faldini & Cia open to third-party capital or co-investors?
The firm discloses no third-party capital or co-investment vehicles. Its lack of a public website and undisclosed AUM are consistent with a single-family-office structure that deploys proprietary capital exclusively. Prospective co-investors or GPs seeking engagement should direct inquiries through the professional networks where Roberto Faldini is active — IBEF, FBN, LIDE, or CEAL.
What philanthropic structures are associated with Faldini & Cia?
The office maintains connections to several Brazilian philanthropic entities: Amigos do Bem (a large-scale social organization serving Brazil's sertão region), Fundação Norberto Odebrecht (aligned with the Novonor governance relationship), Fundação Crespi Prado, and Fundação Dorina Nowill para Cegos (focused on accessibility for the visually impaired). These are operationally distinct from the investment office but reflect the family's broader civic footprint.
What investment stages and structures does Faldini & Cia prefer?
Public filings and disclosures do not specify stage preferences. The observable pattern — board-level governance roles, infrastructure exposure via Novonor, direct real estate, and private credit — suggests an emphasis on control-oriented or deeply negotiated private transactions rather than venture-stage minority positions or blind-pool fund commitments. The office operates with a permanent-capital balance sheet, so standard fund-life constraints do not apply.
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