André Lichtenstein

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

3G Capital Partners LP (3G Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by Founding Partners Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, Roberto Thompson, and Alex Behring. 3G Capital provides investment advisory services to private investment funds that are, generally, offered to high-net-worth financially sophisticated individuals and institutional investors.

BRZ Investimentos Ltda. is the asset management subsidiary of Weigl Participações SA in Brazil, itself a subsidiary of GP Investments Ltd. (BVMF: GPIV33), a firm based in the Bermuda Islands and listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and traded on the EuroMTF market. The firm was incubated at GP Investimentos in 1998 and formerly known as GP Administração de Recursos. They became BRZ Investimentos in 2007. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, BRZ Investimentos is a multi-product, customer-focused firm which performs in-house research, strict risk control and mainly offers credit and private equity funds strategies.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (JPMAM-UK) is the wholly owned, Great Britain-based investment arm of JPMorgan Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. They changed their name to JPMorgan Asset Management UK Ltd. in 2005. Headquartered in London, JPAM-UK provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, both US and non-US.

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.

Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros) is the pension fund management subsidiary of Petroleo Brasileiro SA (SP: PETR3) in Brazil. Established in 1969, the firm manages the Petros Plan of the Petrobras System and the Petros-2 Plan for retirees and pensioners. They also manage pension plans offered by various companies, entities and class associations. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory of the U.N. Principles for Responsible Investment which includes environmental, social and governance issues in their investment analysis and decision-making processes.

Rio Bravo Investimentos Ltda. (Rio Bravo) is an asset manager headquartered Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Gustavo Franco and Paulo Bilyk in 2000. They are owned by Rio Bravo Asset Management Participações SA, which is owned by Fosun International Holdings Ltd. in British Virgin Islands. Rio Bravo offers investment funds for institutional investors.

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.

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.

Plural Investimentos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Plural) is the investment management subsidiary of Plural SA Banco Multiplo, ultimately held by Holding Plural SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2008 as GF Gestão de Recursos S/A. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Plural manages fixed income, variable income, private credit and real clients.

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).

Schroder Investment Management Brasil Ltda. (Schroder Brazil) is an asset management firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 and is owned by Schroder International Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR; OTCMKTS: SHNWF) in Great Britain. Schroder Brazil manages local funds for institutional investors, financial institutions and high net worth clients.

JGP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (JGP) is the asset management y subsidiary of JGP Participacoes Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1998 by a group of investment professionals including André Roberto Jakurski, Arlindo Raggio Vergaças Jr. and José Carlos Carvalho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, JGP manages the JGP range of funds and provides investment advisory services to sophisticated investors and high-net worth individuals. To align interests with those of their clients, the JGP partners invest in the JGP funds.

BTG Pactual Asset Management S/A DTVM (BTG Pactual-AM) is the investment management subsidiary of Banco BTG Pactual SA (BVMF: BPAC11) in Brazil. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, BTG Pactual-AM was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to clients, including institutional clients, high-net worth individuals, corporations and distribution partners in Brazil and across Latin America.

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.

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.

Kondor Administradora e Gestora de Recursos Financieros Ltda. (Kondor Invest) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2006 by Rodrigo Veiga and Marc Kattan. Kondor Invest manages the Kondor funds for individual and corporate investors.

Mos Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. (do-business-as Mos Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. Formerly known as Teorema Gestão de Ativos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2007 as Bahema Gestao de Ativos Ltda. Mos Capital manages investment funds for qualified individual and institutional investors.

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.

Santander Brasil Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (SBG) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, SBG was founded in 2008 and offers a diversified range of investment funds, managed portfolios and investment advice to individual, corporate and institutional 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.

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.

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.

Credit Suisse Hedging-Griffo Corretora de Valores SA (CSHG) is a real estate manager headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a direct subsidiary of Banco de Investimentos Credit Suisse (Brasil) SA, which is ultimately held by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN, NYSE: CS) in Switzerland. CSHG manages real estate funds for individuals and institutional 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.

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.

Founded in 2013, Ibiuna Ações Gestão de Recursos Ltda is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. Part of Ibiuna Investimentos & Participações Ltda, the company is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

JPMorgan Administradora de Carteiras Brasil Ltda. (JPMorgan Brazil) is the asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, JPMorgan Brazil was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to institutions, intermediaries and individuals.

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.

Verde Asset Management SA (Verde) is the investment management subsidiary of Holding Verde Empreedimentos e Participações SA in Brazil. The firm was founded by Luis Stuhlberger in 2015. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Verde manages the Verde fund range with different risk levels and strategies.

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.

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.

Part of Ace Capital Partners Participações Ltda., Ace Capital Grou Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides investment advice. Ace Capital Grou Gestora de Recursos on May 05, 2022. The company was founded in 2015. Ricardo Denadai has been the CEO of the company since 2022. was acquired by ACE Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda.

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.

Blueline Asset Management Ltda. is based in São Paulo, Brazil and has subsidiaries in Cayman Islands. is an independent asset management firm led by a group of partners with an average of 28 years of experience in the financial industry, including previous positions at J.P. Morgan and Banco BBM. The Brazilian company operates as a meritocratic partnership with a focus on profitability and strict risk control. The private company was founded in 2018, and Giovani Pereira e Silva has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Banco Santander Brasil SA (Private Banking) (Santander Brasil-PB) is the private banking division of Banco Santander Brasil SA (BVMF: SANB11; NYSE: BSBR), an international bank headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Santander Brasil-PB was founded in 1985 and offers clients with a variety of banking and investment solutions.

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.

Kilima Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019 by Eduardo Levy, and Alexandre Mathias has been the CEO of the company since 2021. provides investment advice.

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.