Christopher David Smith

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.

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 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.

XP Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (XP) is the asset management subsidiary of XP Holding Investimentos SA, ultimately held by XP, Inc. (NASDAQ: XP) in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2006 by Guilherme Benchimol. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, XP manages a range of funds for individuals, financial institutions, businesses, family offices and institutional investors.

Part of ORIX Corp., RB Capital Asset Management Ltda. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that specializes in asset management. The company was founded in 2006 by Marcelo Michaluá. Marcelo Michaluá has been the CEO since 2006.

Pátria Investimentos Ltda. (Investment Management) (Pátria Investimentos-IM) is the investment management division of Pátria Investimentos Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1988 by Alexandre Saigh, Luiz Otavio Reis de Magalhães and Olímpio Matarazzo Neto and was formerly known as Patrimônio Planejamento Financeiro Ltda. They changed their name to Pátria Investimentos in 2002. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, Pátria Investimentos-IM provides institutional and individual clients with a range of Brazilian alternative investment opportunities and advisory services in mergers, acquisitions and corporate finance. Their partners and employees invest in their funds to align interests with those of their investors.

Rb Capital SA engages in the provision of financial solutions. It provides financial consultancy and services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Colibri Investimentos Ltda. (Colibri Investimentos) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2016 by Paulo Henrique Landim. The firm is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.