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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

oREGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

OR

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

oSHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report _______________

For the transition period from _______________ to _____________

Commission file number:001-39911

Patria Investments Limited

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Not applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

60 Nexus Way, 4th floor,

Camana Bay, PO Box 757, KY1-9006

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

+1 345 640 4900

(Address of principal executive offices)

Ana Cristina Russo, Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +1 345 640 4900

60 Nexus Way, 4 floor,

Camana Bay, PO Box 757, KY1-9006

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Copies to:

Manuel Garciadiaz

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

450 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Phone: (212) 450-4000

Fax: (212) 450-6858

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTradingSymbolName of each exchangeon which registered
Class A common shares, par value US$0.0001 per sharePAXThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of outstanding shares as of December 31, 2024 was 60,640,738 Class A common shares and 92,945,430 Class B common shares.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yeso No x

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated FilerxAccelerated FileroNon-accelerated Filero
Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report: x

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. o

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b): ☐

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

oU.S. GAAPxInternational Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards BoardoOther

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

o Item 17 o Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yeso Nox

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Presentation of Financial and Other Information1
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements4
PART I
ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS6
A. Directors and Senior Management6
B. Advisers6
C. Auditors6
ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE6
A. Offer Statistics6
B. Method and Expected Timetable6
ITEM 3. KEY INFORMATION6
A. [Reserved]6
B. Capitalization and Indebtedness6
C. Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds6
D. Risk Factors7
ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY66
A. History and Development of the Company66
B. Business Overview72
C. Organizational Structure106
D. Property, Plants and Equipment107
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS107
ITEM 5. OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS107
A. Operating Results107
B. Liquidity and Capital Resources127
C. Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc.129
D. Trend Information129
E. Critical Accounting Estimates129
ITEM 6. DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES129
A. Directors and Senior Management129
B. Compensation134
C. Board Practices136
D. Employees138
E. Share Ownership138
F. Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensation138
ITEM 7. MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS138
A. Major Shareholders138
B. Related Party Transactions140
C. Interests of Experts and Counsel142

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL INFORMATION142
A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information142
B. Significant Changes145
ITEM 9. THE OFFER AND LISTING145
A. Offer and Listing Details145
B. Plan of Distribution145
C. Markets145
D. Selling Shareholders145
E. Dilution146
F. Expenses of the Issue146
ITEM 10. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION147
A. Share Capital147
B. Memorandum and Articles of Association147
C. Material Contracts163
D. Exchange controls163
E. Taxation163
F. Dividends and Paying Agents167
G. Statement by Experts167
H. Documents on Display167
I. Subsidiary Information167
ITEM 11. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK167
ITEM 12. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES168
A. Debt Securities168
B. Warrants and Rights168
C. Other Securities168
D. American Depositary Shares168
PART II
ITEM 13. DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES169
A. Defaults169
B. Arrears and Delinquencies169
ITEM 14. MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS169
A. Material Modifications to Instruments169
B. Material Modifications to Rights169
C. Withdrawal or Substitution of Assets169
D. Change in Trustees or Paying Agents169
E. Use of Proceeds169
ITEM 15. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES169
A. Disclosure Controls and Procedures169
C. Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm170
D. Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting170

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ITEM 16. [RESERVED]170
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT170
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS170
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES171
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES171
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS171
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT172
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE172
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE173
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS173
ITEM 16J. INSIDER TRADING POLICIES173
ITEM 16K. CYBERSECURITY173
PART III
ITEM 17. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS176
ITEM 18. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS176
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS176
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSF-1

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