Portrait of Carlos Bernardo Gonçalves
Managing Partner

Carlos Bernardo Gonçalves

Partner responsible for Business Valuation, Intangible Assets and Fairness Opinions.

Professional experience

Over 20 years in M&A, structured finance and corporate finance advisory, serving Brazilian and multinational clients in valuation mandates for regulatory, accounting and transactional purposes. Led for 9 years the Corporate Finance practice at a global consulting firm, conducting dozens of Purchase Price Allocation, fairness opinion, impairment and fund-quota measurement engagements.

Has served listed companies, Private Equity and Venture Capital managers, investment funds, fiduciary administrators, family offices and financial institutions in critical mandates. These have included fairness opinions for independent committees, valuation reports for corporate purposes, fair-value measurement under IFRS 9/CPC 48, and economic valuation reports for control transactions.

Recognition

Highly ranked in Leaders League for four consecutive years, in categories related to Business Valuation and Corporate Finance Advisory in Brazil.

Academic background

BSc in Economics from IBMEC · Corporate Finance Program at London Business School · Business Administration Program at the University of Manchester.

Areas of practice at CBG

Business Valuation · Intangible Assets · Fairness Opinions · Transaction Opinions · Purchase Price Allocation (CPC 15 / IFRS 3) · Impairment Testing (CPC 01 / IAS 36) · Valuation for shareholder disputes and arbitration.