Renata Lombardi Malavazzi is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Paine Schwartz Partners. 

Ms. Malavazzi joined Paine Schwartz Partners in 2020, and oversees the Firm’s legal and regulatory matters. She is also a member of the Firm’s Sustainability Committee. Prior to joining Paine Schwartz Partners, Ms. Malavazzi was a partner of the Corporate team at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York (2011-2020), where Ms. Malavazzi concentrated her practice in mergers & acquisitions, private equity investments and general corporate matters. 

Ms. Malavazzi holds a J.D. from Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo and an LL.M from the University of Chicago Law School. She was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. 

Paine Schwartz Partners is the largest private equity firm dedicated to sustainable food chain investing, with ~$6 billion of AUM and over 20 years of experience. The firm invests across specific segments of the food and agribusiness value chain, with a focus on two core investment themes: productivity and sustainability and health and wellness. Through its proactive, thesis-driven approach, the firm targets value-added and differentiated companies and makes primarily control buyout investments, with a smaller allocation to growth companies. For further information, please see www.paineschwartz.com.