Ricardo Rossi

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.

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.

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.