pátria is one of brazil’s leading investment management and corporate advisory firms, with a more than 27 years successful presence in the brazilian financial market. we have one of the most diversified alternative investment portfolios in the country, with over us$9 billion in assets under management. our partners pioneered the private equity industry in brazil in the early 1990s. over time, pátria has expanded to include a broad spectrum of businesses such as corporate advisory, capital management, infrastructure, and real estate. in 2010 we entered into a formal partnership with blackstone, one of the world's leading investment and advisory firms, which purchased a 40% interest in pátria. we seek to build our firm with professionals who are talented, motivated, dynamic, team-oriented, and driven to develop creative ideas and innovative solutions. we provide a wide range of work experiences and career development opportunities in asset management — including private equity, real es