Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura

What Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura does

CBIE (Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura) is a Brazilian consulting firm founded in 2000 that provides regulatory intelligence and business management advisory services to the energy sector. The firm operates from offices in Rio de Janeiro (Leblon, headquarters) and São Paulo (Itaim Bibi), and serves more than 200 clients representing over 67% of Brazil's energy sector, including enterprise logos such as Shell, Cosan, Raízen, ENGIE, Energisa, Comgás, Copa Energia, Ultra, Comgás, IBP, ABRAGET, ABEGÁS, Constellation, Jive, Actis, and MSIG.

CBIE's service portfolio rests on three core lines: specialised consultancies covering regulatory, commercial, technical, operational, and economic-financial matters; sectoral weekly and monthly reports (Relatórios) providing recurring market intelligence; and Pautas Legislativas, which track and analyse bills related to oil and gas, biofuels, and electricity in Brazil's National Congress. Beyond these, the firm publishes an extensive content ecosystem including Espaço Adriano Pires (founder-authored opinion columns published in major national media), Vídeos e Podcasts (including the 'Infra em 1 Minuto' series and appearances on external shows), Dados do Mercado, Dicionário da Energia, and special reports (Relatórios Especiais). CBIE Advisory is operated as an integral subsidiary extending the practice into strategic advisory and M&A services for energy and basic sanitation.

The firm is sales-led and privately held by founder Adriano Pires (with co-founder Bruno Pascon leading CBIE Advisory). It generates revenue through bespoke professional-services engagements (pricing not publicly disclosed) and through recurring report subscriptions. No external investors, public listing, or venture/PE funding rounds are reported. The company is founder-owner governed, with 11-50 employees and no disclosed parent, holding, or institutional-investor structure in the source materials.

Name

Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura

Legal name

Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura

Website

https://cbie.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CBIE is a Brazilian regulatory intelligence and business management consultancy founded in 2000, serving 200+ clients across Brazil's oil and gas, biofuels, electricity, and gas distribution sectors through bespoke advisory, recurring sectoral reports, and legislative tracking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Intelligence, Reporting & Visualization Services (BPAEAHAD)

Keywords

• Energy consulting services
• Regulatory intelligence
• Legislative monitoring
• Energy market research
• Infrastructure advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consultancy Services: Specialized consultancy in regulatory, commercial, technical, operational and economic-financial areas for energy sector companies and institutions.
2. Sectoral Reports: Weekly and monthly sectoral reports providing market information and analyses for energy sector participants.
3. Legislative Agendas: Monitoring and analysis of legislative projects related to oil and gas, biofuels, and electricity sectors under consideration in Brazil's National Congress.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CBIE provides specialized consulting and information services focused on regulatory intelligence and business management for Brazil's energy sector. The firm delivers three core offerings: personalized consulting engagements covering regulatory, commercial, technical, operational, and economic-financial aspects; recurring sectoral weekly and monthly reports; and legislative agenda tracking of energy-related bills in Brazil's National Congress.

Product overview

CBIE (Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura) is a specialized consulting firm in regulatory intelligence and business management for Brazil's energy sector, founded in 2000. The company offers a portfolio of intelligence products including: Relatórios (sectoral weekly and monthly reports), Consultorias (specialized advisory services covering regulatory, commercial, and technical aspects), Pautas Legislativas (legislative tracking), and multiple content platforms including Espaço Adriano Pires, Vídeos e Podcasts, and Dados do Mercado. CBIE Advisory, an integral part of the organization, combines technical knowledge with strategic advisory capabilities. The company serves over 200 clients representing more than 67% of Brazil's energy sector, including major players like Shell, Cosan, Raízen, and Engie.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consultorias CBIE Specialized consulting services covering regulatory, commercial, technical, operational, and economic-financial aspects for energy sector companies and institutions. Deliveries are personalized per project or on an ongoing basis.
• Relatórios CBIE Weekly and monthly sectoral reports providing intelligence, market data, and analysis on energy sector developments and regulatory updates for energy sector clients.
• Pautas Legislativas Legislative agenda tracking and analysis of key bills related to oil and gas, biofuels, and the electricity sector under consideration in Brazil's National Congress.
• CBIE Advisory Subsidiary providing strategic advisory combining Think Tank technical knowledge with integrated vision of energy and basic sanitation sectors, including M&A advisory services.

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CBIE AdvisorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBIE Advisory is a subsidiary of Centro Brasileiro de Infraestrutura, created to address Brazil's need for consulting institutions that combine technical knowledge of think tanks with integrated vision of energy and basic sanitation sectors. It focuses on strategic advisory and M&A services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bain & Company: Bain's Energy and Natural Resources practice covers oil & gas, power, and renewables strategy and operations. Comparable to CBIE's consulting layer but at global scale and broader functional depth.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey's Energy and Materials practice serves global energy clients on strategy, regulation, and operations. Comparable to CBIE's strategic consulting work but at the top end of the market with multinational clients.
• BCG (Boston Consulting Group): BCG operates a global Energy practice covering oil & gas, power, and renewables with strategy and operational consulting. Overlaps with CBIE's strategic advisory work but at much larger scale and broader functional scope.

Regional players

• Tendências Consultoria: Tendências is a Brazilian economic and sectoral research consultancy producing macroeconomic and industry intelligence for Brazilian clients. Comparable to CBIE's recurring reports offering in terms of subscription intelligence, with a broader economic (rather than energy-only) lens.
• GO Associados: GO Associados is a Brazilian regulatory and public policy consultancy focused on infrastructure and regulated sectors including energy. Directly comparable to CBIE's regulatory intelligence and policy advisory work within the same geography.

Emerging players

• Eurasia Group: Eurasia Group is a political risk advisory firm that combines geopolitical analysis with corporate advisory for energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable to CBIE's regulatory and legislative intelligence layer, though broader in geopolitical scope and not Brazil-specific.

Direct peers

• Frontier Economics: Frontier Economics is an economic consultancy focused on energy, water, and regulated infrastructure, combining economic analysis with regulatory and policy advisory. Closely comparable to CBIE's regulatory economics and policy advisory offering for energy sector clients.
• S&P Global Commodity Insights: S&P Global Commodity Insights (incorporating Platts and IHS Markit Energy) provides subscription energy intelligence, market data, and consulting to global energy participants. Directly comparable to CBIE's Relatórios plus Consultorias bundle, scaled globally.
• BloombergNEF: BloombergNEF provides subscription research and analysis across energy transition, power, oil, and gas, with consulting engagements on top. Closest analog to CBIE's intelligence-plus-advisory model with global client reach.
• Wood Mackenzie: Wood Mackenzie is a global energy research and consultancy firm combining subscription sector intelligence with bespoke advisory for oil & gas, power, and renewables clients. It mirrors CBIE's hybrid model of recurring research plus consulting, but at global scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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