Meet the Team: Q&A with Natália Fazano Novaes

In the next part of our ‘Meet the Team’ series,  we are delighted to feature Natália Fazano Novaes, from our Legal team who celebrates her first anniversary with Cleveland & Co this week! To celebrate Natália’s first year, we sat down to ask her a few questions about her experiences at Cleveland & Co and what she enjoys about her job.

Why did you join Cleveland & Co?

I saw it as a great opportunity to work with the asset management industry.

What are the best bits of working at Cleveland & Co so far?

Definitely the team, they are an incredible bunch of people to work with.

Tell us about your career path.

I moved to the UK to complete my MSc in Finance at University of Oxford. I am a Brazilian qualified lawyer with experience with infrastructure projects in Latin America. For the past 10 years, I have worked with government projects and infrastructure and real-estate investments and was a partner at my own firm in Brazil.

What do you love most about your job?

I love the challenges that my role brings.

If you didn’t go into law, what other role might you have done?

I might have gone into journalism or became a writer.

Favourite spot in London/Sydney and why?

My favourite spot in London is a visit to Kensington Gardens.

Tell us a surprising or a fun fact about you.

I used to play the cello!