A team of experienced and engaged business-oriented professionals

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.

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.

Frederico has several years of experience in financial and capital markets, with a focus on asset management, investment funds, money and securities markets, trading, and financial product structuring.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was a Consultant at Fincrest SDVM, contributing to the development of the Trading Desk and the structuring of new business initiatives and financial products.

Prior to that, he was Director of the Trading Desk at OHUASI Investment and OHUASI Technology, where he led trading teams, developed investment strategies, ensured risk management, and monitored financial market developments.

Previously, he joined Hemera Capital Partners, where he was involved in the establishment of the Securities Brokerage Firm (SDVM), subsequently assuming responsibilities in Portfolio Management and Trading Desk activities.

He began his career at Banco de Fomento Angola (BFA), where he held positions in credit processing, money markets, and securities markets, later becoming Head of the Securities Market Department.

Frederico holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management from the Catholic University of Angola (UCAN), with a specialization in Finance and Production & Marketing, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Markets from Agostinho Neto University (UAN). He has also completed specialised programmes in capital markets, investment funds, and asset management.

Frederico is fluent in Portuguese and has working knowledge of English.

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.

Anselmo Benguela holds a degree in Architecture and Urbanism, with a specialization in Construction Project Management, and additional training in Real Estate Valuation. Over the past decade, he has developed his career across architecture, urban planning and real estate asset management, with broad experience in the residential, commercial, industrial and corporate sectors.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he worked at Novinvest, where he was responsible for real estate asset management, coordinating value-enhancement plans, technical interventions and strategies to optimise the performance and profitability of property assets.

His experience also includes work in hospital architecture, supervision of public construction projects and the development of interior architecture projects, with previous positions at the Ministry of Health and private-sector companies in Luanda.

With strong technical coordination skills and a multidisciplinary background, he is passionate about projects that combine functionality, aesthetics and operational efficiency. He is a native Portuguese speaker and has intermediate proficiency in 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.

Lisneyde holds a degree in Geography, with a specialization in territorial planning and management, and over the past ten years has developed her career in urban development, real estate asset management, and territorial planning.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, she served as Director of Asset Management at the Empresa Gestora de Terrenos Infraestruturados, a public company, where she led multidisciplinary teams and managed assets across 11 provinces in Angola.

Before that, she was part of the Technical Office for the Urban Redevelopment and Reconversion of Luanda, producing technical opinions and reports on public and private projects, with her strategic contribution supporting multisectoral decision-making processes and the design of territorial valorization policies.

Passionate about leading multidisciplinary teams, she is fluent in Portuguese and English and has solid knowledge of French.

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.

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.

Fernanda Vaz 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.

Marco da Silva has built his career across customer service, operations and commercial management, with experience in sectors such as banking, logistics, retail and customer care.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, he worked at Banco BIC, where he was responsible for client service, cash transaction management, compliance with security protocols and commercial support in the sale of financial products.

He also worked at the start-up TrazAqui as Logistics Director and Deputy Customer Care Manager, leading teams, optimising processes and fostering long-term trust-based relationships with clients and partners.

With strong communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, he is a dynamic, solutions-oriented professional. He is fluent in both Portuguese and English.

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.

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.

Hélio de Jesus Alves is currently an Associate Director in the Investor Relations & Business Development division at Hemera Capital Partners (HCP). Hélio has experience in project management, capital markets, strategic consulting, and investment promotion, having built a career spanning both the public and private sectors.

Before joining HCP, Hélio worked with various institutions, including Ernst & Young (EY), the Capital Markets Commission (CMC), the Institute for the Management of State Assets and Holdings (IGAPE), the Investment and Export Promotion Agency (AIPEX), and the Technical Unit for Private Investment (UTIP), performing roles in strategic consulting, department leadership, and private investment promotion.

At the same time, he has developed social projects in the field of education, as well as other initiatives focused on promoting foreign investment, international relations, and consulting for startups and social enterprises.

Hélio holds a Master’s degree in Project Management from the University of Kansas (United States) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a specialization in Finance, from the University of Tulsa (United States).

Hélio 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.

