São Tomé and Príncipe volcanic coastline at golden hour

London · São Tomé and Príncipe

Bridging global capital and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Finance Professional within the investment banking industry. São Tomé native. Fluent in both worlds.

What I Do

One person. Two worlds. Three things I do well.

For Investors & DFIs

Market entry into STP

Deal structuring, risk assessment, and on-the-ground intelligence for DFIs, impact funds, and family offices exploring São Tomé and Príncipe. From thesis to term sheet.

For STP Government & Private Sector

Access to global capital

Transaction advisory and introductions for local enterprises, SOEs, and ministries seeking international partners, concessional finance, or capital markets access.

Track Record

Institutional pedigree

Finance Professional within the investment banking industry, JP Morgan. Multi-billion cross-border acquisitions. Large-scale debt restructuring. Entity setup and structured finance across EMEA and APAC.

The Opportunity

Why São Tomé and Príncipe deserves your attention.

Infrastructure and state-owned enterprise reform underway on São Tomé and Príncipe

A stable Atlantic democracy that graduated from LDC status in December 2024 — the first such transition in the Gulf of Guinea in over a decade.

World-class premium cocoa, a nascent eco-tourism sector, and one of the most underexplored blue economy footprints in West Africa. The World Bank and African Development Bank have committed multi-year programmes through 2029.

The country is structurally underserved by international capital. The first-mover advantage is real — and the window is narrow.

964 km²

São Tomé 859 km² · Príncipe 142 km²

$4,700

GDP per capita — middle-income transition

4.8%

Projected GDP growth, 2026

Dec 2024

Graduated from UN LDC status

About

The connector between two worlds that rarely speak to each other.

Born in São Tomé. Built a career in London. Spent nine years inside the institutions that move capital across borders — BNP Paribas, Sony Group, and JP Morgan, where I am currently a Finance Professional within the investment banking industry.

Along the way: multi-billion cross-border acquisitions, large-scale debt restructuring, and entity setup and structured finance mandates across EMEA and APAC.

I hold an MBA from Imperial College London with exchanges at HEC Paris, SMU Singapore, and IIT in India. I work in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Mandarin, and São Tomé Creole.

What makes the bridge worth building isn't pedigree. It's that I understand both rooms — the term-sheet room in Canary Wharf and the conversation in Creole back home — and I am unwilling to let either misunderstand the other.

  • Current

    Finance Professional within the investment banking industry — JP Morgan, London

  • Prior

    Sony Group · BNP Paribas

  • Education

    MBA, Imperial College London

  • Exchanges

    HEC Paris · SMU Singapore · IIT India

  • Languages

    English · Portuguese · Spanish · Mandarin · Creole

Publications

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Market Entry

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STP Macro

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Capital Markets

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Contact

Let's talk.

Whether you're an investor exploring STP or an STP stakeholder looking for international partners — I'd like to hear from you.