1. AN ENTERPRISING INVESTMENT HUB
FROM INCEPTION TO IMPLEMENTATION

2. THINKING AND ACTING
LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY...

3. ALLIANCE OF EFFORTS Alliance of skills
MINASINVEST is an alliance of individuals and corporations
committed to the sustainable growth of Minas Gerais State,
capitalizing on the extraordinary innovative capacities of its
public- and private-corporate and academic organizations,
forming a powerful alliance .
MINAS INVEST, along with its strategic partners,
leverages the individual firms´initiatives into a larger,
targeted program that aggressively promotes the
state’s business development. .
By identifying, attracting, promoting, deploying managerial
skills and funding companies in strategic industry sectors,
MINASINVEST drives the overall success of Minas Gerais’
business development strategies.

4. MinasInvest goals
Strengthening the Minas Gerais economy through cooperation and
projects, which enhance and enrich the business climate for public and
private sectors in order to create prosperity for all Minas Gerais.
Advocating the business perspective in the shaping of public policy.
Encouraging ethical business practices and ensuring the state's future as
economically and socially prosperous.
Revitalizing and building the most dynamic economic development
organization in the state, providing high caliber facilitating services and
programs.
Promoting diversity, cognizant of the value of reflecting our society in our
workplace, empowering all forms of initiatives to their full potential.
Promoting and encouraging the preservation, expansion, and sound
development of new and existing enterprise able to promote the
sustainable economic development of the state.

5. MinasInvest skills
MINASINVEST is a highly professional investment promotion organization,
specialized in facilitating services to public and private sector clients,
particularly to international investors, in potential niches of Minas Gerais and
to local firms expanding abroad.
MINASINVEST provides value to its clients through strategic insight, results
acceleration and preferential network access.
MINASINVEST is based in the most prestigious area of the capital of the State
of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, with easy access to government agencies,
major research centers, think tanks and universities, as well as locally
established diplomatic and commercial delegations.
MINASINVEST encourages a spirit of radical
innovation and a challenging environment.
“The private sector can play an important role towards
furthering development, for development cannot occur
without conditions that are amenable to the conduct of
business.” (United Nations)

6. MinasInvest: a cluster of capabilities
Enhancing the capacity of local
investors;
STRATEGIC
ADVICE Developing policies and strategies
FACILITATION
to improve competitiveness;
INNOVATION
NETWORK Attracting investments in selected
sectors;
Strengthening the negotiating
position.
SKILLS INVESTMENT TAILORED
PERFORMANCE & APPROACH
GROWTH
Providing well-researched investment;
Promoting global trade & investment;
BUSINESS REGIONAL Identifying elements of
CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE
competitiveness and radical innovation
COLLABORATION
MINASINVEST GLOBAL SOLUTION: locally accumulated skills and network
with international outreach.

7. MinasInvest roles
The fundamental purpose of MinasInvest is to act in the Minas Gerais
interest by bringing into the state needed capital, technology,
advanced managerial skills, and access to international markets.
To achieve its goals MinasInvest has been developing enterprising
mechanisms designed to attract foreign investors and to facilitate
their setting-up business in the state.
In order to become more client-oriented with high-quality services
needed by investors, MinasInvest has developed closer working
relationships with the private sector. Through such relationships
MinasInvest can develop the necessary skills to provide investor-
oriented services.
MinasInvest is a not-for profit social-economic social-civil organization
of Public interest. Its objective is not the profit; rather, it has to
generate profits for achieving its social purposes, by means of
sponsorships and paid service provision. Remuneration form is to be
mutually agreed according to the extension of the services.

8. senior management
For accomplishing such a strategic alliance, MinasInvest has incorporated senior
representatives of the private sector on its Council and Executive Board, such as:
André Almeida, FDC executive, consultant for UNCTAD
Damião Paes, director of Fundação Dom Cabral business school
Eduardo Grebler – President of Eduardo Grebbler & Associados – law firm
Emb.Carlos Moreira Garcia, Embassador of Brazil in Spain
Emerson de Almeida, President of Fundação Dom Cabral
Elísio Baraçal Moura, director of BioVale Energy and Logistics
Gilberto Ciro Ferreira, President of Docas Trading & Logistics
Guilherme Emrich, President of Fir Capital and vice-President of FIEMG
Jorge Perutz, President of American Chamber of Commerce
José Epiphânio Camillo dos Santos, President of Sucessu (software´s developers association)
José Luiz de Santana, senior advisor of Fundação Dom Cabral
Levindo Ozanam Coelho Santos, partner of Fundo Novarum
Lindolfo Coelho Paoliello, President of Lindolfo Paoliello Comunicação Social and vice-president of Minas
Commercial Association.
Luciano Medrado, ex export promotion Advisor of Itamaraty, ex commercial director of Acesita/Arcelor
Group, logistics entrepreneur
Lucio Bemquerer – partner of Prosper Consultoria, ex Preisent of ACMinas
Luiz Carlos Monteiro, President of Cosipar Steel industry
Ordélio Azevedo Sette – President of Azevedo Sette law firm
Paulo Sérgio Ribeiro da Silva, President of Tora Logística and Usifast Logística (Usiminas Group)
Ricardo Guedes, President of Instituto Sensus (National Research Institute)
Wagner Veloso, director of Fundação Dom Cabral
Waldemar Magalhães Lopes Jr., partner of Prosper Consultoria
Wilfred Brandt, President of Brandt Meio Ambiente

