A team of experienced and engaged business-oriented professionals

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, Sidney was a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he mainly worked in strategy, operational and organizational optimization projects with clients from the Oil & Gas, Telecom and Public sector. In addition to his consulting role, he supported the company’s business development efforts and was a member of the recruiting team.

Prior to BCG, he was at BlackRock in London, where he was part of the Risk and Quantitative Analysis (RQA) team, responsible for carrying out for Enterprise-Wide Governance, Risk and Control Self-Assessments as well as for the definition, implementation and management of risk and control mitigation actions, as well as development and communication of EMEA's Risk Appetite & Profile Statements.

At the start of his career, he was part of the Risk and the Internal Audit teams, at Barclays Global Investors and at Lehman Brothers at their London offices.

Sidney has a CFA in ESG Investing and a degree in Business BSc (Hons) from the University of Bath (United Kingdom).

He is fluent in Portuguese and English.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was a Director at QWC LTD, supporting banking institutions in managing their portfolio of Non-Performing loans.

Prior to that he Co-founded and was the Head of Real Estate and Private Equity funds of Odell Global Investors, the first Angolan asset management firm incorporated under the country’s new legal framework.

In 2012, he joined the investment banking division of ATLANTICO, leading teams in M&A and Structured Finance deals over various sectors, such as Real Estate, Financial Institutions, Agribusiness, Energy, Healthcare.

He started his career as a member of the European Valuation Center team of Willis Towers Watson in Portugal, where he was involved in actuarial pension scheme analysis for UK based companies.

Mário holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Brookes Business School of Oxford Brookes University, Postgraduate studies in Banks and Insurance Companies Management and a Degree in Finance, both from ISEG - University of Lisbon.

He is fluent in Portuguese and English.

Valdir has extensive experience in both financial institutions and the asset management industry. Prior to joining the Hemera Capital Partners team, he held various roles in different areas of Banco Privado Atlântico Europa.

As a Corporate Relationship Manager and Corporate Banking Analyst, he played a key role in developing strategies to attract new clients and managed a portfolio of over 130 clients located in various parts of the world, including Africa, Europe, Asia, and the USA, with a special focus on trade finance. Additionally, he was responsible for preparing business-related reports and corporate segment analysis.

As the Head of International Division, his mission was to assess new opportunities for international expansion in various geographic regions. He led notable projects, such as the establishment of branches of the bank in Namibia, Mozambique, and Spain. During this process, he coordinated internal and external teams, with particular emphasis on IT infrastructure, risk management, and regulatory relationships, ensuring the integrity of the parent company's governance.

Valdir boasts a strong academic background, including a master's degree in Finance from the ISEG (Portugal), a postgraduate degree in Banking Management from the Católica de Lisboa (Portugal), and certification as a European financial analyst (EFFAS - 1444). He is also a member of the Portuguese Order of Economists (15817) and is fluent in both Portuguese and English.

Antonella has several years of experience in investment banking, having developed projects in Corporate Finance (M&A and Valuation), as well as Structured Finance in different sectors and markets (lusophone countries).

She started her career as an investment banking analyst in Portugal at ATLANTICO Europe, and later joined the team in Angola, assuming managing positions, leading teams in different projects. She was involved in some of the most relevant Investment Banking deals in Angola.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, she was Investor Relations of ATLANTICO, being responsible for the communication with shareholders and for the preparation of the bank for a future Private Placement and IPO, coordinating internal and external teams.

Antonella holds a Master in Business Administration with a Major in Finance and a Degree Business Administration, both from CATÓLICA Lisbon, School of Business & Economics (Portugal). She is fluent in Portuguese, English and German.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was a member of the founding management team and Director of Investor Relations and Business Development at Odell Global Investors, the first Angolan asset management company incorporated under the country's new legal framework. At Odell, he was responsible for market roadshows to raise capital for the Funds. In his previous experience, he was a senior analyst at the Investment Banking Division of Banco Millennium Atlântico where he was involved in several projects in different industries. At the beginning of his career.

He worked as a junior analyst at the Agricultural Credit Department of Banco do Brasil, where he structured operations to protect small and medium-sized farmers in the event of accidents involving natural phenomena.

Augusto holds a Master's in Finance from the Grenoble Graduate School of Business (Grenoble École de Manegement France/UK) and a Degree in Economics from the Federal University of Paraná (Curitiba, Brazil). He also completed a Management Development Program (PMD) at IESE Business School in Barcelona (Spain).

