Cross-Border Multifamily Office

Guiding Your Wealth with Foresight, and Purpose.

Maranatha Financial Advisors LLC

An independent multifamily office dedicated to serving international families structuring and expanding wealth into the U.S. We act as long-term capital stewards integrating capital, strategy, and legacy.

U.S. Brazil Europe Cross-Border Expertise
Structure First Before Capital Deployment
Multi-Gen Generational Wealth Focus

Decent profits,
decently.

Who We Are

Maranatha Financial Advisors is an independent multifamily office dedicated to serving international families structuring and expanding wealth into the U.S. We act as long-term capital stewards structuring, protecting, and growing wealth across borders with institutional-level discipline and principle-driven management.

Our role is to integrate capital, strategy, and legacy. We start with structure before capital deployment, ensuring every investment decision is made within a carefully designed wealth strategy not in isolation.

U.S. Financial Markets Strategic Real Estate Private Equity & M&A Cross-Border Structuring
The Name

The Meaning of Maranatha

"The Lord is coming" or "The Lord is near."

Beyond its origin, Maranatha represents our philosophy: wealth is not merely financial. It is a vehicle for enduring legacy built with long-term vision, principle-driven management, and a commitment to generational wealth building.

Capital deployed through Maranatha is guided by foresight, and purpose at every step of the journey.

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Long-Term Vision

We build strategies designed to endure across market cycles and generations, not quarters.

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Principle-Driven Management

Every decision reflects our values independence, transparency, and alignment with our clients.

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Generational Wealth Building

We serve not just today's patriarch or matriarch, but the family's next generation and the one after.

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Cross-Border at the Core

Serving U.S., Brazil, and Europe, we understand the complexity of cross-border family wealth.

Our Core

All services delivered within a structured wealth strategy

Not as isolated solutions but as an integrated approach to structuring, protecting, and growing your family's wealth.

Wealth Structuring &
Financial Markets

Institutional-level access and strategy for private families entering and growing wealth in U.S. markets.

  • Strategic asset allocation across investment banks and markets
  • Cross-border wealth structures
  • Wealth protection strategies
  • Institutional-level access for private families
  • Multi-jurisdictional holding structures

U.S. Real Estate
Advisory

Curating residential and commercial real estate opportunities, fully structured for asset protection and income generation.

  • Residential and commercial curation
  • LLC structuring for asset protection
  • Cap rate and ROI analysis
  • Income-producing and appreciation strategies
  • Off-market opportunities

Private Equity
& M&A

Proprietary deal flow and buy-side advisory for families seeking U.S. company acquisitions and private deals.

  • U.S. company acquisitions
  • Buy-side advisory
  • Holding company structuring
  • Proprietary deal flow access
  • Select club deals for aligned families
How We Work

Opportunities come after structure.

We follow a disciplined, sequential process because the right structure is the foundation that makes every investment decision more secure, profitable, and trustworthy.

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Diagnose Current Situation

Full financial diagnosis across all jurisdictions assets, liabilities, structures, and family objectives.

02
Structure Wealth Properly

Design the right legal and tax structures before any capital is deployed or investments are made.

03
Define Allocation Strategy

Build a personalized allocation model aligned with your family's goals, timeline, and risk profile.

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Execute with Discipline

Deploy capital into real estate, financial markets, and private deals all within the defined strategy.

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Monitor and Adjust

Continuous oversight, reporting, and strategic recalibration as markets, laws, and family needs evolve.

Why Maranatha

Built for families that transcend borders

A multifamily structure with institutional sophistication and the personal attention of a trusted, long-term partner.

🌎 Cross-Border Expertise

Deep operating experience across the U.S., Brazil, and Europe navigating the complexity of multi-jurisdictional families.

🏗 Structure-First Approach

We build the right foundation before making any investment decisions protecting your wealth from day one.

🔑 Curated Deal Access

Proprietary investment access and club deals carefully curated for families with aligned values and objectives.

🧬 Integrated Planning

Wealth, governance, tax, and succession planning fully integrated not siloed across different advisors.

🏛 Institutional Sophistication

Multifamily office structure that delivers institutional-grade discipline and reporting to private families.

🛡 Fully Independent

No affiliations, no conflicts. Extremely independent operations aligned solely to our clients' interests.

Our Team

Experienced professionals,
committed to your journey.

Maranatha is a group of experienced business, financial, and tax professionals working alongside families to make their journeys in the U.S. market more secure, profitable, and trustworthy.

We are selective by design working with a limited number of families to ensure every relationship receives the full depth of our expertise and personal commitment.

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Carlos Arruda
Co-Founder

Carlos co-founded Maranatha with a vision to bring true family office capabilities to families navigating cross-border complexity. He brings deep experience in international wealth structuring and a personal commitment to guiding each family toward their long-term goals with foresight, and purpose.

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Carol Souza
Chief Executive Officer

Carol is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with deep expertise in international tax and accounting structures. She leads Maranatha’s operations and client relationships, guiding families through complex cross-border decisions with clarity, discipline, and long-term perspective.

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Marcos Pereira
Managing Partner

Marcos brings cross-border business structuring and M&A experience, with a strong focus on execution and strategic alignment. He combines transactional expertise with an operator mindset to help clients structure, deploy, and manage wealth across the U.S. and international markets.

Our Commitment

A Future Built on Purpose

Sustainable growth. Efficient structuring. Full transparency. Long-term generational value creation. These are not aspirations they are our operating commitments to every family we serve.

Begin Your Journey
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Sustainable Growth
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Efficient Structuring
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Full Transparency
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Generational Value
Begin the Conversation

Ready to build your U.S. wealth strategy?

Maranatha accepts a limited number of new client families each year. We welcome an initial confidential conversation to understand your family's situation and objectives.

Email contact@maranathafo.com
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Presence U.S. · Brazil · Europe
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Confidentiality All inquiries handled with complete discretion
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Independence No product affiliations. Your interests only.