Brazil Billionaire Moreira Salles Family (BWGI) with $7 Billion Fortune Hires ex-Goldman Sachs & Citadel Trader Paul Levi as Head of Trading for Equity Multi-Strategy Platform at Bwgi Brasil Warrant Gestão De Investimentos (Private Holding Company of Moreira Salles Group), 25 Years of Trading Experience in Leading Hedge Funds & Banks at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Citadel, AQR Capital Management, Magnetar Capital, BHS Advisors (Brookfield Asset Management) & Delta Global Management
20th April 2025 | Hong Kong
Brazil billionaire Moreira Salles family (BWGI) with $7 billion fortune has hired ex-Goldman Sachs & Citadel trader Paul Levi as Head of Trading for Equity Multi-Strategy Platform at Bwgi Brasil Warrant Gestão De Investimentos (Private holding company of Moreira Salles Group). Paul Levi has 25 years of trading experience in leading hedge funds & banks at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Citadel, AQR Capital Management, Magnetar Capital, BHS Advisors (Brookfield Asset Management) & Delta Global Management. Brasil Warrant is a wholly-owned private holding company of the Moreira Salles Group, which has historically formed significant partnerships and investments across various sectors and geographical regions over the course of seven decades. Within its structure are all the controlled companies, including BW Gestão de Investimentos, an independent asset management company that exclusively manages the family’s wealth, aiming to preserve the family’s investment power over time. Operating since the early 20th century, the company, then led by Walther Moreira Salles, focused on assets whose dividends were reinvested in the various businesses of the Group. On the global stage, BW became renowned for its numerous successful participations, associations, and partnerships with national and international groups and companies. In recent years, the company has established and consolidated a long-term intergenerational management model, overseeing a diversified investment portfolio in Brazil and abroad. Today, BWGI comprises three strategic pillars – Asset Allocation, alternative investments, illiquid investments, and a multi-strategy Hedge Fund with a risk model centralized under a global mandate. These pillars are structured to ensure high-performance results and consistent outcomes over time. In 2025 March, Moreira Salles family (BWGI) with $7 billion fortune proposed to buy France glass-maker Verallia ($3.9 billion market value) at EUR 30 per share to target reaching 50% of share capital or voting rights.
“ Brazil Billionaire Moreira Salles Family (BWGI) with $7 Billion Fortune Hires ex-Goldman Sachs & Citadel Trader Paul Levi as Head of Trading for Equity Multi-Strategy Platform at Bwgi Brasil Warrant Gestão De Investimentos (Private Holding Company of Moreira Salles Group), 25 Years of Trading Experience in Leading Hedge Funds & Banks at Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Citadel, AQR Capital Management, Magnetar Capital, BHS Advisors (Brookfield Asset Management) & Delta Global Management “
Brazil Billionaire Moreira Salles Family (BWGI) with $7 Billion Fortune Proposes to Buy France $3.9 Billion Glass-Maker Verallia at EUR 30 Per Share to Target Reaching 50% of Share Capital or Voting Rights, Share Price +22.4% YTD, -16.9% in Last 12 Months & +17.9% in Last 5 Years
11th March 2025 – Brazil billionaire Moreira Salles family (BWGI) with $7 billion fortune has proposed to buy France glass-maker Verallia ($3.9 billion market value) at EUR 30 per share to target reaching 50% of share capital or voting rights. Verallia share price is +22.4% YTD, -16.9% in last 12 months & +17.9% in last 5 years. Verallia – At Verallia, our purpose is to re-imagine glass for a sustainable future. We want to redefine how glass is produced, reused and recycled, to make it the world’s most sustainable packaging material. We work in common cause with our customers, suppliers and other partners across the value chain to develop new healthy and sustainable solutions for all. With around 10,000 people and 32 glass production facilities in 11 countries, we are the leading European and the third largest producer globally of glass containers for food and beverages, providing innovative, customized and environmentally friendly solutions to more than 10,000 businesses around the world. Verallia produced more than 16 billion bottles and jars and achieved revenues of €2.7 billion in 2021. BWSA and BWGI – Brasil Warrant Administração de Bens e Empresas S.A. (“BWSA”) has been operating for over seven decades as the Moreira Salles family’s Brazilian holding company, successfully forging partnerships around the world with leading companies in a variety of sectors, such as financial services, natural resources, agriculture, consumer products, commercial services, distribution and industry. BWSA is the controlling shareholder of BWGI, an independent asset management company established in 2008 with discretionary powers to manage the portfolio of investments of BWSA’s controlling shareholders through certain investment vehicles, including Kaon V, the direct shareholder of Verallia. BWGI, through its affiliates, has been a shareholder of Verallia since its initial public offering in 2019. Affiliates of BWGI also hold a stake in the French listed company Elis S.A., being its largest shareholder.
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