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Venture Capital and Alternative Investments

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uisa

One of the largest biorefineries in the world, producing hydrated and anhydrous ethanol, crystal, refined, crushed sugars and bioenergy. UISA currently owns 84.4 thousand hectares for cultivation, industrial park, warehouses and logistics.

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CBC

CBC is UISA's R&D (research and development) division in biotechnology and innovation for sugarcane culture, aiming to set new standards in agricultural and industrial production in Brazil's Central-West Region.

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Geo Energética

Geo Energética developed an unique patented process – customized, economically viable and environmentally sustainable – to transform the organic waste (feedstock liquids and solids) of the agroindustry. Geo's the largest sugarcane's organic waste biogas producer in Brazil.

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t4agro

This incubator and accelarator is a pioneering initiative born inside UISA seeking to promote progress and innovation in Agribusiness through the use of technology.

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vert

Specialized in structured capital market operations, with a focus on securitization, it has an important role in agribusiness and is the largest issuer of CRAs in Brazil.

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duagro

The agribusiness fintech, created by Vert Capital and XP investments, is a credit platform that finances the purchase of agricultural supplies in a simple and innovative way.

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hyperspace

Committed to the challenge of creating digital products, balancing technology and business. With extensive experience in application development, design and agile methodologies.

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compass

This is a Real Estate company invested by CVCIB, responsible for the management and development of Real Estate projects in Brazil.

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New investments

CVCIB today manages legacy assets from previous investments in Brazil and has done several new investments in:

Distressed Assets

Bioproducts and Bioenergy Projects

Financial Services

Fintechs

Tech

Track record

CVCIB has invested USD 755mm of equity capital in assets in Brazil.

The CVCIB Fund was the largest investor in the controlling shareholders group - sharing control in some cases with a pool of 13 pension funds in Brazil - of several companies such as Brasil Telecom, Telemig Celular, Amazonia Celular, Port of Santos and Metro of Rio de Janeiro and also held smaller investments in Telemar Participações Sanepar and Vale do Rio Doce.

telemar

Largest provider of fixed line telecommunications services in Brazil providing fixed line services in 16 states.

telemig celular - amazônia celular

Telemig provides mobile services in the state of Minas Gerais and Amazonia provides services in the states of Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará and Roraima.

Metro Rio

Operates and maintains the subway system of the city of Riode Janeiro.

Porto de Santos

Largest port in Latin America.

Vale

Largest producer of iron ore in the world

Sanepar

Provides water services and sewage collection in the state of Paraná

Contax

Leading provider of outsourced contact center services in Brazil

Brasil Telecom

3rd largest provider of fixed lines in Brazil

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Paulo Caldeira

General Partner of CVCIB

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Paulo was a Senior Partner of Citigroup Venture Capital International Growth I and II funds (USD 1.7 billion and USD 4.3 billion, respectively. Previously, Paulo was a partner at Citigroup Venture Capital Technology Investment Fund. He also was the head of Citigroup Consumer and Corporate M&A in Latin America and a Director of the Citigroup Strategy and Business Development group. Prior to joining Citigroup, Paulo worked at Philips N.V. in the US and Europe and at Petrobras in Brazil. Paulo held various positions in board of directors in emerging markets companies throughout Latin America. Paulo has a MBA from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Paulo is currently a board member of UISA.

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