1. K2 Consulting

K2 was created in 1997 as a boutique management consulting firm to help a limited set of clients in strategy and management issues. Over time, some of our clients started hiring K2 for businesses’ creation and turnarounds, which allowed K2 to build a unique track-record of successful projects in Brazil.

 
Some of K2’s best known projects are:

• Spin-off of Avaya Communication from Lucent Technologies’ ENG in Brazil: market strategy, organization and processes
• Merger of Net and Multicanal, thus creating GloboCabo – the largest pay-TV operation in Latin America
• Turnaround of Estácio de Sá, the second largest private held university in the world with 200k undergraduate students – from R$ 55 million EBITDA in 2005 to R$ 160 million in 2007 (same stores)
• Design and creation of TAM Express, TAM´s express delivery business
• Design and implementation of Globo’s CRM corporate area
• Management and restructuring of Sky’s Operations Division
• Virtua’s cable broadband roll-out
• Re-engineering of all Oi’s customer care processes
• Discovery Education Brazil market assessment and startup design
• Aliança Saúde’s, a leading healthcare provider in the south of Brazil, turnaround
• Bank BMG’s consigned loan re-engineering
• K2 has an equally extensive experience in designing and implementing business strategies for companies like Hannover, ItaúSeguros and Bematech

And several other relevant projects to boost performance and value for medium and large size companies operating in Brazil.
 
K2 professionals have collectively managed more than 300 consultant projects:

• We are a senior and diverse team
• We have strong and practical experience in management consulting and executive positions
• We believe that the main value we deliver to our clients is connected to our ability to implement business decisions so, we are obsessed by implementations and by the implementability of our recommendations

 
How does a young Brazilian consulting firm survive and grow competing with so many veteran, global companies?

• Our clients buy our expertise in fine tuning strategic planning and implementation bringing a strong executive/entrepreneur bias to our assignments
• K2 is the only consulting company, in Brazil, that systematically addresses the political and cultural aspects of major changes in its clients
• Our clients are reassured by the seniority of our teams
• K2’s professionals combine analytical sophistication with seniority and experience in implementation
• Being 100% committed to the success of implementations, K2 adopts participatory methodologies that bring client’s leadership into the discussion of the implications of the analysis, and into the development of the recommendations

2. K2 Interim Management

 
Through K2 Interim Management, some of our clients/partners hire K2 for managing businesses.
 
Some highlights of K2’s Interim Management track-record:
 
Atrium Telecom

• K2 led the design, planning and implementation of the start-up and held a seat in the board throughout the transaction life
• The deal was funded by Advent, GE Capital and JP Morgan (US$ 20 million)
• Awarded the fastest growing Brazilian company in 2003, Atrium was the most successful BLEC (building-local exchange carrier) in Brazil with 335 buildings, 2K clients and 60k terminals under control
• Atrium was sold to Telefonica in December 2004, successfully delivering top returns to its investors

 
Direkt

• In 2004, K2 acquired Direkt from RBS (one of the largest media groups in Brazil) and immediately put in place a turnaround plan -- in only three months the company registered its first profit and revenues’ record
• Direkt was one of the five largest direct marketing services provider in Brazil (US$ 5 million plus annual revenues), operating in database management, sales effectiveness improvement, client reward programs, clients retention, market research and other data processing direct marketing services
• In 2009, Direkt merged with Direct Talk, a portfolio company from Rio Bravo fund

 
CMI

• CMI was a joint venture between K2 (50%) and a group of physicians created to deliver integrated healthcare services to a regional healthcare plan -- a built to suit company
• CMI offers consultation, selected exams, ambulatory services, critical patient (high cost) programs, hospitalization supervision and other healthcare services in the city of São Bernardo do Campo
• CMI was implemented by K2 in only three months, including facilities development and the hiring of more than 100 physicians
• The company was under K2 management until July 2008 when it was transferred back to the operator’s group

 
UniSaúde

• K2 was hired to supervise some projects in the health care sector in Angola
• In addition K2, together with a local group (GESA) and with equal shares, is building up the first Angola’s health care plan

 
Grupo Alana

• Biblion, SuperPedido and GiroTrade are a group of companies in the logistics sector (sales and operation of books and supermarket items) with annual revenues over US$ 50 million
• K2 was hired to manage and turnaround these companies

K2 Investments focuses on mergers & acquisitions, divestitures and valuations. K2 Investments has provided transactional services and financial advice to some leading companies in Brazil. Our industry knowledge and strong transactional skills provide the best outcomes for both buyers and sellers in every assignment.
 
Besides M&A activities, K2 Investments is developing a Private Equity fund focusing Brazil, services sector, mid-size companies.

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Today K2 counts with a team of over 25 professionals
 

• Alvaro Filpo (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Daniel Lahtermaher (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Jorge Bouhid (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Jackson Valle (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Carlos del Nero (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Guilherme Lapagesse (partner –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Fernando Quintella (head of K2 Investments –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• José Ribeiro Aguiar (associate in Angola –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )
• Philippe Carasso (associate in Europe, based in Paris, France –  Este endereço de e-mail está protegido contra spambots. Você deve habilitar o JavaScript para visualizá-lo. )

 
And offices in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Luanda (Angola).
 
For more information:
 
Tel: 55-11-3556-1919
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