Raphael Villela

Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who may have taxable or tax-exempt status. These institutional and high net worth clients, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, state and municipal government entities, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, corporations, non-US pension funds and superannuation funds.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

BNDES Participações SA (BNDESPAR) is the wholly-owned private equity subsidiary of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), a federal public company associated with the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade which aims to provide long-term financing for projects that contribute to Brazil's development. The company was founded on June 30, 1982 and is headquartered in Brasilia, Brazil.

Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Economico e Social SA engages in the provision of financing solutions to corporate clients, as well as micro-, small-, and medium-scale enterprises. Through its lending and investment subsidiaries, it is active in the non-reimbursable energy, agricultural, industrial, and civil infrastructure sectors. The company was founded on June 20, 1952 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vale do Rio Doce Alumínio SA mines for bauxite and produces aluminum. The company is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Numeral 80 Participações SA operates as a holding company with interests in the warehousing, cargo, and shipping industries. The company was founded on September 5, 1997 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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

ARX Investimentos Ltda. (ARX) is the Brazilian asset management subsidiary of MBC Investments Corp., ultimately held by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Formerly known as BNY Mellon ARX Investimentos Ltda., the firm was founded in 2001 by José Alberto Tovar and was acquired by BNY Mellon in 2008. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, ARX focuses exclusively on managing assets in Brazil for a diversified client base of high-net worth individuals, family offices, wholesale distributors, corporations and institutional clients.

Opportunity Gestora de Recursos Ltda. (Opportunity) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Opportunity SA in Brazil. The firm was founded by Daniel Dantas, Veronica Dantas and Dorio Ferman in 1996. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Opportunity manages equity funds and multi-market funds for various investors.

Modal Asset Management Ltda. (Modal AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Banco Modal SA. Modal AM manages a range of investment funds for individual and institutional investors.

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.

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.

Iposeira Capital Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. is a Brazilian company that provides fund management services. The company was founded in 2003 by Wallim Cruz de Vasconcellos.

Platina Investimentos Ltda. The private company is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian company provides investment advisory services. is an investment advisory company founded in 2003.

Lakeshore Partners is a financial and strategic advisory firm based in São Paulo, Brazil. The Brazilian company provides independent advice to its clients in various sectors, including oil & gas, energy, renewable, sanitation, and PPP. Lakeshore Partners offers private placement advisory, liability management advisory, and M&A advisory services to help its clients achieve their goals. The private company was founded by former investment bank executives and has no formal ties with financial institutions.

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.