Type | Subsidiary |
---|---|
Industry | Financial services |
Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Jorge Paulo Lemann |
Defunct | 1998 |
Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Key people | Adolfo Campelo Gentil Luiz Cezar Fernandes Jorge Paulo Lemann Marcel Herrmann Telles Carlos Alberto Sicupira |
Products | Investment |
Parent | Credit Suisse (1998–present) |
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