Dr. Oswaldo da Costa e Silva

Provides deal-flow and supports industry and technology evaluations in M&A transactions SWP’s industry advisors represent a diverse group of professionals with substantial executive, consulting, and business development experience in the firm’s focus sectors. Silverwood leverages this expertise to gain insight into the trends, strategic options, and valuation parameters in the industries covered by the firm.

Advising pharma, life sciences and ag-biotech companies on strategic growth initiatives • Pharma: structuring and implementing new franchise & Series A VC financing round • Crop Protection: conception of a business-turnaround road map • Human Health: delivered a market-validated portfolio & product positioning reviews • Ag-biotech: delivered multi-million licensing agreement • Business Development in Human Nutrition • Food ingredients: Seed VC financing round

• Led strategic marketing plan of company’s first B2C entry into nutritious food • Delivered product concept formulation and nutritional value of four consumer products • Led sales and marketing negotiations with business and government partners • Delivered business roadmap with projected sales growth of 300%+ within 4 years • Delivered record year sales (EUR 60m) and 8% y-o-y growth in developing countries including direct and distribution sales

Responsible for Innovation - growing value of the project pipeline. Drove sale of the company

• Created a new business opportunity for chemistry-based solutions for the medical devices industry: R&D and industry alliances • Led the market development and R&D piloting of five emerging business opportunities in Life and Material Sciences • Directly conceived, implemented and led Technology Center (Budget: USD 6m/year, 40 FTEs) delivering agronomical-relevant lead genes to all unit’s projects • Delivered over 100 trait genes into development pipeline; 42 granted patent families