Jean-Claude Bastos
Professional Journey
Jean-Claude Bastos is an accomplished entrepreneur and investor with a career spanning over three decades in private equity, asset management, and strategic investments. He holds a Master of Arts in Management from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. His early career in management consulting at Deloitte and Abegglen Management Partners provided a foundation for his later ventures in corporate finance, investment banking, and innovation.
Jean-Claude currently focuses his professional interests on deep tech, real estate, healthcare and energy. His business approach combines strategic vision with practical implementation, identifying opportunities that offer both financial returns and positive impact.
Business Achievements
Throughout his career, Jean-Claude Bastos has established several successful business ventures:
In 1998, he founded Equity Partnerships AG, a corporate finance advisory boutique focused on the German-speaking SME market, providing strategic guidance and restructuring expertise.
In 2003, he established Quantum Global Group, an international group of companies focused on development, particularly in the fields of corporate finance advisory, private equity, asset and private wealth management, real estate, and investment consulting. Under his leadership, Quantum Global managed peak assets of over USD 8 billion, including approximately USD 4 billion in private equity, USD 1 billion in real estate investments, and approximately USD 3 billion managed by Quantum Global Investment Management (QGIM), predominantly invested in listed securities. He oversaw major acquisitions in London, New York, Munich, and Paris.
In 2008, Bastos founded Banco Kwanza Invest, Angola's first investment bank, serving as a Member of the Board advising on strategic direction.
Following a change in political leadership in Angola in 2017, legal challenges arose regarding business arrangements. After detailed proceedings, the UK High Court Justice Popplewell ruled emphatically in favor of Jean-Claude Bastos and Quantum Global in August 2018, conclusively vindicating Bastos and his companies. The judgment provided the most credible and factual account of the dispute from an independent source.
Today, a Dubai-based family office manages Bastos's assets and participations, ensuring ethical wealth management and investment. His international team consists of skilled professionals who also focus on training and educating future generations to prepare them for upcoming responsibilities and challenges.
Global Perspective:
Jean-Claude Bastos brings a uniquely international perspective to his business and philanthropic endeavors. Fluent in six languages (German, French, English, Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish), he navigates diverse business environments with cultural understanding and adaptability.
His business philosophy embraces a global outlook while recognizing the specific needs and opportunities of different regions. This approach has allowed him to identify investment opportunities that others might overlook and to build partnerships across traditional boundaries.
Bastos has served on advisory boards of prominent educational and research institutions worldwide, including the Belfer Centre for Science and International Affairs, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, and Globethics.
Beyond his business pursuits, Bastos travels extensively and maintains a deep interest in interdisciplinary topics ranging from metaphysics and quantum mechanics to spirituality, holism, human energy fields, frequency theories, and morphic resonance. This intellectual curiosity informs his innovative approach to business and philanthropy.