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David Vieira Ferreira Levy
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Lead Investment Officer
, Development Bank
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Washington, DC,
United States
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Vast experience in deal closing, strategy design and advisory services in the private sector of most countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Headed teams in closing more than 30 loan, equity and project financing transactions. Very talented in managing IDB Invest's profitability, environmental, social and developmental requirements. Fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Professional Experience: |
- Vast experience in designing and implementing strategies, closing transactions and providing advisory services in virtually all countries and sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Particularly talented in managing IDB Invest's profitability, environmental, social and developmental requirements.
- Proven negotiation skills and effective at closing deals. Clear understanding of the underlying issues and a balanced approach to reaching favorable outcomes.
- Drives changes, creating and identifying new opportunities.
- Excellent relationship with clients, colleagues, supervisors, subordinates, regional offices and other stakeholders resulting from a deep understanding of business and functions, good communication skills, high level of professional ethics, trust respect, accountability, and personal integrity.
- Skilled at coaching and mentoring more junior staff and building teams. Was a mentor in the IDB Group mentoring program.
- Headed teams in closing more than 30 loan, equity and project financing in the private sector of virtually all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in almost every industry and sector including infrastructure, tourism, industrial zones, manufacturing, agroindustry, warehousing, education, paper and forestry.
- Responsibility encompassed all the transaction's phases including origination structuring, due diligence financial closing and disbursement.
- Very innovative in project origination and structuring. Financed some of the initial IDB Invest's infrastructure projects, the first project focused on gender, the first energy efficiency project with favorable impact on indigenous population, the first educational capacity building project backed by teachers' income and the first gain Repo transaction, among others.
- Mobilized additional resources for companies, projects and financial institutions with major banks in the international financial markets, highlighting IDB Invest's catalytic role.
- Represented the IDB Invest in IDB committees considering financing to large infrastructure projects.
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Compete Caribbean program to support private sector development and competitiveness in the Caribbean.
- Made presentations in many conferences and events. Invited to talk to the media.
- Led a team that won IDB Group's Outstanding Project Award with a project in Suriname.
- Designed and structure projects to ensure sustainability, financial and developmental soundness and full contribution to IDB Invest's mission, strategy and business plan. Acted as advisor to other project teams in complex transactions.
- Worked with the relevant units of the IDB Invest and the IDB, in the headquarter and in the country offices, to established a corporate sustainability frame.
- Led the re-engeneering of the advisory services adding value to transactions and enhancing client companies's sustainability. More than doubled the number of advisory services to IDB Inv
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Education: |
MBA, Finance and Marketing, University of Maryland, USA
B.S., Industrial Engineering. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
B.A., Economics (candidate). Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (2 years)
Multiple professional courses during career (e.g.: Program of Negotiation for Senior Executives, Harvard Law School; Renewable Energy Project Finance, DCGardner Training; Relationship Management for Corporate Bankers, DCGarner Training; Project Finance, New York Institute of Finance; The People Leaders Program, The Nebo Company; Power Purchase Agreement- Bankability Analysis, Chadbourne; Financing Agribusiness and Manufacturing Projects: Legal and Structural Issues, Clifford Chance)
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French |
Nationality:
Brazil
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