In a rapidly changing business environment, increasingly digital and the target of disruptions, corporate transactions help bring innovation and products to market faster, enabling organizations to prepare for a better future.

Fabio Schmitt

EY Brazil Strategy & Operations Strategy and Transactions Partner
Areas of focus Strategy and Transactions


A regional Deal Strategy leader, Fabio supports his clients in integration and divestment projects. He is passionate for the corporate transactions area and for helping his clients to create value – in addition to being an excellent mentor.

His experience with mergers and acquisitions spans over 15 years, a period during which Fabio carried out more than 40 complex transactions, involving more than 50 countries. These projects involve complex carve-outs, spin‐offs, divestments, integrations, joint-ventures, operating modeling, identification of synergies, stand-alone cost analysis, and PMO.

Fabio joined EY in 2011, in the United States, and later transferred to Brazil. Previously, he worked for one of the world's largest steel manufacturers and undertook integration projects in Latin America, North America and Europe, in addition to several enhancement and cost-reduction initiatives.

A mechanical engineer, Fabio holds a post-graduate degree and an MBA in business and business administration, in addition to having a Six Sigma Green Belt certification. He is passionate about skiing and believes that family comes first.

How Fábio is helping to build a better working world:

“I help companies grow, focusing on transactions and capital strategies, through impeccable execution and fast-track value creation.”

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