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Advisory Services for Commodities Trading
⁠Capital Raising & Assistance for Trade Finance
⁠Advisory to access governments, sovereign funds, and exclusive business opportunities
⁠Offices in London, Doha, São Paulo and Geneva

About Us

First Capital Solutions Ltd. is a global company that fosters high-level business and tailor-made opportunities across all continents.

We facilitate connections between investors and projects seeking capital in various sectors, including construction and reconstruction, infrastructure, defense, mining and steel, real estate, technology, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, and renewable energy.

Our services encompass strategic advisory for capital raising, commodities trading, assistance for trade finance, access to governments, sovereign funds, and exclusive business opportunities.

With offices in London, Doha, Geneva, and São Paulo, the company relies on a dynamic team of executives across the US, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia to engage in global markets.

Partners

Marcelo Knopfelmacher

CEO and Founding Partner

Marcelo Knopfelmacher

CEO and Founding Partner of First Capital group
 
Career
  • Marcelo is a global businessman, trader, lawyer, and advisor. He is a Brazilian-German citizen.
 
Education
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Master’s Degree in Law, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP), Brazil.
  • Executive Education in Business and International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), London, UK.
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK.

Felipe Locke Cavalcanti

Director and Founding Partner

Felipe Locke Cavalcanti

Director and Founding Partner of First Capital Group

Career

  • Felipe is a seasoned dealmaker, lawyer, and advisor with global experience.
  • He is also a Partner at the law firm Knopfelmacher, Locke Cavalcanti, based in Brazil.

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB), University of São Paulo Law School (USP), Brazil.
  • LL.M. in Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) School of Law, São Paulo, Brazil.

Humberto Junqueira de Farias

Partner

Humberto Junqueira de Farias

Career

  • Humberto is a former Board Member of some largest public companies as JBS (brazilian multinational company and one of the global leaders in the food industry), CSBrasil (Simpar´s infrastructure company), Eldorado Brasil Celulose, Loga – Logística Ambiental S.A. and Essencis Soluções Ambientais S.A. (environmental).

  • Humberto is also a former CEO of large companies in different sectors of the economy, as Ambar Energia (J&F), Renuka do Brasil (significant player in the Brazilian sugar and ethanol industry), Intercement (cement industry), Cavo Serviços e Meio Ambiente (infrastructure and environment),

  • He also served in many Class Entities’ Councils as SELUR (Environmental in the Sao Paulo State), AFCP (Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers – Argentina), SNIC (National Union of the Cement Industry) and ÚNICA (Union of the Sugarcane and Bioenergy Industry).

  • He has large and diversified experience in companies in Brazil and abroad, with mandates in growth, M&A, internationalization, turnaround, crisis management, innovation, and technology.

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering and Business Administration from Universidade Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Post Graduation: Industrial Administration from Fundação Vanzolini, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Post Graduation: Strategy and Leadership from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Specialization in Management at IMD – Switzerland.

Iman Najafi

Partner

Iman Najafi

Iman Najafi is a seasoned investment banker with over a decade of experience in financial modeling, due diligence, and mergers & acquisitions, specializing in fundraising and strategic investment initiatives across Central Europe, and the Middle East. With a proven track record in securing capital from public and private sources,  and institutional investors, he has successfully led high-profile projects, including company acquisitions, market expansions, and the development of financial strategies for high-net-worth clients. His expertise extends to structuring investment deals, optimizing corporate finance operations, and advising on large-scale economic policies. 

Luiza Franarin Spier

Legal Director

Luiza Franarin Spier

Career

  • Seasoned Lawyer and Advisor acting globally.
  • Legal Director at First Capital Solutions Ltd., London, UK.
  • Currently engaged in advising on deals, facilitating the connection between investors and relevant projects in emerging markets seeking capital.

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws – LLB: University of Rio Grande do Sul – URGS, Brazil.
  • Post Graduation: Brazilian Institute of Tax Studies – IBET, São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Master of Business Administration – MBA, University of Liverpool Management School, Liverpool, UK.

James P. Stanton

Senior Advisor

James P. Stanton

Career

  • James is an experienced Deal Maker, Lawyer and Advisor acting in the USA, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

 

Education

  • LLM from University of Texas at Austin School of Law – Austin, TX
  • J.D. Business Law Concentration from Albany Law School – Albany, NY
  • B.A. Political Science and Economics from College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA

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