Cristina Penteado
Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd.
(São Paulo, Brazil)
"As part of Brazil’s nascent and rapidly evolving private equity community, I believe we are helping the domestic economy to grow and further develop not only by providing much needed long-term capital, but also by backing up and fostering local talent and resources. In my view, NESsT’s work in emerging markets shares many of the business and financial practices and tools that a traditional financial investor would utilize, yet it adds a social component filling a very important gap in civil society today. In particular, it’s the ultimate goal of promoting self-sustainable social enterprises that will pave the way for their continued success and expanding reach in the future. I am very pleased to be able to contribute to such a remarkable endeavor.”
Ms. Penteado joined Darby in 2004 in the firm's Corporate Private Equity Group with a focus on Latin America. Based in São Paulo, she currently serves at several boards and committees of portfolio companies of Darby’s private equity and venture capital investments in Brazil. Prior to joining Darby, Ms. Penteado worked at the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York, where she was engaged in Latin American as well as domestic assignments including telecommunications, metals and mining, financial institutions, and consumer products sectors. Before working at Morgan Stanley, Ms. Penteado spent over three years at Grupo Bunge, where she held positions of increasing responsibility. As Corporate Development Manager, she coordinated management teams in several M&A transactions across different industries in Brazil and abroad, and participated in the divestiture of the consumer food businesses in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, and Australia.
Ms. Penteado has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, 1991), a B.A from Getulio Vargas Foundation (Sao Paulo, 1996), and an M.B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago (Chicago, 2001) with concentrations in Finance, Economics, and Accounting.