Danica Capital has 7 main investment criteria:

  1. Buyout, controlling stake of 51-100%;

  2. Gross Revenue of BRL ~50-200 million;

  3. EBITDA > 20%, minimum of BRL > 9 million;

  4. Top-line CAGR of > 10%;

  5. Track-record of resilience during the last 2 recession cycles;

  6. Addressable productivity gap and/or competitive advantage in their field;

  7. Potential ESG road-map (Environmental Social Governance).

We invest in multi-sectors based on the above criteria, including underserved acquisition niches.

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Prioritized Sectors

  • To identify special performing sectors and ‘gold-nugget’ companies, Danica Capital leverages significant data analytics. We annually update a rigorous sector prioritization funnel based on hard empirical data.

  • Our strategy is to focus on sectors with wide productivity gaps, highest growth rates and the most attractive risk-return potentials. Below we share some conclusions from our latest study:

    • Brazil has 3777 distinct market sectors and ~65% have wide productivity gaps;

    • 102 sectors were identified as ‘Star Sectors’, with consistent double-digit growth rates, wide productivity gaps, proven resilience during recessions and a closed-economy environment;

    • Certain industries in Brazil continue to expand at double-digit rates, thanks to strong underlying trends.

Danica Capital is an attractive complementary product for investors´ alternative asset portfolio.