Founding partner of Elit Capital
Daniel Rivera Alves
Daniel Rivera Alves is the founding partner of Elit Capital. An economist from Universidade Gama Filho (UGF), with a postgraduate degree in Strategic Information Management from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), an MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV and executive education in M&A from Insper, he has a 26-year career, 20 of them dedicated to mergers and acquisitions, including Petrobras and Ernst & Young.
He has led transactions in Brazil and international processes involving Europe, Saudi Arabia, Central America and South America. At Elit Capital, he personally leads every sell-side, buy-side, valuation and capital raising mandate.
He writes about mergers and acquisitions, valuation and the M&A market, and publishes articles on economics on Substack.
Career
| Period | Organization | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 – present | Elit Capital | Founding partner |
| 2012 – 2014 | Ernst & Young | M&A Lead Advisory |
| 2011 – 2012 | Grupo TCI | M&A Executive |
| 2008 – 2011 | Politec S.A. | M&A Executive |
| 2007 – 2008 | Unione | Financial and business consultant |
| 2005 – 2007 | Petrobras | Economist |
| 2004 – 2005 | CONCER | Finance manager |
Education
- Insper — Executive Education in Mergers and Acquisitions
- Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) — MBA in Corporate Finance
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) — Postgraduate degree in Strategic Information Management
- Universidade Gama Filho — Bachelor’s degree in Economics (2000)
Economist registered with the São Paulo Regional Council of Economics (CORECON-SP).
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