Rui Lopes

Mr. Rui Lopes is Executive Director at Change Partners SCR SA. He joined the Change Partners project in April 2007.
Has 8 years investment banking experience, 6 of which in London.
Initiated his banking career at BPI's M&A and Private Equity divisions in 1998, working with Mário Pinto.
Moved to London in Sept 1999 to join J.P.Morgan's M&A division, as a TMT analyst.
Joined Merrill Lynch Corporate Finance division as a Summer Associate in 2001, during his MBA.
At the end of the MBA returned to Merrill Lynch Corporate Finance division as an Associate.
In 2004 moved to Equity Research at Merrill Lynch as Assistant VP, becoming Vice President in Jan 2006, responsible for the coverage of European tour operators and bus & rail stocks.
Graduation in Management (Oporto Economics University, 1998.
António de Almeida award for academic achievement).
MBA with distinction (London Business School, 2002.
Henry Grunfeld scholarship and dean's list for academic achievement).
Lecturer at Oporto Economics University (1997-1998).
Currently lecturer at Universidade Católica / EGE MiF, MBA and executive education programmes.
He wrote the book "Value Creation and Destruction in Mergers and Acquisitions", published by Euronext in 2003.