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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.

Opportunity Asset Adm de Recursos de Terceiros Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity de Investimento SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 1994 by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages a range of funds for individual 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.

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.

Bahia AM Renda Variável Ltda. is the asset management subsidiary of Aleutas SA, which is owned by Bahia Holding SA in Brazil. The firm was founded in 2011 as BBM I Gestão de Recursos Ltda. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Bahia AM Renda Variável manages Brazil Funds for various investors.

Banco J. Safra SA (BJS) is the wealth management subsidiary of Banco Safra SA and their ultimate parent is Grupo Safra SA. BJS provides a private banking and wealth management services for high-net worth, institutional and individual clients. The firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and was founded in 1998.

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.

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.

Itaú Corretora de Valores SA is a brokerage company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Part of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Itaú Corretora de Valores SA provides brokerage services. The Brazilian company was founded in 1965 and Leonard Bruno Linnet has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

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.

Pollux Capital Administração de Recursos Ltda. (Pollux) is an alternative investment management firm which was established in 2005. Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pollux manages hedge funds for high net-worth individual and institutional investors

Banco BBM SA operates as a financial institution. It offers credit facilities to corporate clients and financial advisory services for wealth management of individuals in Brazil. The firm provides structured financial solutions, such as exclusive funds, investment funds; fixed income products, including government bonds and private securities, foreign exchange transactions, loans, structured notes, and derivatives and macroeconomic analysis. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Opy Healthcare Gestão de Ativos e Investimentos SA is a healthcare infrastructure asset management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Opy Healthcare provides an integrated platform for the management of healthcare infrastructure assets. The Brazilian company was founded in 2018, and Otávio Ferreira da Silveira has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

IG4 Capital Investimentos Ltda (IG4 Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2016 by Paulo Todescan Lessa Mattos, Gustavo Nickel Buffara de Freitas and Felipe Rath Fingerl. The firm is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Legacy Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Legacy Capital is formed by professionals with a long history of working together and great experience in asset management. is a Brazilian independent asset management company founded in 2017.

Axio Investimentos Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a private company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian company provides investment management services.

STK Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. and has subsidiaries in Brazil and Cayman Islands. The Brazilian company was founded in 2010 by Antenor Fernandes, Luciana de Oliveira Cezar Coelho. Antenor Fernandes has been the CEO since 2010.

Neo Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Neo) is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2003 and manages the Neo mutual fund range for various investors. Neo is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

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).

Capstone Partners Gestao de Recursos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. provides investment advice. The Brazilian company was founded in 2019 by Márcio Albuquerque, Sebastian Lewit, Frederico Saraiva.

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.

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.

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.

BNY Mellon Administração de Ativos Ltda. (BNY Mellon Brazil) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of BNY Mellon Servicos Financeiros DTVM SA, ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. The firm was founded in 2002 and merged with ARX Capital Management, an independent asset management business, when Bank of New York Mellon Corp. acquired them in 2008. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, BNY Mellon Brazil offers investor services, investment management and wealth management for private clients and institutional investors.

BNY Mellon Serviços Financeiros DTVM SA is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of BNY Mellon Participacoes Ltda., part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Founded in 1980, the firm is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and provides investment management and wealth management services for institutions and individuals.

Banco JPMorgan SA (Banco JPM) is the Brazilian private banking subsidiary of JPMorgan International Finance Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Founded in 1990, Banco JPM is headquartered in S?o Paulo and provides a range of services including investment banking, global corporate banking, asset management, private banking and treasury & securities services.

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.

Sul América Investimentos Gestora de Recursos SA (SulAmérica Investimentos) is the asset management subsidiary of Sul América Investimentos DTVM SA, ultimately held by Rede D'Or São Luiz SA (BVMF: RDOR3) in Brazil. Founded in 2015, the firm is headquartered in Sao Paulo and manages assets for a range of clients such as pension funds, insurers, companies, financial institutions, family offices, brokers, distributors and high-net worth individuals. SulAmérica Investimentos is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) and seeks to incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance matters into their business practices.

GAP Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Gap Asset) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of GAH Participacoes Ltda., ultimately held by Prudential Financial Inc. (NYSE: PRU) in the US. The firm was founded in 1996 by Renato Junqueira B. Ribeiro, Emanuel Pereira da Silva and Carlos Camacho. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Gap Asset manages the GAP range of funds including multimarket, equities, fund of funds, private pension plans and hedge funds.

Itaú USA Asset Management, Inc. (Itaú USA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2011 and they are directly owned by ITB Holding Brasil Participações Ltda. and their ultimate parent is Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (BVMF: ITUB4, NYSE: ITUB). Itaú USA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to funds and institutional clients located or domiciled within or outside of the US.

Gerval Investimentos Ltda. is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Founded in 1973, the firm is responsible for managing third-party resources through investment funds and managed portfolios.

Sharp Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Sharp Capital) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded by in 2017, Sharp Capital manages investment funds for various types of investors.

Part of Polo Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Polo Capital Internacional Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a 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.

Kadima Gestão de Investimentos Ltda. is a Brazilian company based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. and has subsidiaries in Brazil. The Brazilian company was founded in 2007 by Sérgio Blank, who has been the CEO since 2007. provides investment advice.

Nucleo Capital Ltda. is an independent investment manager headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2011 by Luis Guilherme Ronchel Soares and João Marcelo Grossi Ferreira. Nucleo Capital provides investment management services primarily for investment funds and other accredited and qualified clients on a discretionary basis.