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GestInvest

About GestInvest

Independent by structure.
Selective by choice.

GestInvest is an independent private investment and transactions firm working across businesses, capital and private assets.

Who We Are

A private capital
and transactions firm.

GestInvest works with business owners, shareholders, investors and families on the transactions, capital decisions and private investments that shape what happens next.

We advise on private companies, private assets and capital — bringing senior judgment to situations where ownership, structure and execution matter.

What Defines Us

Five principles.

Independent
Decisions guided by the mandate and the client’s interest — not by product or distribution.
Senior-Led
Direct involvement of senior principals on every significant situation.
Selective
A focus on mandates where GestInvest can genuinely add value.
Discreet
Controlled processes and information handled with reserve.
Cross-Border
The capacity to work relationships and transactions across geographies.

Our Clients

Who We Work With

  • Business Owners
  • Founders
  • Shareholders
  • Family Businesses
  • Family Offices
  • Private Investors
  • Companies
  • Institutional / Strategic Investors

Our Approach

Structure follows
the situation.

A consistent method — understand, structure, position, engage and execute — applied differently to every mandate, not a rigid process.

Read Our Approach

A boutique, not a mandate factory.

GestInvest works with a controlled number of situations, preserving senior attention, confidentiality and accountability.

Sectors

Where we focus.

Mid-Market Companies Hospitality Prime & Exceptional Real Estate Selected Private Market Situations

Leadership

João Oliveira

João Oliveira

Founder & Managing Partner

Twenty-five years running companies before advising them — across M&A, capital allocation, governance and shareholder situations where the stakes are material.

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We work selectively with business owners, shareholders, investors and families on significant strategic and capital situations.

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