Summary: THIS IS AN AUDIO-ONLY VERSION OF A VIDEO INTERVIEW FOUND ON PRIVCAP.COM. VIEW THE FULL VIDEO HERE: Brazil’s energy market is world-class, but needs capital and ideas in order to transform itself to handle a “huge latent need” for power, according to Sergio Brandao, Partner and Co-Head of Energy,Rio Bravo Investimentos. In a conversation with Privcap’s David Snow, Brandao gives an in-depth analysis of the investment landscape across Brazil’s massive energy sector. Topics of discussion include: how wind energy has become “probably the most competitive form of energy,” the dearth of infrastructure and how losses in power transmission need to be addressed, why Brazil is no longer an “emerging market,” why Brandao welcomes the influx of foreign capital and talent into Brazil’s energy sector (“the cake is huge”), and what it was like for him to graduate in 1985 with an engineering degree in a very different Brazilian economic and political environment. This program is sponsored by the Brazilian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (ABVCAP) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex Brasil). Registered users of Privcap.com may access this 15-minute, chaptered video, full transcript, as well as Privcap’s entire archive of thought-leadership video programs. Register here – it’s quick and free
