Duarte Nuno Ferreira Pires Email & Phone Number

• Assisted multiple private and public sector clients with real business solutions by combining technical expertise and training with hands-on knowledge of data analysis & research, problem solving, coaching, strategy.
• Deal structuring and negotiations on behalf of component of Black Economic Empowerment group ($230M 26% stake) of the $885M private equity buyout and delisting of glass manufacturing industry leader.
• Recruited and led team of leading diamond experts to develop a turnaround and business restructuring plan including financial restructuring ($30m), for the largest diamond beneficiation project in Southern Africa..
• Appointed to panel of experts providing pre & post investment advisory services related to related to the Development Bank Green Fund.
• Commercial assessment, market feasibility, and industry competitiveness analysis for the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) healthcare patented technologies. Developed business strategy plans for the.

• Led efforts to successfully raise $6.5m non-dilutive Series A, bridging funding, and Series B funding.
• Secured offer for private equity investment ($20m) to fund marketing plan and global sales strategy.
• Developed and implemented commercialization an operational strategy to take company from concept to a company with a broad product portfolio (pre-clinical through regulatory approved products), with a production scale.
• Secured distributor licensing deal (~$50m) in S. America (ANVISA regulatory pathway).Altis is a regenerative medicine company focused on developing and commercializing new biomaterials and regenerative biological.

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Greater San Diego Area

Founder of 42LEAN, an evolutionary offering in the traditional health & fitness space. 42LEAN is a scalable, easy to deploy, health & fitness platform that delivers:(L) long lasting healthy Lifestyle coaching, (E) results driven Exercise programming, (A) Accountability coaching to guarantee results, and(N) personalized Nutrition coaching focused on.

Funding assessment & due diligence consultant, responsible for the evaluation and decision to fund, evaluation of management/development team, evaluation of project deliverables and timelines, evaluation of commercial viability, Go-To-Market strategy, and proposed business model, deal structuring, and investment decision making. Conduct project post.

• Founder of InveSME, a specialist provider of short- and medium-term finance to small and medium business enterprises (SME’s). InveSME was established specifically to address the problems facing SME’s seeking business.
• Developed a novel lending model that flipped the traditional funding decision making model that traditionally focuses purely on risk mitigation (default risk & availability of security) to decision making based.
• Conducted market research and concept due diligence, and developed business plan & financial model that led to the successful negotiation of $10m wholesale capital. Stakeholder/funder management & business development.
• Developed company business strategy, operating policies/procedures, and investment decision tools.
• Identification and recruitment of senior management team, and stakeholder management.
• Ensured achievement of funding agency targets.

• Established innovative contract packing and marketing service company focused on providing outsourced services to the food industry, opening vertical integration possibilities to upstream large faming co-operatives.
• Secured long-term contract packing and marketing services deals for large co-operative exceeding $20m.
• Successfully exited through sale to Ilios Corporation group of companies.

• Developed idea and raised funding (~$5m) for the establishment of the most modern edible oil refinery in the country. Key achievements included completion of feasibility studies, business plan development, financial.
• Responsible for all business operations and project management of construction of refinery. Key achievements included development and implementing business strategy, financial performance analysis.
• Responsible for devising and executing exit strategy. Developed business integration model and identified target non-traditional competitors in the edible oil industry. Lead all contract negotiations and deal.

New business identification & development, projects team leader, developing commercial business plans & strategies, contract negotiations, strategic direction, developing & implementing marketing strategies, and overall sector responsibility

Process design & trouble-shooting, Project planning & management, ASU Plant optimisation, Cost reduction strategies, Production & Distribution cost analysis, and Production maximisation.

Mba - Cum Laude (Vice Chancellor And Dean'S List), Entrepreneurship

Marketing Management, Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Activities and Societies: Received award for best Marketing Promotions exam result in the country

Nhdip Elec Engineering (Cum Laude), Engineering

Education record

Activities and Societies: Nationals School Soccer Finalists (Grade 12); Captain of the Soccer Team - State/Provincial Champions (3 out of.