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See below sectors where Kaeté Investimentos invests:
■ Geography: be located in or have significant operations or impact in the North, Northeast or Mid-West regions of Brazil. The fund that we are currently investing is focused on companies located in the Legal Amazon region, which includes all states in the North region of Brazil plus the states of Maranhão and Mato Grosso)
■ Sectors: operate in one of our investment sectors of Agribusiness, Housing, Education, Energy, Health, or Infrastructure.
■ Stage: operating businesses that high growth or consolidation potential. In special cases, we invest also in pre-operational businesses.
■ Investment Size: our investment ticket range from R$ 5 million to R$ 25 million per company and can be structured as either convertible debt or equity.
■ Corporate Governance: we help structure a Board of Directors, hire a professional management team, and implement management systems and controls (ERPs) in the companies that we invest.
We are constantly looking for entrepreneurs and companies through our extensive network in the regions where we operate. All potential investees are evaluated on criteria such as (1) feasibility and financial projections, (2) size and attractiveness of the market, (3) management team quality, (4) quality and potential for expansion of the company’s products and services, and (5) social and environmental impact. If the analysis is favorable, the terms of the investment are negotiated with the entrepreneur. Next step is submitting the project to the Fund’s Investment Committee. If the proposed investment is approved by the Committee, a legal and accounting due diligence is performed on the company, and only after this are concluded the contracts related to the investment are signed.
■ Respect for the communities and regional values: we build strong relationships in the regions where we invest using our extensive local network and a team with experience and local presence in these regions
■ Risk tolerance: we are tolerant to the risks inherent to the regions where we operate and we work closely with our partners to find ways to mitigate the risks related to the companies in which we invest
■ Long-term relationship: we seek to develop long lasting relationships with our partners, so that the businesses in which we invest can have the time they need to grow and consolidate
■ Search for quantitative and qualitative indicators: we adopt and use qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure the impact of our investments
