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Santander Brasil Asset Management DTVM SA (SAM Brasil) is the Brazil-based investment management subsidiary of SAM Brasil Participacoes SA, itself a subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Formerly known as Santander Banespa Asset Management, the firm was founded in 1968 and is located in São Paulo, where they provide mutual fund and discretionary portfolio management for institutions, pension funds, corporations and private investors. In 2009 the firm absorbed the activities of Banco Real Asset Management. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates ESG factors into their investment processes.

Itaú Unibanco SA is the asset management subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB4; NYSE: ITUB) in Brazil. The firm was created as Banco Itaú SA when Unibanco and Itaú merged. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Itaú Unibanco provides a full line of banking services to individual, institutional and corporate clients.

BV Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. (BV DTVM) is an asset management firm headquartered in headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1999 as Votorantim Capital DTVM Ltda., subsequently became Votorantim Asset Management DTVM Ltda. in 2000 and changed their name to BV Distribuidora de Títulos e Valores Mobiliários Ltda. in 2021. They are a subsidiary of Kartra Participaçoes Ltda., which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4). BV DTVM manages the assets of third parties and creates customized financial solutions for a range of clients which includes institutional and corporate investors, private banking clients, distributors, and international funds and investors.

Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú BBA SA is a financial company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú BBA offers a complete portfolio of infrastructure solutions for the capital market, tailored to meet the needs of their clients. The Brazilian company's solutions include a range of services for the market of capitals. Caio Ibrahim David has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Part of Evik Participaçoes Ltda., Evolve Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that created the Evolve investment club to manage resources with the aim of meeting common customer demands in variable income. The investment process of Evolve Capital is composed of 6 phases, starting with the origination of opportunities and followed by analysis. The company was founded in 2016 by Mateus Cosac, Sergio Lisa de Figueiredo. Mateus Cosac has been the CEO since 2016.

Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Wealth Management SA (CSHG) is the Brazilian private banking subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, ultimately held by Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN). Formerly known as Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores SA, the firm was founded in 2006 when Credit Suisse acquired Hedging-Griffo, an independent asset management and private banking firm. CSHG is headquartered in Sao Paulo and offers a suite of products covering a range of investments from domestic and international equities and bonds to currencies, commodities and interest rate securities.

J. Safra Asset Management Ltda. (Safra AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1968 and is a subsidiary of Sercom Trade Services Ltda., ultimately held by Grupo Safra SA in Brazil. Founded in 1968, Safra AM manages assets for individual and institutional clients.

Schroder Investment Management Brasil Ltda. (Schroder Brazil) is an asset management firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 and is owned by Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR; OTCMKTS: SHNWF) in Great Britain. Schroder Brazil manages local funds for institutional investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients.

Agora Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (AGR) is the fund management subsidiary of Kirton Bank SA, itself a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, ADR: BBDO) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2004 as Kirton Gestão de Recursos Ltda. They changed their name to HSBC Gestão de Recursos Ltda. in 2016 and Agora Gestão de Recursos Ltda. in 2019. Headquartered in São Paul, AGR manages mutual funds for individual and institutional clients.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Brasil Ltda. (BNPPAM) is the Brazilian asset management arm of Banco BNP Paribas Brasil SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and was founded in 1998. BNPPAM provides competitive investment options for high-net worth individuals, pension funds, insurance companies and foreign investors.

Red Diamond Capital, Inc (Red Diamond Capital) is an independent private equity subsidiary of Mitsubishi International Corp founded in 2002 by Bret E. Russell. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Lakewood Gestão de Recuros Ltda. (Lakewood) is an independent investment and wealth management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was co-founded by Daniel Neumann and Mauricio Dangot in 2015. Lakewood provides highly customized investment management and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and families.

Part of BR Advisory Partners Participações SA, BR Partners Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2009 by Ricardo F. C. de Albuquerque Lacerda. Ricardo F. C. de Albuquerque Lacerda has been the CEO since 2009.

Genial Institucional CCTVM SA is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Genial Investimentos Corretora de Valores Mobiliários SA, ultimately held by Holding Plural SA in Brazil. Headquartered in São Paulo, the firm offers a full spectrum of brokerage services for institutional investors, companies and individuals.

UBS Brasil CCTVM SA is the Brazil-based broker/dealer subsidiary of UBS Brasil Participações S, ultimately owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm was founded in 1999 and provides broking services to corporate and institutional clients.

Part of Banco BTG Pactual SA, BTG Pactual CTVM SA is a Brazilian company that develops digital banking mobile application software. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1973. Rodrigo Goes has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Compass Group Chile SA Administradora General de Fondos (Compass Chile) is the investment advisory subsidiary of Compass Group Chile Inversiones II Ltda. y Cia En CPA, ultimately owned by Costanera Management Ltd. in Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, Compass Chile was founded by Jaime de la Barra in 1996 to manage locally-registered funds and advise institutional and private clients on global investments.

