Founding partner of Quatá Confidence Capital, Aleixo was a partner at Excelia Gestão de Negócios and Finenge Associados for four years, structuring and leading the M&A practice. He was also Vice President of M&A in Stratus Investments from 2006 to 2011; M&A consultant at Ernst & Young from 2004 to 2006 and financial planning trainee at Merrill Lynch in the US. Aleixo holds a master degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV–EAESP) post-graduate degree in Finance from the University of California — Berkeley, and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP).