Patria Investments Ltd
A global alternative asset manager with deep roots in Latin America, Patria runs private equity, infrastructure, and real estate funds for institutional and private-wealth investors. It began in 1988 as Banco Patrimônio, a Brazilian advisory firm launched with Salomon Brothers; when the banking arm was sold in 1999, the private equity business stayed independent and was renamed Patria in 2001. The name blends "patrimônio," Portuguese for "heritage," with "pátria," meaning homeland.