M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda. (Sao Paulo)

Name: M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda.
Address: Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima,, Sao Paulo, 04538 133
Telephone: 55 11 4560-6800

M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda. is a large advisory firm based in Sao Paulo. It manages $1.48 billion of regulatory assets for 21 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016.

M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda. is $1.48 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 356% since the beginning of its operation, and $645.82 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $1.48 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $70.33 million each.

M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda has custody of $637.03 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 78% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is sovereign bonds, which make up 21% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 1% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda. for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda serves?

The only and largest group of clients of M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda is pooled investment vehicles with 20 clients and $1.28 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda has the 4th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $1.28 billion for 20 clients. 90% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda also advises several private funds. Namely, one hedge fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda.

The company employs 30 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 47 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Mauricio Bittencourt Magalhaes	Limited partner	1 Jan 2016	75% - 100%	5104984
Paulo Bertolucci Belliboni	Limited partner	1 Jan 2016	Other	6616188
Marta Racy Kheirallah	Chief compliance officer	1 Jan 2016	Other	6545165
Arthur Mizne	Limited partner	1 Jan 2016	Other	5872740
Francisco Assis Utsch	Limited partner	1 Jan 2016	Other	5066694

Based in Sao Paulo

The principal office where M Square Brasil Investimentos Ltda. performs its advisory services is located at Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima,, Sao Paulo, 04538 133, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 55 11 4560-6800 or by fax 55 11 4560-6801. The normal business hours are 9am-6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at msquarebrasil.com.br.