Cross-Border M&A Advisory
"The most consequential transactions rarely fail on valuation. They fail on regulatory friction, institutional complexity, and execution risk."
Most cross-border M&A fails not at the negotiating table, but in the space between intent and closing — where regulatory friction accumulates, cultural assumptions collide, and execution loses momentum. Bridgio was built for exactly that gap.
Buy-side and sell-side advisory across international markets. From origination to closing.
Joint ventures, technology transfers, and strategic alliances between global leaders and Latin American enterprises.
Supporting founders and companies in raising growth capital from international investors, family offices, and strategic partners.
Guiding international companies entering Latin America — from regulatory landscape to local partnership strategy.
International companies entering Latin America and Brazilian companies expanding globally — with the networks and execution discipline to close.
M&A · Market Entry · JVPE and VC funds seeking curated deal flow, proprietary access, and trusted local advisory in Latin America.
Deal Flow · Buy-Side · PortfolioFamily offices pursuing direct investments and cross-border diversification with discretion and a long-term lens.
Direct Investment · DiversificationFounders navigating a sale, partnership, or capital raise who need a senior advisor with deep M&A experience and a global network.
Exit · Capital Raise · M&AA representative sample of transactions led and advised across Karolyna's career.
Acted as sell-side financial advisor at Bradesco BBI, representing Green4T in Legrand's acquisition of a majority stake. Green4T operates ~750 employees across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay.
Sell-Side Advisor · Technology · Data CentersAdvised Eletrobras on the acquisition of 51% of Eletronet from LT Bandeirante for R$218M, consolidating 100% control of the ~17,000 km fiber optic network.
Buy-Side Advisor · Energy · TelecommunicationsAdvised Dimensa on the R$115M acquisition of Quiver, a leading insurance-technology software company serving ~2,500 clients.
Buy-Side Advisor · Technology · InsurTechLed the acquisition of Ahgora HCM and Webtraining by TOTVS for R$380M, reinforcing TOTVS as Brazil's leading HR technology platform.
Deal Lead · Technology · HCMStructured and led the joint venture between TOTVS and Itaú Unibanco, valued at over R$1B. A landmark transaction combining Brazil's largest software company with its largest private bank.
Deal Lead · Technology · Financial ServicesLed the acquisition of RD Station by TOTVS at a R$2B valuation — one of Brazil's largest software M&A transactions.
Buy-Side Lead · Technology · SaaSLed the creation of Dimensa, a joint venture between TOTVS and B3 focused on B2B technology solutions for the financial market.
Deal Lead · Technology · Financial ServicesMost M&A advisors have been on one side of the table. Karolyna has been on both — as the client making decisions with real capital, and as the advisor structuring the deal. As Chief M&A Officer at TOTVS, Experian, Eurofarma, and AC Camargo Cancer Center, she led more than 100 transactions from the inside. As Managing Director at Bradesco BBI and Senior Consultant at Deloitte, she advised companies through the same process from the outside. That combination — corporate judgment and banking precision — is what Bridgio was built on.
"Karolyna and I worked together on some great complex deals in the past and she has always been impeccable in conducting the deal flow and negotiations in a very objective and fearless manner."
Juliana Reis, PhD
Global Senior Director M&A · Novartis
Cross-team collaboration
"Karolyna is one of those rare professionals who combines the objectivity and technical rigor required for her role with equally important business sensitivity and acuity — fostering bridges and convergence between all parties involved in a deal."
Cristiano Nobrega
Chief Data & AI Officer
Counterpart in acquisition · Later TOTVS executive
"Karolyna did a great job running our LatAm M&A activities for Experian during the couple years she was here. It was nice to have dedicated resources like her to support our activities in that key region."
J.P. Voisinet, CFA
M&A Team, Experian USA
Experian · LatAm & USA M&A teams
"Karolyna is an excellent M&A professional — broad technical knowledge, highly determined, results-focused, and a genuinely positive colleague."
Luis Schiriak
Former CFO, Eurofarma
M&A partner at Eurofarma
We accept a limited number of mandates each year to ensure senior-led attention on every engagement. Confidential inquiries from principals and advisors are welcome.
Discreet. Senior-led. No obligation.
Location: São Paulo, Brazil · Operating Globally
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/karolynaguedes
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Website: www.bridgioadvisory.com