Sara Rezende

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Sara is a partner at Olimpia Partners, one of Oaklins’ member firms in Brazil. She has over 15 years of experience in investment banking, leading transactions and execution teams on all deal types, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, strategic advisory and financings across various industries. Sara specializes in advisory work, especially in public and private M&A transactions for both listed and non-listed firms. Recent notable transactions she has participated in include the combination of one of the leading insurance companies in Brazil, SulAmerica, with the largest integrated healthcare network in the country, Rede D'Or, and the sale of Banco Voiter, focused on corporate banking, to Banco Master, a Brazilian financial group with a broad range of services.

Prior to joining Olimpia in 2021, Sara worked in the investment banking divisions at Merrill Lynch and BTG Pactual, participating in buy-side and sell-side advisory as well as in capital market transactions. She also acted as the financial and planning director at Brasil Pharma and as a controller at Shopping Uberaba. Sara has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-SP).