Shelter Rock offers independent, unconflicted capital raising and related services to real estate investment managers, operators and investors.

M&A specialist in Food, Agriculture and Timber with a geographic focus in Latin America

Advisory company focused on real assets in Latin American

CEO and CCO

CEO of Itau USA Securities in NY. Established and then managed the Itau broker dealers offices in HK, Tokyo and Dubai

Chairman of the membership committee.

UNIBANCO - UNIÃO DE BANCOS BRASILEIROS, (LUXEMBOURG) S.A., Luxembourg 2003 - 2005 Director, EuropeManaged the European Operations of UNIBANCO. Oversaw the consolidation and transfer of the London Operations into the Luxembourg Bank. Coordinated the European activities of Capital Markets for Fixed Income and Equity, Corresponding Banking and Private Banking.Reduced cost base by $3MM, by London closure, while retaining 100% of European investor base.Built trading and sales team for fixed income, generating turnover of $18bn and profits of $ 7MM.Developed institutional investors such as Thames River, Bluebay, Pioneer, Hydra and others.Successfully conducted negotiations with the regulators (FSA & CSSF) for transferring and setting up trading, sales and booking vehicle in Luxemburg.

Built and led team of 20 professionals in Capital Markets Securitization, Syndication and Structured & Project Finance, servicing the Capital Markets needs of all GE and GE Capital Businesses in Asia. Primary GE relationship responsibility for institutional investors and financial institutions. Assisted 11 businesses in developing effective risk management and yield enhancement strategies for their businesses using the capital markets.Led transaction structuring, pricing and execution.Sourced investment opportunities from financial institutions. Grew revenues (70%) and net income (50%) while reducing headcount (30%).Developed and presented Asia capital market-based business plans to GE President and Chairman.Arranger/Placement Agent for over $2B of financings, which enabled over $46MM of net income pull-through for GE businesses.Securitized over $1B of receivables, with limited resources and under extreme time pressure, generating incremental income of $125MM.Successfully acted as lead arranger for $236MM Non-Recourse Thai project financing for a GE joint venture industrial chemicals project, despite resistance from JV partner and its bank.Arranged private placement of 30 year real estate joint venture sale/leaseback with insurance companies.Built mid-market lease syndication and placement team; placed over 500 transactions totaling US$800MM for risk management and fees/yield enhancement ($25MM) in a deteriorating lease syndication market.

Led structuring and syndication of Emerging Markets and High Yield bank loans and private placements for GE and GE Capital businesses. Developed syndication capabilities for emerging market loans, debt, leases, trade receivables and other financial instruments.Enabled GE and GE Capital to grow business volumes in emerging markets while improving yields and risk management/liquidity.$120MM private placement of Brazilian Oil Platform sale/leaseback in the face of adverse E.M. environment and challenging internal underwriting.Arranged multiple deals in the US "B" to "BB" acquisition/MBO bank syndication market.Mandated by the board of the LAIF- Latin American Infrastructure Fund to sell selective Mexican assets.

As President, strengthened and grew LTCB Latin America's businesses in foreign direct investment and asset management; bond and debt underwriting and placement; bond and debt trading; and trade and structured finance.Developed LTCB Latin America to the point where it was widely recognized as having the best access to the Japanese retail and institutional market for Latin American Issues.Earned market recognition; invited into and participated in most major bond syndicates, often as co-arranger. Generated peak annual Net Income of over US$28MM.Led wind down of business after LTCB parent experienced solvency problems in Japan.

Seconded to LTCB Securities in Tokyo to build and strengthen their Latin American sales, distribution and corporate finance capabilities with Asian investors.Activity included advisory for foreign direct investment, asset management, and placement of debt instruments with Asian investors (personally and through coordinating the sales force of LTCB Securities in Japan and HK).Privately placed over US$900MM of bonds to Asian institutional investors, and advised several leading Japanese corporations on their Latin American investments.

Sao Paulo ('76-80), Porto Alegre (85), NY (90), Tokyo (92)

Led Asia Emerging Markets team. Provided emerging markets expertise to Asian banks, corporations and institutional investors.Activities included debt trading with Asian banks, advising corporate clients on debt/equity conversion mechanisms and fundraising in the local and international capital markets, and structured trade and project financing.Member of Citibank's Commitment Committee for Emerging Markets Transactions.

Established and directed the Emerging Markets operations for the US Corporate Finance Division. Responsible for origination, structuring and execution of emerging markets corporate finance solutions for US Multinationals. Member of Citibank's Commitment Committee for Emerging Markets Transactions.

Member of the Bank's Advisory Committee and Assistant to its Chairman, Mr. William Rhodes. Actively participated in the 1985/86 Brazilian Debt Restructuring program.

& Head of Corporate Banking, covering Multinational Corporations and family owned businesses.

Consulting company specializing in Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil.