Luiz Recchia

The diverse nature of each project, and working with different people every time, is what inspires me about this industry.

Luiz is responsible for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions with Brazilian mid-market companies and counterparts. He has over 25 years of experience leading, originating and executing corporate finance and M&A in Brazil.

Luiz helps private equity funds, family-owned and multinational companies discover M&A opportunities to expand or exit their businesses in the mid-market space. He has originated and completed financing, buy-side and sell-side transactions in a wide array of industries including, chemicals, construction, energy and business services, among others.

Prior to joining Lincoln, Luiz was Managing Partner at Stratus Group, where he merged his own firm, Integritas Partners, with Stratus. Previously, he served as a director for Deutsche Bank and as Finance Director for Telefonica. Luiz also worked at ING Barings and Citigroup, covering origination and execution of corporate finance and M&A.

Luiz earned a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD and a degree in economics from Universidade de São Paulo.