Pedro Freitas, XP’s investment banking partner, detailed, in the latest edition of Podcast Raiz do Business, a partnership between Infomoney And The Agribiliz, how the work of an investment banker works: it is necessary to know companies, develop financial solutions and conduct debt operations, ensuring that investors have access to new opportunities.
Freitas stressed that the entry of the capital market offers a “new pocket” to companies, reducing dependence on large banks.
It also emphasized the educational role of XP: Events are tools to bring investors closer to Agro’s reality, showing how plants, commodity prices and production processes work. “There is no way to know if it is not there. It has to dirty the boot,” he joked, highlighting the importance of experiencing the sector to understand its functioning.
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And this proposal is continuous. Recently, the second edition of Gafff, Global Agribusiness Forum was held at Allianz Parque, an event in São Paulo that brought together in June precisely this culture work and debates involving agriculture.
For Freitas, this education is essential not only for investors, but also for producers, helping them focus on cash generation, productive efficiency and governance. This ensures that even in periods of adversity, the sector can stay resilient and prepared for new opportunities.
Efficiency and Productivity
Freitas also pointed out that efficiency in production is one of the key factors for agro success. According to him, those who can produce more with less resources tend to remain competitive and resilient, even in the face of adverse commodity price cycles. “Who produces more within that space with less cost is who, in the long run, will be resilient,” he said.
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In addition, he pointed to medium and long term opportunities in the sector, considering the growing global demand for food and biofuels. Brazil, with high productivity and large areas available, is positioned to meet this demand, offering investors strategic opportunities in different segments, such as energy, protein and agricultural production.
