Júlia A. Moraes

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 due to Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail 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.

Part of Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley Corretora de Valores Mobiliarios SA is a Brazilian company that offers specialized investment solutions to help clients achieve their investment goals. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company also provides processes and services to protect clients from cyber threats and online fraud. The company was founded in 2001. Alessandro Zema has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

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 Opus International Holdings Ltd., Opus Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian investment advisory company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Opus Gestão de Recursos Ltda. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2004 by Eduardo Plass, José Mario Osorio, Carlos Henrique Vieira Brandão dos Santos. José Mario Osorio has been the CEO since 2004.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Part of Mauá Capital SA, Mauá Investimentos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. The company was founded in 2005 by João Cesar Tourinho, William Ismael Rozenbaum Trosman, Luiz Fernando Figueiredo.

Bram Bradesco Asset Management S/A DTVM (BRAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2000 as a result of the consolidation of Bradesco Templeton Asset Management, BCN Alliance Asset Management, Boavista, BANEB, Credireal and Banco Bradesco´s Fund Management and Investment Portfolio departments. They are a subsidiary of Banco Bradesco BBI SA, which is owned by Banco Bradesco SA (BVMF: BBDC4, NYSE: BBD). The firm manages local funds that invest globally for Brazilian investors and, on the other hand, it manages management of Latin American funds for foreign investors. BRAM is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

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.

AZ Quest Investimentos Ltda. (AZ Quest) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of AZ Brasil Holdings Ltda., ultimately held by Azimut Holding SpA (BIT: AZM, ADR: AZIHY) in Italy. The firm was founded by Luiz Carlos Mendonça de Barros in 2001. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, AZ Quest offers investors a diversified platform of high quality products in Equities, Macro, Private Credit and Arbitrage strategies.

Perfin Administração de Recursos Ltda. (Perfin) is the asset management subsidiary of Infinity Participacoes Em Novos Negocios Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2007 by Ralph Gustavo Rosenberg and Luís de Oliveira Perego. Headquartered in São Paulo, Perfin specializes in equity fund management for individual and institutional investors. To align investments, the partners invest in the same vehicles as clients.

Claritas Administração de Recursos Ltda. (Claritas) is the Brazilian investment management subsidiary of PFG do Brasil Ltda., ultimately held by The Principal Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: PFG) in the US. The firm was founded in 1999 by Marcelo Karvelis and Renato Ribeiro Fortes Abucham. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Claritas offers local and international funds to individual and institutional investors. The firm is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and committed to incorporating environmental, social and corporate governance issues into their investment analysis and decision-making processes.

Kinea Investimentos Ltda. (Kinea) is an investment management firm headquartered in headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by former BankBoston executives in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco SA, itself a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (ADR: ITUB) in Brazil. Kinea manages hedge funds, multimarket shares funds, real estate funds and private equity funds.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico is a government agency engaged in the promotion of scientific and technological research. It conducts studies and training programs for students and professionals in the fields of biology and nuclear physics. The company was founded on January 15, 1951 and is headquartered in Brasília, Brazil.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA (Mexico) (ICV MX) is the Mexcio-based brokerage subsidiary of Itaú Corretora de Valores SA. Headquartered in Mexico City, ICV MX provides brokerage services to their clients.

Guide Investimentos SA Corretora de Valores is the Brazil-based broker/dealer subsidiary of Midas Financial Holding (Brasil) Ltda., ultimately owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, the firm was founded in 1967 and provides brokerage services to various investors.

BW Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. (BWGI) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Brasil Warrant Administração de Bens e Empresas SA in Brazil. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, BWGI was founded in 1998 and manages various funds for individual and institutional investors.

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.

Kinea I Real Estate Equity Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestrategia operates as a closed-end investment fund. The company was founded on February 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Prada Administradora de Recursos Ltda. (PRADA Assessoria) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Lucia Hauptman and Leticia Costa in 2010. PRADA Assessoria manages assets of a selected group of families 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.

Ibiúna Macro Gestão de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Ibiúna Investimentos manages over $35 billion in assets distributed in three funds\: macro, shares, and credit. The Brazilian company believes that initiatives that have a positive impact on society are fundamental in any line of business. The company incorporates investment processes fully into the different assets they operate. The company has the support of an external consultancy specializing in sustainable finances to monitor and measure ex-exit factors for managed portfolios, as well as supporting the integration of these factors with asset analysis and management processes. is a Brazilian independent resource manager that was founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Telles da Rocha Azevedo and Mário Gomes Torós. Mário Gomes Torós has been the CEO since 2010.

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.

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.

Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos Ltda is a private company based in Brazil that aims to generate high risk-adjusted returns by seeking opportunities in various liquid asset classes without geographic restrictions, with a focus on Latin America. Vinland Capital Management Gestora de Recursos has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. The Brazilian company was founded by Rogério Freitas.

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.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Brasil Holding SA is a Brazilian company that provides banking and financial services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of Absolute Holding Ltda., Absolute Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian independent resource manager based in São Paulo. Absolute's disciplined culture is reflected in its principles and processes, which prioritize respect for people, time, and clear communication. The Brazilian company has grown its assets under management consistently over time, with a team of professionals who share a significant intercession in macroeconomic and market analysis and management philosophy. Absolute offers several investment strategies, including disciplined macro, shares, arbitrage, and credit. The company provides regulatory documents in compliance with regulatory requirements and maintains transparency in its actions. The company was founded in 2013, and Tiago Sant'Anna has been the CEO since then.

EP Capital operates as a Brazilian financial advisory company. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Part of Maccro Holdings Ltda., Macro Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a financial investment management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Macro Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. specializes in personalized investment management services that are aligned with clients' financial goals and risk profiles, with the aim of maximizing returns and protecting their investments. The Brazilian company was founded in 2004, and Mauro Bergstein has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Founded in 2014, Gauss Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil and is a part of Gauss Capital Advisors LLC. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice.

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 Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. is a financial services company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Itaú Unibanco Asset Management Ltda. provides various financial services, as described in their website. The Brazilian company was founded in 2021 and Carlos Augusto Salamonde has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Part of SVN Controle e Participações Ltda., SVN Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that specializes in asset management. The company was founded in 2021. Leonardo Morales has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

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.

SFA Investimentos Ltda. is a resource management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. SFA Investimentos focuses on investing in long-term focus companies to generate alpha and create equity value and growth for their investors. The Brazilian company has a differentiated investment philosophy and solid and well-structured processes to achieve long-term returns and preserve them. SFA Investimentos has invested time and resources to develop processes that allow its professionals to know deeply invested companies, their strategies, and execution capacity. The private company provides a monthly report and quarterly management letter to its subscribers. The information available on their website is exclusively informative and does not constitute any kind of investment counseling. The company was founded in 2013 by Ciro Aliperti Neto, who has been the CEO since then.