Julius Baer Group Ltd. said it would sell its domestic Brazilian business to Banco BTG Pactual SA, the biggest independent investment bank in Latin America, for 615 million reais ($101 million).

Julius Baer said on Tuesday it had agreed to sell its Brazilian domestic wealth management business to Banco BTG Pactual, days before Stefan Bollinger takes over as chief executive after a difficult year for the Swiss bank.

Julius Baer Group said on 7 January it has agreed to sell its domestic Brazilian wealth management business, Julius Baer Brasil Gestão de Patrimônio e Consultoria de Valores Mobiliários Ltda (Julius Baer Brazil), to Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (BTG).

Swiss bank Julius Baer said on Tuesday it will sell its Brazilian domestic wealth management business to Banco BTG Pactual for 615 million Brazilian real ($100.57 million). As of Nov. 30, the business - which has offices in Sao Paulo,

Fernando Vallada, presidente da unidade brasileira do Julius Baer, deve ficar no BTG Pactual após o banco brasileiro concluir a aquisição do negócio do gestor de fortunas suíço, disse uma pessoa familiarizada com o assunto.