About Finder
Corporate finance from someone who has sat on both sides of the table.
Finder is an independent financial advisory firm working with growing companies across three practices: strategic financial advisory, subsidized credit and fixed-scope financial products.
Every engagement is led from start to finish by the same person, with specialists brought in when the work requires.
Who leads the work
One point of contact, from start to finish.
Fernando B. Deprá
Managing Director
FGV EAESP. Executive programs at Harvard Business School, INSEAD and Stanford through Endeavor.
LinkedIn →Leads every Finder engagement, from diagnosis to delivery and, where the project requires it, through to the final disbursement.
He started in credit analysis at a European investment bank, worked in treasury and financial planning (FP&A) at large Brazilian companies, and served as CFO of venture-backed, search fund and owner-led companies.
More than 18 years between the credit desk and the CFO's chair, and over BRL 5 billion in credit, financing and fundraising transactions analyzed and structured.
Specialists, when the project calls for them
Brought in and coordinated by Finder, without handing over the lead.
- An economist, for feasibility studies
- A former bank executive, for complex operations and negotiations with institutions
- A controllership specialist, for management and reporting projects
The team changes with the project. Accountability does not: the person who leads is the person who signs, and the client always deals with the same person.
18+ years
between the credit desk and the CFO's chair
BRL 5bn+
in credit, financing and fundraising transactions analyzed and structured
Former CFO
of venture-backed, search fund and owner-led companies
Confidential
no case on this site identifies a client
Where we have worked
Both sides of the table.
Counterparties
FINEP, BNDES, development banks, commercial and investment banks, credit cooperatives, FIDCs and investors.
Sectors
Energy, agribusiness and agtech, telecom, fintech and insurtech, retail, logistics, real estate and technology.
Company profile
Growing, mid-sized and multinational companies, whether owner-led, fund-backed or venture-backed.
How we work
One method across all three practices.
We work alongside your accountants and your team, not in place of them.
- Understand
The company, the project and the real need, before proposing any route.
- Structure
Data, assumptions, numbers and alternatives, with the math holding up.
- Execute
We build the solution together with the company's team.
- Deliver
Material ready for a decision, for management or for financing.
- Follow through
When the project requires it, we stay until contracting and disbursement.
Technology in service of the analysis
Analysis and decisions remain with the person who signs off the work. AI and automation are used to organize information, speed up modeling and produce documentation. They add capacity; they do not replace professional accountability.
Commitments
Confidentiality as a rule. Candor as a method.
Everything we see in an engagement stays between Finder and the client. No case on this site identifies the company.
We do not promise outcomes that depend on third parties. Approval of an operation rests with the financial institution, and sometimes there is no better operation available for the company. When that is the case, we say so.
Contact
Tell us what is holding things back.
In a free first conversation, we understand the problem, tell you what we would do and whether Finder is the right fit.
The first conversation is free of charge.