SAO PAULO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Investment firm Vinci

Compass said on Monday it has agreed to acquire

Brazilian asset manager Verde, one of Latin America's most

established hedge funds, in a stock and cash deal.

Rio de Janeiro-based Vinci Compass said it will acquire

50.1% of Verde for 3.1 million Class A shares and 46.8 million

reais ($8.81 million) in cash.

The firm said it agreed to acquire the remaining 49.9% five

years after closing, through an earnout valued at 127.4 million

reais, paid in stock, cash or a combination of both.

Verde, founded and led by fund manager Luis Stuhlberger,

will add 16 billion reais ($3 billion) in assets under

management to the portfolio of Vinci Compass, which manages more

than 300 billion reais in areas such as private equity and

infrastructure.

Verde will stay under an independent governance framework,

Vinci Compass said, with Stuhlberger remaining as Verde's head.

He will also become a partner of Vinci Compass.

Stuhlberger launched the Verde fund in 1997 within

Hedging-Griffo, later acquired by Credit Suisse. In 2015, he

founded Verde Asset Management after spinning off the fund.

"Verde's capabilities enhance our multi-strategy and pension

plans strategies within Global IP&S (investment products and

solutions), reinforcing earnings quality and deepening the share

of discretionary mandates," Vinci Compass said in a statement.

Verde said in July that it was in talks with Vinci Compass.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter

of 2025, subject to regulatory approvals and other closing

conditions, Vinci Compass said.

($1 = 5.3112 reais)