Best Investment Banks Companies in Brazil
The 151 best Investment Banks companies in Brazil in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Banco Votorantim.
Brazil's investment banks scene is bigger and more competitive than most people clock at first glance. Our directory tracks 151 Investment Banks companies in Brazil, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, with total disclosed capital hitting $3.0B across the cohort. Banco Votorantim leads at $1.8B, BTG Pactual follows at $1.1B, and the gap between those two and the rest of the field is steep. No unicorns yet, but the pressure's building. The global investment banking market sits at roughly $35.4B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $57.8B by 2035 at a 4.55% CAGR, driven by AI adoption, tighter security demands, and the broader push for personalized financial services. And if you want a read on where retail appetite is heading, median app install growth across banking categories is running at plus-23% year-on-year across 1,066 apps. That's not a rounding error.
So what's actually moving the needle right now? Coverage momentum in Brazil is tilting hard toward stock performance, price discovery, and deal flow themes, which tracks with a broader global push for block deal flexibility, something investment bankers are actively lobbying regulators to accommodate. I'd also flag the climate finance angle: the women-led climate tech investment banking wave is carving out real deal territory that traditional players in Brazil haven't fully priced in. Most active investors in this directory include Araújo Fontes, Banco do Brasil, and GPI Capital. The field's moving fast enough that the rankings you see here are worth checking back on.
- The Harris Poll
Ranked: Best Investment Banks companies in Brazil
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banco Votorantim Private bank providing wealth management and investment banking services | $1.8B | 209 mo ago | Late Stage | Jose Morais Vice President | 1988 | TypeScriptChart.jsAngular+9 | — |
| 2 | BTG Pactual Boutique investment bank | $1.1B | 70 mo ago | Public | Paulo Neto Associate Partner | 1983 | Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailTypeScript+37 | 1 internship · 3 awards |
| 3 | BuyCo Provider of M&A and business valuation services | $460K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Diego Ornellas Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 4 | 027Capital M&A and capital raising firm focused on multiple sectors | — | — | Acquired | Joao Carneiro Partner | 2020 | — | — |
| 5 | 17Partners Financial services company offering advisory services, including M&A, corporate finance, and private equity | — | — | Unfunded | Alexandre Goncalves Founder & Managing Partner | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | 2X Capital Merger and acquisitions advisory firm | — | — | Unfunded | Fabio Aguiar Founding Partner | 2006 | — | 4 job openings |
| 7 | 3Capital Partners M&A advisory firm | — | — | Unfunded | Claus Vieira Founder & Chairman | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 8 | 3PA Advisory Provider of financial advisory services for mergers, acquisitions, and structured finance | — | — | Unfunded | Nathan Mehlberg Co-Founder & Partner | 2016 | — | — |
Top 3 Investment Banks companies in Brazil
#1
Public · Sao Paulo, State of Sao Paulo · founded 1983 · 5999 employees$1.1Braised▾
Boutique investment bank. Financial services group, which along with its subsidiaries, provides asset management, investment banking and wealth management services. Provides investment banking services including underwriting of public and private debt and equity products, advisory services relating to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and other corporate transactions.
- Jul 2020Post IPO$519.1M
- Mar 2019Conventional Debt$600M
#2
Seed · Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais · founded 2018$460.1Kraised▾
Provider of M&A and business valuation services. It facilitates the buying and selling of businesses, offering a platform for connecting buyers and sellers. The company provides valuation services to determine the fair market value of businesses. It also offers support throughout the M&A process, including negotiation and due diligence assistance. The services are designed to streamline the transaction process, ensuring transparency and accessibility for all parties involved.
- Jul 2022Seed$460.1K
#3
Late Stage · Sao Paulo · founded 1988$1.8Braised▾
Banco Votorantim is a private bank which provides investment banking and wealth management services. It offers services such as structuring, valuations, public offerings etc.
- Jan 2009PE$1.8B
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