Cláudio Andrade

The Group's principal activities are the provision of telecommunication services which include implementation of network services, data transmission, paging services of business communications and related services. The Group provides cable television, telephone directory advertising, courier services, Internet access and related services and operation of public telephone system. It also participates in the capital of other companies.

Polo Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Polo Capital) is an independent Brazilian fund management firm which was founded in 2002 by Marcos Duarte and Claudio Andrade. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Polo Capital manages funds for qualified individual and corporate investors.

Polo Capital Securitizadora SA is engaged in the acquisition, mortgage loans, and real estate financing credit. The company was founded in May 2010 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Casa & Vídeo Brasil SA engages in the operation of chain of department stores. It offers appliances, electronics, cellphones, furniture, among other products. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Part of Polo Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Polo Capital Internacional Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Polo Capital Internacional Gestão de Recursos Ltda. specializes in the Special Situations strategy, which involves seeking out high-potential assets that are typically illiquid. The Brazilian company was founded in 2007 by Cláudio Andrade and Marcos Duarte Santos, with Cláudio Andrade serving as the CEO since then.