Manuel is a Senior Director at CBRE, heading the Agribusiness team for Southern Europe. He oversees a team of specialists based out of Portugal, Spain and Italy which offers transaction advisory, valuation and other consulting services. The team has advised on more than 12,000Ha institutional-scale transactions in recent years, and delivers 100,000Ha+ annual valuations for Agricultural assets in the region. CBRE is a global leader in Real Estate consultancy services, with a specialized Agribusiness arm also in the Americas and the Pacific region. Prior to joining CBRE, Manuel held Director positions in Real Estate Investments at Servihabitat and Finsolutia, and was a strategy consultant at Bain&Co in South America and Iberia. Manuel holds a BSc and MSc degree in Business Administration and Finance, from NOVA and UniversidadeCatólica in Lisbon respectively.