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UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

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.

Banco Fibra SA operates commercial, foreign exchange, investment portfolios, credit, financing, and manages investment clubs. Its services include credit operations, anticipation of receivables, export, import, checking account, bank deposit certificate, capital markets, derivatives, and others. The company was founded on February 18, 1988 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.

UBS AG (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage subsidiary of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides nimble, innovative and bespoke access to solutions, from market and insight tools, to trading strategies and execution for private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as private clients in Switzerland. They distribute, trade, finance and clear cash equity and equity-linked products. The firm also structures, originates and distributes new equity and equity-linked issues.

Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA CTVM (Credit Suisse Brazil) is the Brazilian broker/dealer subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, itself a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. The firm was formerly known as Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brazil). Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Credit Suisse Brazil operates with brokerage and treasury operations, Fixed Income operations (credit and debt restructuring), issuance of shares and bonds, IPO and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan CCVM SA is a Brazilian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1991. Daniel Darahem has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Bradesco SA CTVM is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, itself owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4) in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm provides full spectrum of brokerage services specifically tailored for both retail and institutional investors.

Santander CCVM SA is a brokerage firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Banco Santander (Brasil) SA (BVMF: SANB3; NYSE: BSBR). Santander provides brokerage services to their clients.

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.

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.

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.

Polo Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Polo Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2002 by Marcos Duarte and Claudio Andrade. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Polo Capital manages funds for qualified individual and corporate investors.

GAP Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Gap Asset) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of GAH Participacoes Ltda., ultimately held by Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 by Renato Junqueira B. Ribeiro, Emanuel Pereira da Silva and Carlos Camacho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Gap Asset manages the GAP range of funds including multimarket, equities, fund of funds, private pension plans and hedge funds.

Modal Asset Management Ltda. (Modal AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Banco Modal SA. Modal AM manages a range of investment funds for individual and institutional investors.

Leblon Equities Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Leblon Equities) is the asset management subsidiary of Mirante do Leblon Participacoes in Brazil. Founded in 2008 by Pedro Chermont, Marcelo Mesquita, Pedro Rudge, Felipe Claudino and Bruno Pereira, the firm is based in Rio de Janeiro and manages funds offering a range of absolute return equity strategies focused exclusively on Brazilian public and provate equities for retail and institutional investors.

Constellation Investimentos e Participaçoes Ltda. (Constellation) is the investment management subsidiary of Constellation Holding Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded by Florian Bartunek in 1999. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Constellation provides discretionary investment advisory services, managing and directing the investment and reinvestment of assets for private investment funds and separately managed accounts.

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.

Part of Vinci Partners Investments Ltd., Vinci Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2009 by Alessandro Monteiro Morgado Horta, Gilberto Sayão da Silva, Paulo Fernando Carvalho de Oliveira. Alessandro Monteiro Morgado Horta has been the CEO since 2009.

BNY Mellon Serviços Financeiros DTVM SA is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of BNY Mellon Participacoes Ltda., part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Founded in 1980, the firm is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and provides investment management and wealth management services for institutions and individuals.

Turim 21 Investimentos Ltda. (Turim) is an independent Brazil-based multi-family office which was founded in 1999 by Gustavo Marini. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro with additional office in Sao Paulo, Turim provides investment advisory services to high net-worth families as well as to venture capital funds.

Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda. (Kapitalo) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Carlos Woelz and João Carlos Pinho in 2009. Kapitalo manages funds for individual and institutional investors.

Icatu Vanguarda Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Icatu Vanguarda) is the asset management subsidiary of Icatu Holding SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Icatu Vanguarda provides asset management services to institutional or individual clients.

Gavea Investimentos Ltda. (GIL) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and was founded in 2003. Formerly known as 3F Administracao De Recursos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2003 by Arminio Fraga and Luiz Henrique Fraga. In 2010, Gavea became a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management, the asset management arm of J.P Morgan Chase & Co. and created a strategic alliance with Highbridge Capital Management, the global alternative asset manager owned by JPMorgan Asset Management. GIL’s activities are focused on hedge funds, private equity funds, equity funds and real estate funds.

SPX Equities Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SPX) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 2011, SPX manages Brazilian equity Long Bias and Long Only Funds.

Bahia AM Renda Variável Ltda. is the asset management subsidiary of Aleutas SA, which is owned by Bahia Holding SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2011 as BBM I Gestão de Recursos Ltda. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia AM Renda Variável manages Brazil Funds for various investors.

Part of Bahia Holding SA, Bahia AM Renda Fixa Ltda. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2011. Thiago Mendez has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

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.

SPX Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SPX Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2010 by Bruno Pandolfi, Rogério Xavier and Daniel Schneider. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, SPX Capital offers discretionary macro and fundamental equity strategies for individual and institutional investors.

