Jon Francisco James Toscano

CEO

1999 - Current

We are an Alternative Assets manager focused middle market growth Equity, Credit and Listed Equities. We look for opportunities to add value from a deep understanding of capital structure and strategy. We look for companies that can benefit from a deep economic analysis and experience in implementing strategies to create value in middle market companies.

Diretor

2015

Tech VC operating in the South and Southeast parts of Brazil, with a focus on Hardware + Software companies in the Seed and Growth stages.

Co-Founder

2014

Asset Manager and Strategist at TrivellaM3 Investimentos S.A.

Board Member

2018 - 2019

Chairman of the Board of Directors

2015 - 2016

Velsis is a leading company in ITS (intelligent traffic systems) in Brazil.

Board Member

2012 - 2015

After our fund, Trivella M3 FIP invested in the company we significantly improved it's corporate governance. Our job has been to help the CEO on strategic decisions and positioning, as well as monitoring the performance of the company for investors. Since our investment, the EBITDA margin of the company has increased by 6 times, and debt levels have decreased significantly.

Board Member

2012 - 2013

I took a Board seat in FBITS as a result of our fund Trivella M3 FIP's investment in the company in February 2012. In 2013, with a new capital raise, we decided to bring in other Board members and I stepped down, as the company is now ready for fast growth.

Board Member

2011 - 2012

When our fund Trivella M3 FIP invested in Opto, I stepped up to the Board to reorganize the company. After 1 year, with a new CEO hired, my job was done and another Partner, Mr. Eduardo Rocha, continued my work at Opto, supervising the Fund's investment in the company.

Board Member

2008 - 2010

Coordinator of the international expansion through events, participation in foreign Conferences and joint partnerships with other associations of Private Equity.

Principal at Icatu Equity Partners (Private Equity)

1997 - 1999

Icatu Equity Partners, IEP, was one of the large PE funds created in Brazil in the late 90's. Banco Icatu, owned by the Almeida Braga family, decided to create a Private Equity group with Erik Ortel, an American, from Yale, who was running Goldman Sachs PE in Brazil, having invested in Arisco. When Mr. Ortel was building his team, I was hired by him, directly from Yale School of Management because of my balanced mix of Academic and Entrepreneurial experience. At Icatu I originated and then invested in Mabel, which Icatu sold to Pepsico in 2012.

Summer Intern

1996 - 1996

Project coordinator in the auctioning of Toll Roads in the state of São Paulo.