Financial Strategy
For mid-sized companies
About Us
GFB Consulting provides strategic advisory for the financial decision-making of mid-sized companies.
Our team is composed of financial specialists with backgrounds in the financial market, technology companies, and the real economy (e.g., retail and industry).
As former members of bank and investment fund committees, CFOs and controllers, we are prepared to bring all this expertise to your business.
Our Purpose
Empower founders and CFOs of mid-sized companies to understand and optimize their financial performance and capital structure within a strategical lens.
We offer a differentiated perspective, combining banks’ internal expertise in investment analysis with a rigorous assessment of your company’s financial practices.
+ 10 years
of partners’ experience
+ 100
completed credit and equity transactions
+ BRL 4Bn
in completed transactions
With experience at BTG Pactual, Celcoin and Insider Store, founding partner Guilherme Bianque is a specialist in structured credit and equity transactions.
He has held financial leadership positions in high-growth companies, served on private company boards, and managed full corporate departments.
Solutions
We act in a practical and strategic manner, combining hands-on execution and close collaboration with our clients in-house team to deliver tangible results.
Specific Projects
Well-defined final objective
Defined timeline and deliverables
Execution monitoring
Executive as a Service
More than advising — executing
Part-time allocation of GFB partners
Clients in-house team management
Participation in strategic committees
Defined scope and execution boundaries within clients decision
Our Expertise
GFB supports your company across all its financial needs.
Controllership
• Positive EBITDA, but lack of cash
• Cash Flow Controls by Business Units
• Policy Implementation
Strategic Positioning
• Market Benchmarks for Your Business
• Financial Goals Deployment into Operational Goals
Debt Restructuring
• Negotiation with Creditors
• Judicial Recovery Plan
• Negotiation with Distressed Assets Funds
Planning
• Annual Budget Scenarios
• Budget vs. Actual Monitoring
• Automation and AI Dashboards
Tax
• Tax Transactions
• Tax Reform vs. Cash Flow Impacts
• Which fiscal regime is the cheapest for my company?
Structured Operations
• Valuation and Financial Projections
• Fundraising
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Project Finance
Cases
Selected projects structured by GFB involving complex credit, restructuring and M&A transactions.
Acquisition of Exame (BTG Pactual)
BRL 72 million
Structuring of the acquisition of Exame magazine within the context of Grupo Abrils judicial recovery, including creditor negotiations, UPI auction structuring and financial design for a highly complex legal and financial transaction.
Tax Restructuring – Fashion Company
BRL 11 million | 60% discount
Preparation of a financial report and support in negotiations with PGFN, resulting in a significant reduction in tax liabilities and extended payment terms, enabling the companys financial recovery.
Acquisition of Finansystech (Celcoin)
BRL 100 million
Structuring of the acquisition, including valuation, governance and earn-out mechanisms designed to align interests between buyers and sellers in a high-growth environment.
Contact
If you believe this is the right moment to review or build the foundations for your company’s next growth cycle, get in touch with our team. We are ready to put our experience at the service of your business. Request a conversation so we can define together how financial intelligence can support your next stage.
Av Paulista 1765, Bela Vista
São Paulo – SP
Email: comercial@gfbconsulting.com.br