He is fluent in Portuguese and English.

At HCP, Ridaura is responsible for the assistance and monitoring of legal issues in the corporate domains and support to the activity of the business areas. Identification of legal risks associated with commercial or strategic operations.

Ridaura is a lawyer registered at the Angolan Bar Association since 2014, has forensic experience in Civil and Labor Litigation including monitoring of international arbitration proceedings and Ad Hoc; general legal advice on commercial and corporate law, she also has experience in the follow-up of Administrative, Customs and Tax Litigation cases.

She initiated her career in the FBL Advogados law firm, with passage in the LG Advogados & Associados law firm, and before integrating HCP, she was an Associate in ALC Advogados, member of the Morais Leitão Legal Circle network, an international network of law firms, where she advised, in particular, commercial companies acting in the Insurance, Oil and Gas, Education, Construction, Importation and Maritime Transportation of Goods areas, among several lines on a global scale.

She has a degree in Law from Universidade Lusíada de Angola since 2013, has advanced training in Lusophone International Arbitration and a postgraduate degree in Stock Exchange and Insurance Banking Law from Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.

During his career Ruben was able to developed skills in financial structuring, negotiation, project management and financial modelling, in a different array of mandates.

Until December 2019 he was acting as Associate Partner at KPMG Deal Advisory in Brazil. Based in the Rio de Janeiro office, he was engaged in several transactions in Brazil and other countries in Latam. Before that he spent many years in the Lisbon office in Portugal, from where he covered the portuguese market and other associated markets that led to his participation in deals in Angola, South Africa, Turkey and India.

Rúben as a Degree In Finance from ISCTE Business School (Portugal) and an Executive Master in Finance also from ISCTE Business School (Portugal).

Rúben is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

Before joining HCP, Leandra served as an advisor to the administration of the Regulatory Agency for Cargo Certification and Logistics in Angola. In this role, she was involved in various projects related to the Ministry of Transport in the Civil Aviation, Maritime, and Port sectors. She spent five years in Portugal at Mercer in the pension fund area, where she was responsible for managing the client portfolio for Delegated Solutions.

She began her career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Atlântico Europa, conducting market studies, analyses, and financial modeling for projects in the Angolan market.

Leandra holds a Master's in Finance from the Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics and a Bachelor's degree in Management from the Universidade Católica de Angola. She is fluent in Portuguese and English.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was Deputy Director of Investment Banking at Banco Económico, S.A. He worked in the Advisory, Structured Finance and Capital Market Areas.

Prior to that, he was a senior analyst at the Investment Banking Division of Banco Millennium Atlântico, where he was involved in several projects in different industries, structuring and setting up bank syndicates, and Leveraged Buyout operations. He started his career as a commercial assistant for large companies at Banco Millennium Atlântico.

Manuel holds a Master's degree in Financial Management from the Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG) in Lisbon and a degree in Business Management from the Universidade Lusófona de Lisboa.

He is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.

She began her career at a Miami-based Real Estate Brokerage Firm, supporting Brokers’ transactions by performing property cash flow analysis and valuation, as well as local market research, reporting on key economic and demographic trends in assigned commercial and residential real estate markets.

In the past few years, Joana relocated to Angola, where she worked at an Angolan Real Estate Firm, being responsible for the Consultancy and Appraisal Department, carrying out Real Estate Market and Feasibility Analysis, as well as appraising a wide range of properties located throughout several Angolan provinces, thus building extensive local market knowledge.

She holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Management completed at Catholic Portuguese University, in Portugal and two Master’s Degrees from Florida International University, in the U.S.A. - a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in International Real Estate.

Joana is a Certified Appraiser of R.E. Investment Funds.

She is fluent in Portuguese and English and can speak some Spanish.

Sónia began her professional career in the inspection and coordination of construction projects, acquiring broad practical knowledge of construction processes and team management. Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, she participated in multidisciplinary teams for real estate project management, with roles in planning, organization, and supervision of all stages.

Sónia is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute® and holds a Master's degree in Architecture from the University of Porto (Portugal).

She is fluent in Portuguese.

As an Accounting Technician at Banco Millennium Atlântico, she was responsible for overlooking the elaboration and maintenance of accounting scripts for new banking products as well as for the parametrization of the accounting system ensuring that all Banking transitions carried out automatically were correctly logged. She led a support team responsible for ensuring that all accounting operational processes involving the Bank´s network ran smoothly. She also led the team responsible for Operational Control and Bank Reconciliations, whose mission was to ensure the compliance of all operations in the accounting and operational sphere.

