João Carlos M. Ferraz

BNDES Participações SA (BNDESPAR) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), a federal public company associated with the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade which aims to provide long-term financing for projects that contribute to Brazil's development. The company was founded on June 30, 1982 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil.

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social SA engages in the provision of financing solutions to corporate clients, as well as micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises. Through its lending and investment subsidiaries, it is active in the non-reimbursable energy, agricultural, industrial, and civil infrastructure sectors. The company was founded on June 20, 1952 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.