Independent M&A boutique in the UK and Europe
Independent by structure.
Selective by choice.
GestInvest is an independent private investment and transactions firm working in the UK and across Europe on 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 judgement to situations where ownership, structure and execution matter.
What Defines Us
Five principles.
What We Do
Three areas of practice.
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, approach and execute — shaped to each mandate.
Read Our Approach→The person you meet is the person who does the work.
Every mandate is led by the founder, from first contact to completion. That is why we take on a controlled number of situations each year.
Sectors
Where we focus.
Leadership
João Oliveira
Founder & Director
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 in the UK and across Europe on significant strategic and capital situations.
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