History

Kamaroopin

Kamaroopin was launched in 2018 as an investment manager focused on growth equity private investments. KMP was originally established as an affiliate of SK Tarpon, the successor of Tarpon Investimentos, an investment company founded in 2002 in Brazil. Pedro de Andrade Faria, KMP’s founder and managing partner is also one of the founding partners of Tarpon and was directly responsible for Tarpon’s private equity investments.

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Portfolio

Big bets on a few winners: investing, operating and creating solid businesses in Brazil and other Latam countries



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Our Team

Pedro de Andrade Faria

Managing Partner

Talita Lacerda

Partner

Beatriz
Lutz

Partner

Bruno Tupinamba

Partner

Gabriel Teodoro

Investment Professional



Guilherme Polho

Investment Professional

João Vitor Zuardi

Investment Professional

Maria Martino

Investment Professional

Marina Gripp

Lawyer

Arthur Vidigal

Investment Professional

José Andrade

Investment Professional
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Pedro de Andre Faria

Pedro de Andre Faria is the founding partner and Chief Investment Officer of Kamaroopin, a private equity fund focused on growth equity.
In addition, he is the chairman of Petlove&Co and advisor of Consorciei, both Kamaroopin portfolio companies.
Mr. Faria was also one of the founders of Tarpon and responsible for the creation of Tarpon's Private Equity division in 2006, where he served as CEO from December 2012 to August 2013.
He left Tarpon to become the CEO of BRF's International Operations and, later, its global CEO, a position he held between 2015 and 2017.
Mr. Faria holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – EASESP) and an MBA from the University of Chicago where he received the Distinguished Alumni award in 2017.

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Talita Lacerda

Talita Lacerda is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Petlove&Co and Co-Founder of Kamaroopin.
Before assuming her current role, Ms. Lacerda was responsible for Petlove&Co's value creation agenda, actively working on strategic planning, attraction and development of talent, and M&A.
Previously, she was a manager of BRF's B2C operation in China, and a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group.
Ms. Lacerda holds a bachelor's degree with honors in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV - EAESP) and an MBA with honors from University of Chicago.

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Beatriz Lutz

Beatriz Lutz is a Partner at Kamaroopin.
Ms. Lutz joined Tarpon in 2017 and is the investment leader of the PetCare and Green Economy theses.
At Tarpon, Beatriz also participated in the monitoring and sales process of Somos Educação, the IPO process of Omega Geração, energy auctions of Omega Desenvolvimento and in the delisting of Tarpon.
Previously, Ms. Lutz worked in Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Beatriz holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – EAESP).

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Bruno Tupinamba

Bruno Tupinamba is a Partner at Kamaroopin.
Mr. Tupinamba joined Kamaroopin in 2020 and is the investment leader of the Health Care and Financial Services theses, and also a Board Member at Zenklub.
Prior to Kamaroopin, Mr. Tupinamba worked at McKinsey as a consultant and alongside Consorciei's founders at the company's foundation.
Previously, Mr. Tupinamba was responsible for the corporate finance department at BRF, where he was in charge of the corporate finance, cash management and investments operations.
Mr. Tupinamba holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP, a graduate’s degree in Finance from Insper and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

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Gabriel Teodoro

Gabriel Teodoro joined KMP in 2021.
Mr. Teodoro contributes to the formulation and development of investment theses, by prospecting and performing analysis of investment targets, as well as supporting value creation within the portfolio companies.
Previously, he worked with Equity Research at Brasil Capital.
Mr. Teodoro is pursuing a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering at Escola Politécnica da USP.

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Guilherme Polho

Guilherme Polho joined KMP in 2021.
Mr. Polho contributes to the formulation and development of investment theses, by prospecting and performing analysis of investment targets, as well as supporting value creation within the portfolio companies.
Previously, he worked with Private Equity at Península Participações.
Mr. Polho holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP.

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João Vitor Zuardi

João Vitor Zuardi joined KMP in 2021.
Mr. Zuardi is responsible for performing analyses of investment targets and prospecting new investment opportunities.
Previously, he worked with M&A at Olimpia Partners.
Mr. Zuardi holds a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Escola Politécnica da USP.

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Maria Martino

Maria Carolina Martino joined KMP in 2021.
Ms. Martino is responsible for performing analyses and prospecting new investment opportunities.
She is also responsible for monitoring Petlove&Co and providing support for its value creation.
Previously, she worked with Private Equity Directs at Partners Group.
She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV – EAESP).

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Marina Gripp

Marina Gripp joined KMP in 2022.
Ms. Gripp is a lawyer in the legal department of the company, and is responsible for compliance, assisting the investment team in structuring and maintaining investment funds and evaluating new investments from a legal perspective.
She obtained her law degree from Universidade de Fortaleza – UNIFOR and holds a specialization degree in corporate law (Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV/SP).

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Arthur Vidigal

Arthur Rocha Vidigal has joined Kamaroopin in 2022 and is responsible for the development of value creation initiatives in invested companies.
Previously, he worked as a consultant at McKinsey&Company.
Arthur has a degree with academic honors in Industrial Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

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José Andrade

José Eduardo Andrade joined Kamaroopin in 2022 and is responsible for the development of investment theses, market analysis, and monitoring investee companies.
Previously, he worked as Business Development Director at Ecx Card, where he was responsible for leading the strategy and sales team.
José has a degree in Economics from the Instituto Brasileiro de Mercados de Capitais (IBMEC) and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

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