Kari has experience in investor relations, business development, portfolio management, reporting, and project structuring.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, she worked at the African Development Bank, where she was involved in Portfolio Management and Reporting, with responsibilities covering project development, grant and loan structuring, investor and investment relations, and project evaluation.

Before that, she built solid experience in operational management and high-level client relationship management at Teleperformance, where she served as a First Line Manager, overseeing team coordination, performance management, and the management of strategic client relationships.

Kari holds a Master’s degree in International Relations, with a specialisation in Security Strategies, Peace and War, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations.

Kari is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Norwegian.

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.

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.

Before joining the Hemera Capital Partners team as an Associate, Júlia worked for 7 years as a KPMG Angola Consultant, in the audit and assurance area.

At KPMG his responsibilities were to plan audits and evaluate the accuracy of clients' financial statements, assess risks of misstatement in accounts, execute audit procedures that respond to risks.

During his career he had the opportunity to work for companies in different sectors, Oil&Gas, Financial Services, Retail and transport.

Júlia has a master's degree in Financial Management from the Instituto Superior de Gestão (ISG) and a degree in Economics from the Luisidas University of Lisbon.

Fluent in Portuguese and has good knowledge of English.

Kelson has experience in Accounting and Taxation.

Before joining to Hemera Capital Partners, Kelson worked in various companies, including Mobec - Engineering and Construction, where he served as an accounting assistant and technician.

Throughout his career, he has developed skills in the ERP Primavera system, as well as in the preparation and analysis of financial reports and taxation.

Kelson holds a degree in Accounting and Auditing from Agostinho Neto University and has completed a higher course in Senior Accounting at the same university.

He is certified by the Order of Accountants and Chartered Accountants of Angola (OCPCA).

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

Maristela Abreu is a Human Capital Management specialist with approximately 10 years of experience in consulting and people management, primarily within the financial services sector.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, she worked as Head of Talent Management and Development at BFA, where she led the redefinition, design and implementation of human capital development frameworks and talent management initiatives.

Maristela began her consulting career in 2017 at Ernst & Young (EY), where she progressed from Junior Consultant to Senior Consultant and subsequently Acting Manager. Throughout her carrer at EY, she managed and led Human Resources Management consulting projects for organizations across a range of industries, with a primary focus on the financial services sector. Her expertise includes organizational and functional structure design, career and succession models, performance management systems, learning and development programmes, as well as compensation and benefits policies.

She began her professional career in the US as an Administrative Assistant while attending Louisiana State University (LSU). At the same time, she worked remotely with Zana Consultoria, contributing to the development of Human Capital policies, processes and management tools.

Maristela holds a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, with a specialization in Organizational Behaviour and Consulting, and an Associate degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Organizational Psychology.

She is fluent in Portuguese and English and has working knowledge of Spanish.

Márcia is part of the People team, having previously worked in the Asset Management business area at Hemera Capital Partners.

With 6 years of professional experience in the administrative management, she started her career at Opaia, S.A., where she worked as an Executive Assistant.

Throughout her journey, she developed skills in administrative management, providing support to different areas of the company.

She later joined Hemera Capital Partners as an Asset Management Analyst in the commercial area of the real estate fund. After this experience, she accepted the challenge to join the People team, leveraging her academic background in Human Resources.

Márcia holds a degree in Human Resources Management from the Gregório Semedo University (UGS).

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

Isabel is a Legal & Compliance Analyst at Hemera Capital Partners.

Is a lawyer registered with the Angolan Bar Association since 2017 and has forensic experience in Civil and Labor Litigation. Acted as a legal advisor and consultant in matters of contract law, labor law, commercial and corporate law, and has experience in monitoring Administrative and Tax Litigation processes.

Began her career at the LG Advogados & Associados office and later became an Associate Lawyer at the APG Advogados & Associados office, where she monitored several real estate regularization and legalization processes before joining HCP.

Isabel has a degree in Law from Lusíada University of Angola since since 2016, a postgraduate degree in Banking, Stock Exchange and Insurance Law from the Faculty of Law by the University of Coimbra (Portugal), and has an Advanced Postgraduate Degree in Corporate Law, Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance from the Faculty of Law by the University of Lisbon (Portugal).

Is fluent in Portuguese and has medium proficiency in English.

