Originally incorporated as Capital Criativo, 10 years later we became C2 Capital Partners. Our name may be different, but our commitment remains unchanged: equity partners of Portuguese companies.

C2 Capital Partners is a privately held and independent private equity firm that operates in the Portuguese market since 2009.

With a broad experience across several industries, our teams successfully conducted several investments and divestments, both in Portugal and abroad.

Why²

INDEPENDENT
PRIVATE
EQUITY FIRM

PROVEN
TRACK RECORD

MULTIDISCIPLINARY
MANAGEMENT TEAM

SUPERVISION BY CMVM
(REGISTERED SINCE 2009)

SOLID
INVESTOR BASE

REFERENCE PLAYER
IN THE NATIONAL
PRIVATE EQUITY MARKET

GLOBAL
DEAL FLOW
NETWORK

PRINCIPLES
FOR RESPONSIBLE
INVESTMENT (PRI)

C2 Capital Partners is an independent private equity firm registered and supervised by the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM). Founded in 2009 by its managing partners as Capital Criativo, C2 Capital Partners is a reference player in the Portuguese private equity market. C2 Capital Partners has independent dedicated teams assigned to each of its core business areas: Growth Capital and Alternative Investments.

Who²

C2 Capital Partners team members have a proven track record across private equity, corporate finance, consulting and general management.

MEET OUR TEAM

Nuno Gaioso Ribeiro
Partner

Gonçalo Mata
Partner

Pedro Figueiredo
Partner

André Oliveira
Partner

Paulo Azevedo
Board Member

Paulo Mieiro
Board Member

Beatriz Rocha
Associate

João Ribeiro
Associate

Lourenço Fragoso
Associate

Eduardo Cruz
Associate

Inês Silva
Analyst

Manuel Cardoso
Analyst

Alice Brion Sanches
Head Legal & Compliance

Mariana Cadete
Head Finance

David Pardelha
Controller

Sandra Guedes
Executive Assistant

What²

C2 Capital Partners invests more than capital in portfolio companies. C2 Capital Partners team members dedicate all their energy, experience and commitment to support portfolio companies’ business growth.

RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT

C2 is a signatory of the “Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)”, an initiative from the United Nations (UN) whose objective is to contribute to the development of a more responsible and sustainable financial system in the medium to long term.

C2 is committed to adopt the environmental, social and governance criteria (ESG) as a standard in every decision-making process thus ensuring responsible investments and sustainable results.

Our goal is to reduce risk while increasing the financial return of our companies and investors.