GP Investments is a private equity fund management company. Basically, what it does is buy stakes in other companies and then resell the shares to make profits.

In other words, the company focuses on value creation, as it invests in companies with the aim of generating sustainable growth. Currently, GP Investments has 4 offices.

The headquarters is in São Paulo and there are other units in New York, London, and Bermuda. Additionally, the company has a presence in Switzerland through its participation in Spice Private Equity. The company's business model is:

In general, private equity consists of private investments in closed capital companies with growth potential. In this sense, since GP Investments is a private equity fund company, it has well-defined strategies.

For example, GP Investments seeks established companies in the market that still need help in the growth management process. Upon finding such a company, GP Investments acquires total or partial control of the company.

After that, it strives to elevate this new subsidiary to higher levels, generating brand appreciation. GP Investments has a well-diversified presence across various sectors of the economy. Among the segments the company operates in are:

• Consumer goods;

• Retail;

• Entertainment and restaurants;

• Education;

• Telecom;

• Mobile asset management;

• Industry;

• Technology;

• Consumer services;

• Public utility;

• Logistics;

• Corporate services;

• Oil and gas;

• Health and beauty;

• Real estate and shopping mall management;

• Hotels;

• Agroindustry.

In short, since its founding, GP Investments has invested over US$ 5 billion in 58 companies across 17 different sectors.

GP Investments was founded in 1993 by Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Sicupira, and Marcel Telles. GP raised its first investment fund in 1994, with US$ 500 million in committed capital.

After that, came GP Capital Partners II in 1997, with US$ 800 million. By 2001, the company completed the fundraising of its first local private equity fund, with an amount of R$ 130 million, focusing on technology investments.

Subsequently, in 2003, Antonio Bonchristiano and Fersen Lambranho took control of the company as part of the natural succession plan. In the following years, the company continued to grow, and in 2005, the third private equity fund, GP Capital Partners III, was raised, with US$ 250 million in committed capital.

In 2006, GP Investments went public on the São Paulo Stock Exchange and raised US$ 308 million. The amount raised was used for new investments.

In 2007, GP Investments raised its largest private equity fund, with US$ 1.3 billion in committed capital. Also in 2007, the company issued US$ 190 million in perpetual bonds.

The following year, GP Investments raised its fifth private equity fund, with a total commitment of US$ 1.1 billion. Additionally, the company conducted a follow-on where it raised US$ 232 million.

In 2012, GP raised its first dedicated real estate fund, with a commitment of US$ 122 million. The following year, the company made investments in Wiz Soluções (which went public in 2015) and in Spice Private Equity.

In 2016, the sixth private equity fund of GP Investments was raised, with a total commitment of US$ 833 million. Furthermore, GP Investments increased its private equity stake – Spice.

In 2017, the company invested in Leon restaurants with Spice Private Equity. Finally, in 2018, the transaction between Rimini Street, Inc and Investments Acquisition Corp was completed.