9. Cooperation Agreements in place
PATRON: DR RICARDO GUIMARÃES
American Chamber of Commerce – www.amcham.com.br
Brazil/US Business Council – www.brazilcouncil.org
FIR Capital – www.fircapital.com
Fundo Novarum – www.jbpartners.com.br
FUNDEP/Federal University of Minas Gerais – www.fundep.ufmg.br
FUNARBE/Vicosa Federal University – www.centev.ufv.br
PriceWaterHouse&Coopers – www.pwc.com
Fundação Dom Cabral – www.fdc.org.br
Azevedo Sette Advogados – www.azevedosette.com.br
Government of Minas Gerais – www.sede.mg.gov.br
Dr Van Dyck Silveira – Managing director of IBMEC - www.ibmec.br/mg
Invit Information services – www.invit.com.br
The presence of private sector representatives in its supervisory body provides
MinasInvest with immediate feedback regarding the effectiveness and
usefulness of its work from the perspective of investors/clients.

10. Strategy
BRIEFING OF SERVICES
Holistic
approach
fostering managerial skills,
fostering managerial skills,
Attraction of socially Sophisticated IT content
Sophisticated IT content
Management ,, Finance and
Management Finance and
Responsible Investment Market access, social responsible
Market access, social responsible
Assets, business opportunities
Assets, business opportunities
Corporate sustained
Identifying innovative and
Identifying innovative and
growth practical alternatives, facilitating
practical alternatives, facilitating
the administrative barriers.
the administrative barriers.
Business Service Investment
management
climate facilitation generation

11. Global Solution
SCOPE
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
BUSINESS
FINANCING MANAGEMENT SERVICES
ATTRACTION
Attracting new business investment, locating new markets for Minas
Gerais’ products and services, promoting the state as an ideal location for
living and working, as well as mobilizing private resources for economic
development.
Acting as ONE-STOP-SHOP for all types of needs of the client towards
Government, institutions, bankers, corporations, managerial skills
enhancing a sustained growth, investment or re-structuring.

12. Global Solution
SCOPE
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FINANCING SERVICES
ATTRACTION
Capital raising & financial (both in Brazil and abroad)
Access to Government incentives
Mergers & acquisition, Strategic Divestitures
and valuation analysis
Management and Leveraged buyouts
Restructuring and Recapitalization
Project finance
Access fo Multiple forms of capital

13. Global Solution
SCOPE
Managerial skills: a partnership with FDC
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FINANCING SERVICES
ATTRACTION
Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC), a center to develop executives, businessmen and companies,
building integrated educational solutions with them. FDC is focused on forming teams to interact
critically and strategically in companies.
FDC believes that company–developing solutions are found in the organization itself. Synergy
with companies is the end result of the link between theory and practice, strengthened by the
interactive work of FDC’s technical team.
FDC ensures its access to world leading producers of management technology and to the cutting
edge of business thinking.
FDC is the national benchmark in its industry, being an active participant in the enhancement of
the managerial capabilities and overall development of Brazilian businesses.

14. Global Solution
SCOPE
STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
BUSINESS
FINANCING MANAGEMENT SERVICES
ATTRACTION
Sophisticated IT tools: IT Governance, IT infrastructure, Performance &
business process management, e-business endeavours, Customized @
packaged automation (ERP, CRM, SCM, MRP)
Customized consulting: strategy consulting, innovation management,
partnership development, internationalization
Environment: bringing environmental concerns and meeting law
requirments – in partnership with our partner Brandt Meio Ambiente

15. TARGET: MINAS GERAIS STATE:
THE IDEAL PLACE FOR INVESTMENTS IN BRAZIL
Strategically located in the Southeast region of Brazil:
concentrating 78% of Brazilian consuming market .
18 million people.
Territory greater than many European countries.
Third largest South American economy.
Excellent infra-structure
Abundant energy and modern communication.
Modern law on Public-private partnerships,
respecting obligations with investors and partners.
Expedient and practical action from Public
Administration
Strong competitiveness for new enterprises
Highly qualified labor
MINAS GERAIS State stands at a vibrant moment in its development,
introducing entrepreneurial changes, innovation, paradigm shifts, and
openness for consideration of new alternatives and investments.

16. Professional management
implementation
implementation goals
Internal External
capabilities capabilities
Professional
POOL
monitoring
Roles of strategies
stakeholders
Resources Action plan
management

17. benefits to Minasinvest partners
ASSOCIATES INVESTORS
Project appraisal, feasibility studies Professional and well-structured projects in
and benefit-cost analysis of desired area of interest
alternatives
Due diligence process
Fund raising
Simplified and privileged access to the
Monitoring, follow-up of all phases network of decision makers (public and private)
of project implementation
Specialized consulting services
Privileged access to investment
projects in its business scopes – Monitoring all stages of the projects from
facilitating mergers, acquisitions and analysis to implementation
partnerships
Initial local operating support
Privileged access to public-private
partnership projects and international Special National treatment
venture capital
Tender process not applicable (as per Federal
Income tax deduction and State laws)