BR Investimentos is an independent Brazilian firm, founded in 2007, focused on private equity investing in Brazil. BR Investimentos currently manages roughly R$1 billion in capital committed to private equity in Brazil, with a team of 22 investment professionals led by recognized industry experts in each of its areas of focus. BR Investimentos approach to private equity is to identify and invest with the best entrepreneurs in Brazil in the sectors where we see the greatest growth and profit potential. In addition to providing growth capital to investee companies, BRI adds value by providing strategic advice, active Board participation, recruiting key executives, improving corporate governance and assisting with industry expertise and financial engineering. By combining growth capital and value added services, BRI´s objective is to generate exceptional returns for its investors, exceeding the average of the stock market and compatible with private equity returns anywhere else in the world.