Who We Are

AXXON GROUP

Founded in 2001, and with more than US$ 700 million under management, Axxon Group is a fund manager exclusively engaged in private equity, with a focus in creating value in mid-cap companies in Brazil. One of our main competitive advantages consists of our senior team, which combines significant experience in various sectors of the economy with diverse backgrounds across corporate functions (strategy, turnaround management, corporate finance, etc.), with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by Brazilian family-owned companies.  

Our investment decisions are made exclusively by our executive partners in Brazil, with an efficient and disciplined approach throughout all the investment cycle (origination, investment decision, value creation and exit), with a proven and successful modus-operandi which has been extensively replicated since our beginnings. Our partners have been working together for an average of more than 15 years.

Additionally, our investment decisions are strongly aligned with the interests of our partners in the invested companies, fund investors and Axxon Group’s partners. Along the last 20+ years, we have structured a solid investment platform, with a national presence and extensive network with relevant agents in the Brazilian economy (executives, financial institutions, lawyers, consultants, auditors, regulation entities, sector associations, among others).

We are sector agnostic, with a focus in mid-cap companies. Our investments are carried out through capital increases (cash-in) or acquisition of existing stakes (cash-out), with an investment ticket usually between US$20 million and US$70 million, with flexibility for larger investments through co-investment partnerships.

Creating Value Through Active Management

Proven Success Story

Since our foundation in 2001, we have been exclusively engaged in the Private Equity activity, with a focus on the mid-cap segment in Brazil, and successful history in different economic cycles.

Management Focused on Value Creation

Our focus is, above all, on the optimization of the operational performance of the investees in the funds we manage, through an active management approach…

Unlike many private equity firms, Axxon does not base fund returns on financial leverage (increased indebtedness) or financial engineering . Our main focus is to help optimize investee companies’ operational performance, aiming for significant increases in revenues and operating profits. 

Axxon’s value creation initiatives include, but are not limited to:

  • Negotiation of partnerships with professional managers to develop detailed operational (new unit openings, sales restructuring, logistics optimization, cost optimization etc.), and financial and strategic initiatives (M&A, innovation, new product lines, expansion, consolidation etc.);
  • Implementation of modern management and corporate governance techniques, with emphasis on transparency, information and operational systems and financial controls.
  • Advisory in structuring clearly defined variable compensation programs, designed to attract, retain and motivate high-level executives; and.
  • Identification, analysis and advisory in strategic acquisitions.

Experienced Investment Team

Our team has expertise in various sectors of the economy and corporate functions…

In total, the partners accumulate more than 50 years of experience in operations, consulting, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and Private Equity in Latin America. The partners have been working together for an average of more than 15 years.

Over the past two decades, partners have gained extensive experience and understanding of how best to address the challenges and opportunities of medium-size (and often family-owned) companies in Brazil.

Axxon’s partners invest their own resources in the funds they manage, thus generating alignment of interests with their partners and investors.

Disciplined Investment Strategy

Since our foundation, we have always focused in the mid-cap segment in Brazil, as we believe our approach and active management experience are particularly suitable to the needs of this segment…

Since our foundation, we have always focused on the mid-cap segment in Brazil, as we believe our approach and active management experience are particularly suitable to the needs of this segment, with our focus on improving our investee companies’ performance and growth.

 

Our modus operandi, applied throughout the investment cycle (origination, investment decision, value creation and exit) has been extensively replicated and tested along since our beginnings. The result is a well-structured investment process that allows for return optimization in balance with the time invested in the process.

Access and Network

Axxon seeks to assist on leveraging the investee companies’ performance through the capabilities of its investment platform…

Axxon seeks to assist on leveraging the investee companies’ performance through the capabilities of its investment platform, which include:

(i) deep business relationships of Axxon’s executives developed over more than twenty years with potential partners (including clients, financial community, industry associations, consultants), 

(ii) increased bargaining power with suppliers and service providers, and

(iii) support for human capital and talent attraction/retention, and (iv) access to capital to execute the business plan, among others.

Diversified Base of Institutional Investors

The vast majority of the fundraising by the funds managed by Axxon is carried out through a broad base of foreign institutional investors…

The vast majority of the fundraising by the funds managed by Axxon is carried out through a broad base of foreign institutional investors such as endowments, insurance companies and pension funds which in turn adopt a long-term investment vision/strategy.

 

Axxon's investor base provides  a robust environment for Axxon to assume long-term strategic positions  and generate attractive long term returns, as the pressure for monetization of investments is typically lower than  other investment fund structures, especially in times of financial crisis and/or  unfavorable macroeconomic background.

Responsible Investment

Ethics and responsibility have been two of Axxon Group’s pillars since its founding in 2001. We believe that properly managed ESG issues reduce risk and generate value in our investments. Axxon Group is a signatory of the UN Global Compact and the PRI, reinforcing our commitment to global ESG standards.

Responsible Investment Policy

Awards

Best Private Equity manager
Winner

2022 Leaders League – Finance & Law Summit 2022

Environmental Responsibility PE Deal
Honorable Mention

Latin American Private Equity Awards 2020