Skip to content
Family-anchored FundPuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 5 SOURCES

M. Safra & Co.

São Paulo asset manager set up in 1998 by Moise Safra to manage Safra family capital; since 2008 it also raises outside money for its funds, run by the same team.

USEFUL FOR Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
Safra
WEALTH ORIGIN
Banking (Safra financial group)
HEADQUARTERS
São Paulo, Brazil
OFFICES
New York, NY, United States
FOUNDED
1998
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Yes — also manages others' money

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
GlobalBrazil
ROUTES
Companies (own capital)
STRATEGIES
Public equities

Overview

M. Safra & Co was established in 1998 in São Paulo and New York by Moise Safra, son of Jacob Safra, as an asset manager independent of the family banks, to manage the Safra family's resources with family members and a hired professional team. In 2008 it began raising third-party capital, managed by the same team under the same rules. It invests across global markets, including credit and equities, and its CVM-registered manager is AMS Capital Ltda.

People

  • Guilherme Figueiredo
    Director responsible for portfolio management (CVM) · source
  • José Pradez
    Strategic Director of Portfolio and Risk · source
  • Luiz Mello
    Portfolio Manager, debt and credit · source
  • Alexandre Teixeira
    Portfolio Manager, global equities · source
  • Ezra Moise Safra
    Chief Executive since 1999; supervises fund management and proprietary operations · source
  • Edson Maioli
    Director, controlling and accounting · source
  • Murilo Cavalcanti
    Chief Economist and Strategist · source

Frequently asked questions

M. Safra & Co. is a family-anchored fund based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1998.

M. Safra & Co. invests on behalf of the Safra family (Banking (Safra financial group)).

M. Safra & Co. invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes public equities.

Key people at M. Safra & Co. include Ezra Moise Safra (Chief Executive since 1999; supervises fund management and proprietary operations), Guilherme Figueiredo (Director responsible for portfolio management (CVM)), Edson Maioli (Director, controlling and accounting) and José Pradez (Strategic Director of Portfolio and Risk).

Yes. M. Safra & Co. manages capital from outside investors.