Team

An investment team.
Carrying forward a practice built since 2012.

Founding Partners

The founding partners.

Three founding partners with combined experience across asset management, capital markets and consulting — leading the firm's investment philosophy, strategy and governance.

Founding partner · Chairman and Chief Strategist

Pedro Barreto.

30+ years in international real estate investment
  • Founder of Ativore with over 30 years of experience in international real estate investments.
  • Structured real estate investments in over 30 states in the USA since 2012.
  • 20 years as Partner/CEO and/or Consultant at Arthur Andersen, Deloitte, and KPMG in 4 countries.
  • Led M&A projects and major national projects in the financial sector.

Education: MBA – Master in Business and Administration from Warwick University (UK) and Economist from Universidade Católica de Petrópolis (Brazil).

Founding partner · CEO

Roberto M. Nishikawa.

30 years in international financial markets
  • Founder of Ativore Asset with over 30 years of experience in the international financial market.
  • CEO of IBT Asset Management, CEO of Itaú Corretora de Valores, and Head of Equities.
  • Led the international expansion of Itaú Asset Management.
  • Member of the Board of Harvard Business School Alumni Angels Brazil since 2016.

Education: Degree in Industrial Engineering from University of Sao Paulo and Postgraduate degree in Finance and Marketing from FGV-SP.

Founding partner · Member of the Board of Directors

André Macieira.

Member of the Board of Directors of the Ativore Group
  • Co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of Ativore Group.
  • Co-founder and director of EloGroup, a full-service consulting firm in Brazil that integrates technology, analytics, and management to drive business digital transformation, with over 500 employees.
  • Holds a Master's in Production Engineering from UFRJ and is co-author of the book 'Repensando a Gestão por Meio de Processos: Como BPM pode transformar negócios e gerar crescimento e lucro' ('Rethinking Management Through Processes: How BPM Can Transform Businesses and Drive Growth and Profit').

Education: Bachelor's and Master's in Production Engineering from UFRJ.

Founding partners typically commit personal capital alongside investors.

Executive Partners

Executive partners.

Executive partners leading products, portfolio, institutional sales and investor relations — alongside the founding team.

Products · Portfolio · Institutional Sales · IR · 4

Maria Alice Bellon.

Ativore Partner & Managing Director, Products and Investment
COO · head of compliance
  • Developed the firm's proprietary investment analysis frameworks — Value Drivers, Benchmarking, Sensitivity and Stress Tests.
  • Designed the structuring architecture of Ativore's investment funds.
  • Economist (USP), MSc Finance candidate (USP).
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Carolina Bellio.

Ativore Partner & Managing Director, Institutional Sales
15+ years in financial markets
  • Leads the institutional investors franchise.
  • Senior positions across asset management at Credit Suisse, Banco Votorantim and Banco Bradesco — covering portfolio, products, distribution and investor relations.
  • Active in alternative investments (Private Equity, Real Estate and Credit) since 2013.
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Olivia Monaco.

Partner · Investor Relations & Private Banking
8+ years in investor relations & private banking
  • Partner & Private Banker at Ativore — leading day-to-day coverage of institutional and qualified investor mandates and private client relationships. Progressed from Senior Investor Relations to Partner since 2021.
  • Former Relationship Manager at Banco Safra — serving private and corporate investor clients and supporting their investment decisions.
  • Bachelor's in Business Administration from FAAP · ANBIMA-certified professional.
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Rafael Rissi.

Associate Partner · Products
11+ years in audit & financial management
  • Responsible for operations and monitoring of Ativore's funds.
  • Supports investment decisions through financial analyses and performance reviews of real estate assets.
  • 11-year track record in internal audit and financial management · global experience including Nestlé.
  • Economist from UFRGS and MBA in Finance from Insper.
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Extended Team
4 Executive Partners and 20+ Professionals Across the Firm.

Together with the partnership above, an extended team across investment, distribution, governance and operations — applied to every transaction Ativore Asset originates, structures, and monitors.