 Brazilian state-development bank BNDES will invest 4 billion reais 703.52 million in asset managers focused on financing small companies, according to a document released on Wednesday. BNDES said it will invest in up to 10 private credit funds, to be selected in the coming weeks. Commonly financed by institutional investors, such funds aim to provide an alternative to bank lending for companies too small to finance themselves through debt or equity offerings. 