Phone Number: +351 938734907
PAULO SOARES
Partner
Paulo holds a diversified investment and advisory experience, namely regarding investment stages (Start-ups, Growth, Turnarounds), industries (manufacturing, hospitality; Professional services; Health; Chemical; Auto; FMCG;) and geographies (Europe; Africa; South America), together with management experience of PE-backed portfolio companies (as Executive Director or NED).
Paulo holds a Master in Finance from ISCTE (Lisbon)
Education
Masters in Finance, ISCTE, Portugal
Advanced Accounting and Tax Matters, ISCTE, Portugal
Corporate Finance, ISCTE, Portugal
Graduated in Business Administration, U.M. Portugal
Experience
Founder and Co-owner, Soares de Oliveira and Associados
Group Executive Director and CFO, ILRB SGPS
Vice President, Nucleo Empresarial da Regiao de Evora (NERE)
Executive Board Member and CRO, Sociedade Hoteliera do Arez
Head of Portugal, Sofiex
Investment Manager and Board member at VC backed companies, API Capital
Board Member, NEMOTO Portugal
Investment Manager, IPE
Credit Risk Officer, Interbanco
Credit Risk Offcer, Banco Santander
Credit Risk Officer, Banco Nacional de Credito
Track Record
International Experience
Sector Expertise
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Industrials
Keywords
Advised Deal
Buy side mandate
NEWPAL, which exercises, through its subsidiaries Palbit, S.A. and Villa das Tílias, S.A., the production of carbide tools and ultra-hard materials (such as cutting tools, anti-wear parts and stone treatment tools), has acquired a majority stake in the company COPAM, Companhia Portuguesa de Amidos, SA. With over 84 years of experience, COPAM is the leading company in Portugal in the production and marketing of starch products for the food, pharmaceutical, paper, corrugated cardboard, and chemical industries. COPAM is dedicated to the production and commercialization of starches and their derivatives, dextrins and glucoses, dextroses and isoglucoses, from cereal extraction, from tubers and roots for the food, pharmaceutical, paper, corrugated cardboard and chemical industries in general.
Buy side mandate
Talenter™ Group, the largest independent Portuguese group in the Human Resources sector, acquired BeChosen, in an operation advised by ONEtoONE Corporate Finance in Portugal led by Paulo Soares de Oliveira. This acquisition allows Talenter™ Group to enter a new business area - Field Marketing, Merchandising, Digital and Social Networks - with clear operational and commercial synergies for this Group. In addition, BeChosen team is integrated into Talenter™ Group, strengthening its services.
Buy side mandate
ONEtoONE are happy to announce that our client Ufenau VII has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Grupo Marktest. The Group is a leading tech-enabled market research and analytics solutions specialist with relevant international presence. With an experience of +40 years and +300 professionals, Marktest is the leading independent market research player in Portugal. The Group has an outstanding track record supporting media channels, agencies, and advertisers to capture relevant data and turn it into actionable insights. Ufenau Capital Partners is a privately-owned Swiss Investor Group which advises private and institutional investors with their investments in private equity. Ufenau Capital Partners is focused on investments in service companies in German-speaking Europe, Iberia and the Benelux region and invests in Education & Lifestyle, Business Services, Healthcare, IT Services and Financial Services sectors. With the support of Ufenau, the objective of Marktest is to grow consolidating a group of leading specialists in the field of market research and analytics in Europe with profound sector-specific expertise coupled with cutting edge data visualization and analytics capabilities. The Founders of Marktest will continue to lead the business into its next growth phase and will significantly co-invest alongside Ufenau VII. Together, Marktest’s team and Ufenau will ensure the continuation of the successful growth strategy.
Sell side mandate
The Spanish company, Industrias Català S.A. (Incasa), dedicated to the manufacture of MDD detergents, has acquired 100% of the shares of the detergents company, Casado Quality Products S.A. in an operation advised by ONEtoONE Corporate Finance, on behalf of the seller. On behalf of the buyer, Compas Professional Expertise and ACTIVA-AC acted as advisors.
Buy side mandate
Affiliates of INOLEX, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have signed a definitive agreement to purchase ieS LABO, of Oraison, France. INOLEX has been advised by ONEtoONE Corporate Finance. ieS LABO is a manufacturer of high quality natural and organic plant & herbal extracts for the cosmetic industry. INOLEX expects these products to have tremendous appeal for their cosmetic customers around the world.
Sell side mandate
ONEtoONE Corporate Finance was the advisor of La Quinta Group. La Quinta has signed an agreement for the transfer of the Hotel La Quinta and La Quinta Golf & Country Club to Phoenix, a Chilean company.
Buy side mandate
Urakas incorporate their capital as a partner to August Navarro, former director of Puig, in a deal that will boost its activity in the business of perfumery Spanish fashion brand. Navarro has acquired 60% equity of the company thanks to advice from ONEtoONE Corporate Finance. Urakas is a group dedicated to the development and marketing of fragrances relying on licensing agreements leading names in the fashion world, among which Devout & Lomba, Roberto Torretta and Miriam Ocariz.