Rossana de Oliveira has been a member of the Angolan Bar Association since 2019 and has extensive experience in corporate legal advisory services, built on strong sector-specific expertise and in-depth knowledge of the Angolan market.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, Rossana worked as an Associate Lawyer at CMS LBR – Sociedade de Advogados, the Angolan associated office of CMS Portugal and part of one of the world's largest international networks of law firms. During her time at CMS, she provided legal advice to a wide range of national and international clients, with a particular focus on Corporate Law, Employment Law, Insurance, Commercial Contracts, Intellectual Property, and Litigation.

Rossana began her legal career as a Trainee Lawyer at JP – Advogados. She subsequently joined Fidelidade Angola Seguros and later became part of the Legal and Compliance Department at SanlamAllianz.

Rossana holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the Catholic University of Angola and a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources and Labour Law from the University of Lisbon. She also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Law from Agostinho Neto University and is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Compliance, Audit, and Business Law at the University of Lisbon.

Jéssica Felisberto Graduated in Law, she is currently part of the team at Hemera Capital Partners and has consolidated experience in the area of Real Estate Regularization, Legal Documentation Management, acquired over more than six years of experience in the legal sector.

Before joining Hemera, he developed his career in the Legal Office of the company Novinvest, S.A., where he had a growth trajectory marked by commitment and competence. She began her career as an Administrative Assistant, with responsibilities focused on the organization and management of legal files, as well as the preparation of minutes, contracts, powers of attorney, requests and other legal documents to support the company's activity.

Later, she assumed the role of Specialized Technician and began to act directly in the regularization of real estate, a function that required the thorough and technical monitoring of all phases of the real estate legalization processes. He has worked both in Luanda and in different provinces of the country, accumulating a deep knowledge of legal and administrative practices related to the ownership and formalization of properties.

Márcio is responsible for the regularization of properties, also providing support in various areas.

He has been a lawyer registered with the Angolan Bar Association since 2020.

Prior to joining Hemera Capital Partners, he was an Associate Lawyer at RSA Rede de Serviços de Advocacia de Língua Portuguesa, has experience in Civil and Criminal Litigation, legal advice in general, including in incorporation processes and changes of Company, Private Investment registration and Real Estate registration.

He began his career as a Trainee Lawyer at the law firm Alexandre Pegado & Associados, where he followed family and labor processes and advised some commercial companies.

He has a degree in Law from the Independent University of Angola/Lubango since 2016, a postgraduate degree in Law and Financial Markets from the Agostinho Neto University, and a University extension course in Business Law from the Agostinho Neto University.

He is fluent in Portuguese.

Julieta has over two decades of professional experience in executive secretarial services, administrative assistance, communication and management support, having developed extensive expertise in supporting executive functions and coordinating administrative activities.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, she built her career in the areas of Secretarial and Executive Assistance, working in different organisations and corporate environments. She served as Executive Board Secretary at Score Mídia and as Administration Secretary at Erigo SGR. In 2013, she joined Deloitte, where she developed a progressive career, starting as an Executive Secretary and progressing to the position of Senior Executive Assistant Coordinator, a role she held until 2026.

Throughout her professional experience, she has developed strong skills in executive support, administrative coordination, communication and organisational management, complemented by extensive experience in supporting senior management and coordinating administrative and logistical processes.

Julieta holds a degree in Communication Sciences from Universidade Independente de Angola.

Portuguese is her native language, and she has knowledge of English.

Magda Maduro has experience in administrative support, logistics, customer service, planning and administrative organisation, having developed skills in supporting management and monitoring the administrative and operational activities of organisations.

Before joining Hemera Capital Partners, she worked as an Administrative Secretary at Max Bet – Huíla for 2 years and as an Exhibitor and Sales Promoter at GooService for 2 years. Throughout this experience, she gained expertise in correspondence management, contact database updates, meeting scheduling, report preparation, attendance monitoring and administrative process follow-up.

Throughout her academic and professional experience, she has developed skills in administrative organisation and management, customer service, logistics and process monitoring, complemented by experience in the execution and follow-up of operational activities.

Magda holds a degree in Political Science and Territorial Administration from Universidade Gregorio Semedo.

She is fluent in Portuguese.