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With 27 years of experience in Real Estate Private Equity, M&A, structured credit, and business management, Mr. Lima has been at the helm of HSI since inception. He is responsible for the firm’s strategic planning and for the real estate investment strategy. He has coordinated over 100 transactions, including the creation of logistics platform CLB and its subsequent sale to GLP, at the time the largest real estate transaction in Brazilian history.

Mr. Lima began his career in hedge funds in 1997, then joined investment bank Wassertein Perella & Co. and participated in the management buyout of the emerging markets division in 1999. He returned to Brazil in 2000 and was responsible for structuring the first securitization operations for Rio Bravo, at the time a new player in Brazilian finance. In 2003, he founded the real estate division of GP Investimentos with two partners, the group that became Prosperitas in 2005 and subsequently HSI in 2012.

Mr. Lima has a bachelors degree in economics from the University of Chicago, and is holds active CGA and CGE certifications from ANBIMA.

At HSI since 2007, Mr. Greve participated in the execution of most of the firm’s track-record including the sale of CLB to GLP in 2012 for BRL 2.9 billion. He is currently responsible for origination, developing investment theses, and leading cross-disciplinary teams in analyzing, negotiating, structuring, and executing transactions and joint ventures. He has been involved in over BRL 3 billion in investments and is currently responsible for managing assets totaling BRL 4.5 billion. He is responsible for managing relationships with operating partners and senior management of operating companies and participates actively on boards of directors.

Prior to joining HSI, Mr. Greve worked at Value Partners and e-commerce company Submarino, in logistics. He earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA from Insead. He holds active CGA and CGE certifications from ANBIMA.

At HSI since 2006, Mr. Gaiad participated in various transaction, leading the REPE investment team through analysis, negotiations, investment management, and divestment. His track record includes: the successful development of the ECO Berrini high-rise office building (LEED Platinum, São Paulo); the acquisition of a portfolio of warehouses from Bracor Investimentos Imobiliários and its subsequent sale to GLP (largest real estate transaction in Brazil at the time); the formation of a joint venture with Alqia and its subsequent growth; and the creation of GoodStorage. In 2019, he founded a practice focused on managing listed real estate funds, launched by the BRL 675 million IPO of HSI Malls, the largest offering in the retail sector at the time. He currently manages three listed funds representing a market capitalization of over BRL 4 billion.

Prior to joining HSI, Mr. Gaiad worked as a trader in the treasury divisions of Bozano Simonsen and Bank of America, operating on behalf of global clients.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from PUC Rio de Janeiro and a master’s degree in finance from Cass Business School. He holds an active CGE certification from ANBIMA.

Mr. Youssef has been with HSI since 2017, initially as Director of Operations at Alqia, the shopping center operator focused on HSI’s retail portfolio, until assuming the helm in 2020. His prior experience in retail includes working in the finance and leasing departments at Ecisa and at brMalls as a superintendant and portfolio manager. In 2012, he became a partner at ARGO where he was responsible for managing and leasing the assets under management.

He earned his bacherlor’s degree in civil and industrial engineering from PUC Rio de Janeiro, an MBA in corporate finance from IBMEC, and an MBA in shopping center management from FGV-RJ.