In 2016, as a result of the merger between Banco Millennium Angola and Banco Privado Atlântico, she was part of a migration team with members from both institutions, whose responsibility was to ensure that the successful migration and integration of accounting systems and information.

In 2013, she joined the Accounting department of Banco Millennium Angola, in the Operational Control unit, where she was responsible for, bank reconciliations, portfolio validation, among other tasks. Furthermore she led the tax team responsible for all the Bank's tax obligations.

Her first work experience was at AAA Seguros, S.A where she worked for 3 years as an accounting technician. She was responsible for controlling claims while also performing other activities to the Accounting Department.

She has a degree in Accounting and Administration from the school of Economics at the Agostinho Neto University in Angola.

Fluent in Portuguese.

Alvaro Dias has over 15 years of experience in the real estate sector, with a solid background in asset management, commercial strategy development, real estate development and financing, and real estate investment valuation. He is also proficient in project management and construction design.

Before joining HCP, Álvaro was Head of Asset Management at Recredit - Gestão de Activos, S.A. In this role, he managed assets throughout their lifecycle and developed the Strategic Asset Management Plan according to ISO 55.000 standards. He was responsible for creating the asset management department, formulating regulations and standards, and developing the internal investment strategy.

Previously, Álvaro worked as Senior Project Manager at Gestimóvel SA - Grupo Américo Amorim, where he played a crucial role in the management and supervision of major real estate projects such as Zenith Towers and 4 Life in Luanda.

Álvaro holds a postgraduate degree in Real Estate Development from ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and a B.Tech in Urban and Regional Planning from Cape Peninsula University of Technology.

He is fluent in English and a native Portuguese speaker, making him a valuable asset in diverse professional environments.

As a Securities Fund manager at Odell Global Investors he was exposed to securities funds (one open-ended and one closed), managing securities and analysing all potential securities investments available in the local market.

Prior to that, he worked at Ernest & Young Angola, where he was part of the assurance team as junior auditor, covering different sectors such as Oil and Gas, Import & Export Industry and Construction.

Márcio holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance from Nova Southeastern University (USA) and a degree in business administration from Nova Southeastern University (USA).

He is fluent in Portuguese and English.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was an investment banking analyst at Banco Económico, participating in the analysis of several projects, including structured finance projects in sectors such as agriculture, extractive and manufacturing industry, telecommunications and construction.

In the recent years, he has developed trading skills, as a broker being responsible for managing client's portfolio of Banco Económico. Arlindo holds the trading certificate from Angolan Securities and Exchange Commission (CMC) and Angolan stock exchange (Bodiva).

Arlindo has a degree in Business Management from the Polytechnic Institute of Science and Technology of Namibia.

Arlindo is fluent in Portuguese and English.

As a Fund Analyst at BAIGEST, Investment Fund Management company in Angola, Hélio performed profitability analysis of funds of new funds, managed new subscriptions, was responsible for preparing funds’ prospectus, monitoring of new products in the market, as well as monitoring the audit processes of the different investment funds under management. Additionally he took part in the structuring of and management of three investment funds.

He began his professional career in 2018 as treasurer at the Vernon Group, where he was responsible for payments to suppliers, accounting entries and daily cash closing. From 2019 to 2021, he was responsible for the Planning, Control and Reporting Department, being responsible for the preparation of the annual budget and respective budgetary control, preparation of management control reports and supervision of the strategic plan of the Group's companies.

Hélio holds a Bachelor degree in economics from ISPTEC in Angola and has training in trading in regulated markets by Academia de Valores Mobiliários in partnership with the Angolan Securities and Debt Exchange.

He is fluent in Portuguese. English and Spanish.

He began his career in Architecture and Design, working for an Architectural Studio in Lisbon. He played a crucial role in project development, management, overseeing project execution, coordinating construction supervision, and providing strategic architectural consulting services. His responsibilities also included developing strong client relationships and managing multifunctional teams to ensure project success.

With a decade of experience in the industry, he had the privilege of collaborating with a wide variety of organizations and companies in Angola and internationally as an Architect at PCRX Architecture, across various sectors. He served as a project manager at TRSFRM, a design and innovation company with a social approach, including strategic and systems design, branding, sustainable design, and placemaking. The company also acts as a bridge between core innovation markets and developing third-world countries.