Ipanema Gestora de Recursos Ltda. is an investment advisory company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company provides investment advice. The private company was founded in 2007 by Antônio Bittencourt and Ney Marinho. Antônio Bittencourt has been the CEO since 2007.

Part of Banco BTG Pactual SA, Pacifico Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that combines high performance with capital preservation and defends long-term conscious profitability. The company is an independent manager with an absolute focus on stock investment management, multimarket, and private credit, seeking value generation with security and high criteria. Pacifico Gestão de Recursos was founded in 2011 by Daniel Corrêa Vairo, Eduardo de Carvalho Moreira, Felipe Padua, Leonardo Rufino de Souza, Paulo Abreu, and Bruno Dale Cabral de Menezes. Daniel Corrêa Vairo has been the CEO since 2011.

Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC (Stone Ridge) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Stone Ridge Holdings Group LP. Stone Ridge serves as the investment adviser to various investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, Longtail Insurance Holdings Ltd., and investors in separately managed accounts.

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.

Vokin Administração de Recursos LTDA is an independent resource management company founded in 2011, located in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company specializes in resource allocation and management, with a focus on generating long-term returns for their clients. The private company has a certified team that invests in variable income funds, multimarket, and exclusive funds. Vokin Investments values transparency, trust, and interest alignment in the results. The company aims to build solid relationships with their clients and maximize their results within their risk profile. The company makes constant investments in processes and systems to improve itself in various markets. The CEO is Frederico Vontobel.

Garde Asset Management Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a multi-strategy independent resource management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Garde Asset Management specializes in managing social security funds and offers a diversified basis of partners, institutional clients, and investors. The company's management is based on the concept of multi-strategy, with members specialized in each investment segment, acting in the Brazilian and international interests of interest, currencies, actions, and commodities, combining traditional management and systematic management. Part of GCP Holding Ltda., Garde Asset Management is a fiduciary company that offers fixed income, multimarket, and stock investment funds. The company was founded in 2013, and Marcelo Giufrida has been the CEO of the company since then.

TRUXT Investimentos Ltda. (TRUXT) is an independent alternative investment firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2015 and formerly known as R2 Gestora de Recursos Ltda. TRUXT manages the Truxt Funds for individual and institutional investors.

Logos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo. is committed to providing secure investment opportunities for its clients. The Brazilian company was founded in 2018 by Ricardo da Cruz Gouveia Vieira and Luiz Henrique Guerra, with Ricardo da Cruz Gouveia Vieira serving as CEO since then.

Part of XP, Inc., XP Vista Asset Management Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2012. Bruno Castro has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

RPS Capital Administradora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. is a Brazilian asset management company that values investor respect, consistent and diverse performance, and sustainability. was founded in 2013 by Paolo di Sora.

Encore Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil that provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2020 by Alexandre Bagnoli, José Eduardo Sebastião, Guilherme Silva. João Luiz Braga has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Sumauma Capital Gestão de Recursos SA is a resource manager specializing in equities. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and was founded in 2020 by Lucas Tambellini de Oliveira Santos, Juliana Buchaim Correa da Fonseca, and Alexandre Spada. Sumauma Capital believes that the stock market is inefficient and actively manages portfolios to obtain consistent returns. The Brazilian company combines top-down and bottom-up analyzes in their investment process, favoring companies with a strong operational moment, attractive prices, and an adequate risk profile. Sumauma Capital's FIM is a long-biased multimarket fund that combines positions in Brazilian equities with the use of derivatives, primarily for protection. The fund's benchmark is IPCA + 4%% per year. Lucas Tambellini de Oliveira Santos has been the CEO since 2020.

Clave Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Brazil. is a Brazilian company that specializes in managing resources and maintaining relationships with investors. was founded in 2020, and Rubens Luiz dos Santos Henriques has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Neuler Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is an independent asset management firm that specializes in long-term investments in Brazilian publicly traded companies. The company's website provides more information about their services. is a Brazilian-based company that was founded in 2022.

Part of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Goldman Sachs do Brasil CTVM SA is a financial company based in São Paulo, Brazil. In 1995, the Brazilian company established its mergers and acquisitions advisory business in Brazil. The São Paulo office offers a diverse portfolio of products and services, providing clients with access to local experts and the worldwide reach of Goldman Sachs. The company is committed to helping the communities where they work and live, and to supporting a work environment that reflects the diversity of the communities where they operate. The company was founded in 1869 and has offices in major financial centers worldwide. Maria Silvia Bastos Marques has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

O3 Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is an independent Brazilian investment firm which was established in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo, and offers administration of funds activities by commission or contract basis.