Bio

Paulo Mattos is Co-Founder, Managing Partner and CEO at IG4 Capital, an alternative investments firm focused on special opportunities in Emerging Markets. Prior to founding IG4 Capital, Paulo was a Partner at RK Partners, a leading advisory firm specialized in debt restructuring and operational turnarounds, and a Managing Director at GP Investments, a leading alternative investments firm in Latin America. At GP Investments, Paulo was the Head of Infrastructure and Telecommunications investments and served on the Investment Committee (2012-2016). He was co-founder of BR Towers S.A., the first large independent Brazilian cellphone tower company, where he served as Chairman (2012-2014). Before joining GP Investments, Paulo was an Executive Vice President of Business Strategy, Wholesale and Regulatory at Oi S.A (2009-2012), a public telecommunications company. While at Oi he served on the Executive Committee, Financial Risk Committee and Operations Committee. Paulo also worked at the Brazilian Development Bank, BNDES, as a Superintendent-Director, in addition to being a member of the Credit & Investment Committee and Head of the Managerial Committee (2007-2009). Currently, Paulo is the Chairman of Iguá Saneamento S.A. (2017-), one of the main private water and sanitation companies in Brazil, and Board Member of OPY Health S.A. (2019-), a healthcare company that provides infrastructure and logistics for hospitals and medical services operators, where IG4 Capital is the controlling shareholder. He is also Board Member of CLI - Corredor Logísitica e Infraestrutura S.A. (2022-), one of the largest independent port terminal operators for the Brazilian agribusiness, where IG4 Capital is a co-controlling shareholder alongside the Macquarie Group. He has also been active in venture capital investments through proprietary capital platforms in telecommunications, deep technology, and sustainable innovations. Paulo holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law from University of São Paulo (USP), was Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Yale University and is Visiting Fellow at the King’s College London. He is a permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning – CEBRAP and former associate professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV, leading think tanks in public policy and business administration. He is involved with philanthropy through the Instituto Îandé in Brazil and has been supporting non-profit organizations in education and sustainable development.