About Us
In order to support companies in their sustainable growth, VELUT focuses its operations in mergers and acquisitions advisory as well as financial and strategic consulting to family-owned businesses.
We understand the market and the challenges that companies and its owners face on a daily basis. We recognize that each stage of a company lifecycle is different, with specific needs and adjusted solutions.
These variables are even more relevant in the course of a transaction, in which multiple factors – visible and hidden ones – are the key to success.
We dare to be different, to be better, by adopting a disruptive and dynamic approach, built on our team and VELUT’s worldwide partnership network extensive and hands-on experience.
Why VELUT?
COMMITMENT
Our team guarantees full commitment in finding the best tailor made solutions to meet our client’s needs and purposes.
INDEPENDENCE
We are an independent entity fully focused on our clients engagement and the outlined strategy.
GLOBAL REACH
Our international strategic alliances allows us access to differentiated and innovative solutions globally.
CONFIDENTIALITY
We assure complete secrecy and confidentiality, in order to not compromise any processes managed by VELUT.
STRATEGY
Each strategy is designed based on a result-driven approach. Our privileged network is one of the foundation of VELUT’s operation, enabling us to deliver added value solutions to our clients.
EXPERTISE AND SPECIALIZATION
With an important track-record and know-how, our team has a proven experience and expertise in corporate finance and strategic consulting fields. Our workflow is developed using specialized methodologies and the best practices recognized internationally.
Services
Sell Side
Advisory in the process of selling partially or totally the shares of a company, motivated by multiple reasons, namely shareholders issues (succession, health problems, conflicts, etc.), divestment in non-core areas, among others.
Mergers and Acquisitions
Support in structuring concentration and build-up operations resulting from strategic motivations. Includes acquisition processes regarding targets that meet a defined investment criteria or already screened. We also identify potential partners and business opportunities for our clients bearing in mind integration processes from where economies of scale derive.
Fund Raising
Screening of financial investors – private equity funds – and/or strategic partners in order to finance investment projects and growth strategies. We also assist our clients structuring operations of higher complexity such as MBO – management buyout, MBI – management buyin, among others.
Financial and Strategic Advisory
Specialized advisory focused in the needs and challenges faced by family-owned businesses related with strategic and financial management, family succession, etc.
Company Valuation, Investment Projects and Business Plans
Development of independent opinions of value in accordance with the international standards of business valuation. Support in designing investment projects and respective business/feasibility plans to companies and early stage entrepreneurs.
Partners
Patrícia Sousa, Partner
With nearly 20 years of experience in M&A and Strategic Advisory she is the Founder partner of VELUT.
During her professional career was involved in several corporate finance deals interacting with private equity investors and economic groups in a national and international environment.
Bruno Fonseca, Partner
With a solid experience in M&A, restructuring and international expansion to markets such as Colombia, Turkey, Austria, etc, he is partner of VELUT since 2016. During his professional career has attended to several executive programs in Business Valuation, Business Development and M&A.
Contacts
Talk to Us
If you have any questions, or intend to meet with us, please feel free to contact us:
Tel.: +351 220 108 070 (call cost to national landline network)
Email: velut@velut.pt
Address
Rua do Passeio Alegre, 20, 4150-570 Porto – Portugal