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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.

JGP Global Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (JGP) is the asset management subsidiary of JGP Participações Ltda. in Brazil. The firm was founded by André Roberto Jakurski in 2006. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, JGP manages credit, multi-market and equity funds and offers wealth management services for high net worth individuals.

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.

Itaú DTVM SA (Itaú DTVM) is the fund management subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco SA, itself a subsidiary of Itaú Unibanco Holding SA (SPSE: ITUB4, ADR: ITUB) in Brazil. Established in 1972, the firm is headquartered in São Paulo and focuses on managing collective investment funds and exclusive and reserved investment funds for individual and institutional clients.

Fact Investments Gestão de Recursos Ltda. (Fact Investments) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The firm was founded by Fernando Aoad in 2013. Fact Investments provides investment solutions to various clients.

Nextep Investimentos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. is a Brazilian pioneering investment management company that focuses exclusively on investing in foreign stocks. The company invests in companies with solid business models and a long-term investment horizon. The company has two funds, Nextep Equities FIA-IE and Nextep Equities PG FIC FIA-BDR Nível I, which invest primarily in global companies. The company was founded in 2007, and the CEO is Áthilas Alves de Lima.

Azimut Brasil Wealth Management Ltda. (Azimut Brasil) is the Brazilian wealth management subsidiary of Azimut Brasil Wealth Management Holding SA, ultimately owned by Azimut Holding SpA (BIT: AZM; OTCMKTS: AZIHY) in Italy. Headquartered in São Paulo, Azimut Brasil was founded in 2009 and offers Brazilian investors with independent advice specializing in the allocation of investments to individual, family and corporate assets.

Frontier Capital Gestão de Recursos Ltda. is a Brazilian investment management company based in São Paulo, Brazil. Frontier Capital specializes in long-biased investment strategies with Brazilian equities and diversified portfolios. The Brazilian company provides in-depth analysis and original sources of information to its clients. The private company was founded in 2013 by Rodrigo Fonseca and Marcos Guerra.

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 JGP Participações Ltda., JGP Gestão de Crédito Ltda. is a Brazilian asset and wealth management company with offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The Brazilian company's long-term commitment is to combine consistent returns with active risk management, aiming to preserve the capital invested by its investors. The company was founded in 2011 by André Roberto Jakurski, who has been the CEO since then.

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.