W.S Intimorato Capital Limited
A diversified group of market-leading businesses united by disciplined ownership and strategic alignment
About Us
A Diversified Group of Enduring Companies
Our approach is straightforward: we build, acquire, and partner with companies that strengthen our group, demonstrate strong fundamentals, capable leadership, and the potential to create lasting value. We invest with patience, discipline, and an ownership mindset—prioritizing durability over speed and stewardship over speculation. We believe enduring businesses are not built around market cycles or passing trends, but on sound principles and long-term thinking. That belief guides every decision we make, from industry selection and capital allocation to how we operate and support our companies. Our success is measured not by short-term wins, but by the long-term strength, resilience, and growth of the businesses we build, own, and partner with.
Individual Excellence. Collective Strength.
An Integrated Group of Specialized Businesses
Each business within our group operates independently while benefiting from shared strengths and a long-term ownership mindset that supports sustainable growth
Trading & Group Coordination
IGI INEX Holding (UK) Limited
IGI INEX Holding (UK) Limited serves as the group’s primary coordination and trading hub in the UK trading gemstones and other commodities and minerals through its subsidiary IGI INEX Trading (UK) Ltd.
Investment & Regional Expansion
SouthCapital Holding do Brasil S.A.
SouthCapital Holding do Brasil S.A. serves as the group’s investment and expansion holding in Brazil. It manages the group’s regional interests, such as overseeing investments, capital allocation, mining operations, and commodity sourcing.
Insurance
Intimorato Insurance Limited
Licensed and regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority and held by UK-based Intimorato Corp Ltd., Intimorato Insurance Limited is the group’s captive insurance, purpose-built to protect against operational, trade, and asset-related risks across the group and its sister companies.
Banking & Investment Management
Seabury Capital LLC
Seabury Capital LLC provides banking services, strategic advisory, financial structuring, and transaction expertise to the group. With deep experience in capital-intensive and asset-heavy industries, Seabury supports complex financing, M&A, and growth initiatives across industries.
Vertical Integration
MIGH MEROV International Gemstone Holdings Ltd.
MIGH MEROV International Gemstone Holding Limited anchors the Group’s vertical integration strategy across the entire colored gemstone supply chain.
Guided by Experience. Driven by Vision.
Meet the Leadership
Our executive team and board combine decades of entrepreneurial leadership across industries, united by a long-term vision to build and scale our diversified portfolio of market-leading businesses with disciplined ownership and strategic alignment
Werner Schmidt
Founder & CEO
Mr. Werner Schmidt, born in Germany, has an extensive background in Business Administration, Accounting and Mining, having founded his first engineering company back in 1984…
Leonardo Abreu
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mr. Abreu holds a degree in Business Administration from Escola Superior de Administração e Gestão – ESAGS / FGV (Fundação Getúlio Vargas). He has over 10 years of experience in Audit, Compliance and Risk & …
From the beginning, our goal has been simple: to build, invest in and partner with businesses we would be proud to own for decades. We believe enduring companies are created through thoughtful industry selection, disciplined decision-making, strong leadership, and the patience to let great ideas compound over time.
We are entrepreneurs at heart and deeply committed to the businesses we build and support. This mindset allows us to focus on what truly matters–creating lasting value.
