José Carlos Carvalho

Vinci Equities Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Vinci Equities) is the asset management subsidiary of Vinci Partners Investimentos Ltda., which is owned by Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. (NASDAQ: VINP) in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm was founded in 2009 through a partnership with Brazilian asset manager GAS Investimentos. Vinci Equities specializes in equities strategies with an emphasis on value stocks. They manage portfolios for a range of clients including private banks, pension funds, fund of funds and third party distributors.

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.