BSO - Brazil Special Opportunities
BSO – Brazil Special Opportunities – represents a Brazilian group specializing in alternative asset management across sectors such as energy, consigned credit, and finance.
O BSO - Brazil Special Opportunities
BSO – Brazil Special Opportunities – represents a Brazilian group specializing in alternative asset management across sectors such as energy, consigned credit, and finance. Founded in 2002 with an innovative market vision, the BSO Group is headquartered in the heart of the Brazilian financial market on Faria Lima Avenue in São Paulo. It focuses on highly profitable sectors essential to the country’s economy, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and social responsibility.
The group’s involvement in the commodities sector dates back to 2002, marked by its inaugural major operation involving the trading of sugar through Demerara, a trading company it established, which operated until 2015.
ZEUS
The pivotal moment for the BSO Group occurred in 2019 when it decided to consolidate its development operations into a more modern and efficient tool, leading to the establishment of its first investment fund in receivables rights (FIDC) named Zeus. This fund not only granted investors entry into the select group of professional investors but also fostered significant knowledge accumulation and operational growth within the group.
From its inception, Zeus boasted a major investor, a multi-market fund (FIM), currently known as Brazil Special Opportunities I FIM or “BSO,” which also lends its name to the corporate group.
Through the FIDC, investors began participating in higher-value operations, financed by direct credit societies (SCDs). With returns significantly surpassing common assets and operational volumes increasing steadily, Zeus multiplied its assets tenfold in recent years.
One of Zeus’s notable endeavors is its investments in the fuel chain, enabling the BSO Group to diversify its portfolio and establish a new investment fund, Atena.
Leveraging the Atena structure, investors initiated two ventures: StrongHold and PixCard.
StrongHold - Liquipar
StrongHold focuses on investing in infrastructure assets related to the fuel and specialties chain. Since its inception in 2023, the company has played a significant role in three major tenders involving the concession of liquid port terminals.
In its inaugural year, StrongHold acquired Liquipar, which secured the concession for the PAR50 terminal in early 2023, located in the Port of Paranaguá (PR). The 25-year concession contract, extendable up to 70 years, is valued at an estimated R$ 1.73 billion.
Projects
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A Greener Future
Liquipar’s primary contemporary challenge lies in establishing itself as Brazil’s most efficient and sustainable tank complex. As a pioneer in ethanol export, the terminal is poised to benefit from the increasing production and export of biofuels like biodiesel and SAF (aviation kerosene). The company is committed to providing world-class port infrastructure, efficient solutions, and cutting-edge technology in fuel storage and distribution.
PixCard: Investment in the Consigned Credit Market
PixCard, the third entity in the BSO Group, is a fintech specializing in consigned credit origination and processing for public servants, representing one of the organization’s most promising ventures.
PixCard originated from a triangular negotiation involving the purchase of consigned credit portfolios, including Banco Voiter and Capital Consig. After two years of negotiations, PixCard successfully finalized the commitment to purchase a significant portion of Capital Consig’s portfolio.
PixCard a future Financial Institution (FI)
With resources from the operation, PixCard has heavily invested in establishing new consignment agreements for public servants and developing its origination and processing platform. The next step involves transforming PixCard into a Financial Institution (IF).