Marcella Ceva
Chief Investment Officer at WE Ventures
Marcella Ceva
Chief Investment Officer at WE Ventures
São Paulo, São Paulo
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Investment Officer
2020 - Current
Transformative seed-stage capital for women in technology.
Senior Associate
2011 - 2017
Legal and financial activities in all stages of sell side and buy side M&A: (i) business client generation and management; (ii) strategic planning, drafting, coordination and negotiation of the legal structure of operations; (iii) financial modeling and company valuation; (iv) drafting of marketing materials for operations, such as pitches, teasers and information memoranda; (v) management of diligence teams, including financial, tax, accounting and legal; (vi) legal and financial advisory to companies in post-merger transition. Advisory in transactions totaling over R$ 3 billion: Debt restructuring and asset sale for Abengoa Energia (2017) Sale of Invepar assets to Mubadala Capital (incomplete - 2017) Debt restructuring and asset sale for Grupo OAS (2016) Sale of CEUNSP to Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul (2015) Capital raise and formation of joint-venture between ADIA and Iron House Real Estate – Grupo Cornélio Brennand for the development of the first Four Seasons Hotel in Brazil (2015) Capital raise for Saphyr Shopping Centers for the acquisition of Fashion Mall and Bossa Nova Mall (2014) Capital raise for Hidrovias do Brasil S.A. (2014) Acquisition of NS Aparelhos Médicos by Omron Healthcare (2014) Sale of Arco Hoteis to HSI Investimentos (2014) Sale of Sheraton and Radisson properties and operations in Curitiba to BHG (incomplete – 2014) Acquisition of Itautec by Oki (2013) Restructuring and capital raise for Grupo Animale (2013) Sale of Viva Ambiental to Estre (2012) Sale of Burger King SP operations to Vinci Partners (2012)
Junior Associate
2009 - 2011
Internship and subsequent hire for full-time position in Corporate Law. Activities pertaining to the incorporation and daily operations of corporations and limited liability entities, establishment of foreign companies in Brazil, management of procedures to appoint foreign officers in Brazilian companies, drafting and review of agreements, participation in M&A transactions, due diligence processes, drafting of due diligence reports, experience in arbitrage, including the drafting of defense and advisory in hearings, research and drafting of memoranda and consulting in Corporate, Labor, Tax, Civil and Airspace Law, drafting and participation in presentations on FCPA and Antitrust Law.