Omni S.A. - Crédito, Financiamento e Investimento reached an agreement to acquire Independência Participações S.A. from Financiera Independencia S.A.B. de C.V. SOFOM E.N.R. (BMV:FINDEP *) on October 1, 2021. The sale agreement was closed at a ratio of 1.3 times the value of Financiera Independencia's Equity at the end of June 2021. Transaction is subject to among other issues, to regulatory approvals in Brazil by the Central Bank. RIóN M&A S.C. acted as financial advisor and Souza, Mello, Torres Sociedade de Advogados acted as legal advisor in the transaction. Condere Consultoria e Intermediação de Negócios Ltda also advised in the transaction.