ARX Investimentos Ltda. (ARX) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Formerly known as BNY Mellon ARX Investimentos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2001 by José Alberto Tovar and was acquired by BNY Mellon in 2008. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, ARX focuses exclusively on managing assets in Brazil for a diversified client base of high-net worth individuals, family offices, wholesale distributors, corporations and institutional clients.

Part of SAS Rue la Boétie, CA Indosuez Wealth (Brasil) SA DTVM provides investment advice. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 1997. The CEO is Urbano Araujo de Moraes.

Part of Lacan Administração de Bens e Participações Ltda, Lacan Investimentos e Participações Ltda. is a company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Lacan Investimentos e Participações Ltda. is a Brazilian real asset fund management company with a focus on ESG principles and over 20 years of experience. The company was founded in 2000 by Luiz Augusto de Oliveira Candiota, who has been the CEO since 2000.

Moneda SA Administradora General de Fondos (Moneda AGF) is the Chile-based investment management subsidiary of Moneda Asset Management SpA, which is owned by Patria Holdings Ltd. in Cayman Islands. The firm was founded by Pablo Echeverría Benítez in 1993. Headquartered in Santiago, Moneda AGF manages funds for private and institutional clients.

Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. (Rio Bravo) is an asset manager headquartered Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Gustavo Franco and Paulo Bilyk in 2000. They are owned by Rio Bravo Asset Management Participações SA, which is owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Rio Bravo offers investment funds for institutional investors.

Empiricus Research Publicações Ltda. (Empiricus) is an independent research firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Caio Mesquita, Felipe Miranda and Rodolfo Amstalden in 2009 as Empiricus Consultoria e Negocios Ltda. Empiricus is a digital investment platform that offers individual investors investment recommendations as good (or better) than those of professional investors.

Quatrinvest Administradora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. provides investment advice. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2007. The CEO is Daniel Barco Leme.

Kaete Investimentos Ltda (Kaete Investimentos) is a private equity firm located in Brazil. It was founded in 2011 by Otavio Ottoni and Luis Fernando Laranja and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Sul América Investimentos Gestora de Recursos SA (SulAmérica Investimentos) is the asset management subsidiary of Sul América Investimentos DTVM SA, ultimately held by Rede D'Or São Luiz SA (BVMF: RDOR3) in Brazil. Founded in 2015, the firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and manages assets for a range of clients such as pension funds, insurers, companies, financial institutions, family offices, brokers, distributors and high-net worth individuals. SulAmérica Investimentos is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and seeks to incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance matters into their business practices.

Prumo Capital Gestora Recursos Ltda. (PCGR) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in São Paulo and was founded in 2012. The firm provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

3R Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (3R) is an independent Brazilian asset management firm founded by Tomás Rocha Awad in 2012. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, 3R offers a range of investment solutions for different investor/client profiles.

Banco Cooperativo Sicredi SA provides investment advice. The company is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2005. The CEO is Ademar Schardong.

ASA Asset Gestão em Investimentos Ltda. (ASA Investments) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2018 and is a subsidiary of Asa 1 Holding Nao Financeira Ltda., which is owned by Alberto J. Safra Holding Ltda. ASA Investments develops investment products for various types of clients.

Part of Banco Bradesco SA, Bradesco-Kirton Corretora de Câmbio SA provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Roberto Medeiros Paula has been the CEO of the Brazilian company since 2012.

Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc (Bear Stearns) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Cos LLC founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in the US.

BTG Pactual WM Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (BTG Pactual WM) is the wealth management subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, BTG Pactual WM was founded in 1990 and provides personalized wealth management solutions to corporate, institutional and high-net worth clients.

PNBY Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (do-business-as Panamby Capital) is the asset management subsidiary of Nióbio Participações Ltda., which is owned by Boro Participações Ltda. in Brazil. Headquartered in São Paulo, Panamby Capital was founded in 2008 and offers high-performance investment products with sustainable long-term results.

FAMA Investimentos Ltda. is an independent Brazilian asset management firm which was founded in 1993 by Fábio Alperowitch and Maurício Levi. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm provides discretionary investment advisory services to privately-offered, Brazil-based investment funds.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch SA CVTM is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 1998. Eduardo Alcalay has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Frontier Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian investment management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Frontier Capital specializes in long-biased investment strategies with Brazilian equities and diversified portfolios. The Brazilian company provides in-depth analysis and original sources of information to its clients. The private company was founded in 2013 by Rodrigo Fonseca and Marcos Guerra.

Part of Galapagos Investimentos Ltda., Galapagos Wealth Management Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that offers banking services and has various business units. The company was founded in 2009 by Arnaldo Augusto Dequech Curvello. Arnaldo Augusto Dequech Curvello has been the CEO since 2009.

Part of Banco BTG Pactual SA, Fator SA Corretora de Valores is a Brazilian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1971. The CEO is Rogério Karp Macedo. Fator SA Corretora de Valores was acquired by Banco BTG Pactual SA.