CHe holds a Master's degree in Architectural Design from the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and continues to expand his knowledge and skills through ongoing education and professional development.

He is fluent in both Portuguese and English.

Before joining the Hemera Capital Partners team, Mikulo held prominent roles in various areas of information technology and consulting. At Mutipla, he served as a senior IT and Cloud technician, playing a pivotal role in the AZ-Cloud project and distinguishing himself in the creation of AZ-Stream. He was also responsible for implementing cloud solutions for clients and overseeing system administration.

Previously, he worked as a consultant in the banking sector, serving as a senior technician in virtualization and systems at Banco Yetu. He played a crucial role in the upgrade and restructuring project for data replication between the primary and secondary sites and collaborated with OKWIN on the implementation of intrusion solutions at Banco Postal.

As an independent consultant at FAVETEC, Mikulo contributed to the restructuring and migration of the SAKUS data center and the implementation of solutions in Windows and Linux environments at GEMCORP.

He boasts an impressive array of certifications, including Microsoft AZ-102, Microsoft AZ-104, Exchange 2019, VMWare VCP 6.5 (Install, Configure and Manage), Fortinet NSE-4, LPIC – 101 from the Linux Professional Institute, MCSA 70-740, and extensive expertise in Firewall, Hyper-V, Vsphere Replication, Vsphere Site Recovery Manager, Synology Backup, Veeam Backup and Replication, Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu), and computer networks.

Mikulo holds a degree in computer engineering from the Gregório Semedo University in Angola and is fluent in Portuguese.

Silvia is part of the People team at Hemera Capital Partners and has a consulting background in HR consulting.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners as an Associate, Silvia worked for 5 years as a Consultant at PwC Angola in People & Organisation area.

During that time, she was involved in strategic projects focused on Organizational Development, including Salary Studies, Organizational Climate Studies, and Outplacement. She was also involved in Talent Management and Development projects, Technical and Behavioral Training projects, in the implementation of Team Building activities, and in Recruitment and Selection processes.

Throughout her career, she had the opportunity to work with companies in various sectors, such as Banking and Insurance, Oil & Gas, Retail, Food, Logistics, and Transportation.

Silvia holds a degree in Business Management from the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC).

She is fluent in Portuguese and has good knowledge of English.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners she was the Head of management and finance Administrative Services for over 3 years in Socolas, an Angolan Glue Industry company with more than 50 years operating in Angola. On that role she supervised Backoffice services, while reporting directly to the CEO.

For 2 years she worked as corporate client commercial assistant for BAI Bank, where she performed all of the regular banking branch activities.

At the start of her career, she worked on sales for a pharmaceutical distributor and just a few months after joining she turned into the backup of the deputy head of operations. On that role she had to oversee the public bids, client management and ensure continuity of internal and external stocks.

She’s holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting Tax and Audit from Lusófona University in Lisbon - Portugal.

She is Fluent in Portuguese.

Wilma Neto is a professional with a strong background as an Administrative assistant and in Office administraton and support.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, Wilma was responsible for managing a Coworking office space of Pactual Property Fund, coordinating all aspects of a shared workspace, including member relationship management, procurement and management of office supplies, visitor reception, events and activities coordination, facility maintenance oversight, and enforcement of office policies and procedures.

She was part of the Donjavi Ld, Jovibar Ld, and Namgomar Ld corporate group as an executive secretary, overseeing the group’s real estate portfolio. Before that, she started her career at Multirent Aluguer de Viaturas as a Transportation Manager.

Wilma holds a Law degree from the Gregório Semedo University.

She is fluent in Portuguese and has good knowledge of the English Language.

Fernanda Iculo is a construction professional with extensive knowledge in civil construction, holding a solid technical background in planning, project design, and construction management.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, Fernanda worked as a cost estimator and construction inspector at Xicobless Engenharia e Obras Públicas. Her primary responsibilities included developing cost plans and construction budgets, as well as monitoring, managing, and supervising construction projects.

Before that, Fernanda contributed to the project coordination department at Casimoveis Imobiliária. Her responsibilities included organizing and planning work teams to efficiently execute construction projects. She also started her career and gained valuable experience as a production coordinator at Jamarte Construção Civil e Obras Públicas.

Fernanda is a final-year student in the Civil Engineering - Structures and Buildings degree program at the University Jean Piaget of Angola.

She is fluent in Portuguese and has strong English language skills.

Nazaré has more than 14 years of professional experience, 10 of which in the banking sector where she was responsible for the management of top Executives.