ACON Investment

ACON Investments is a private equity firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in buyouts, industry consolidation, and turnarounds within mature and middle-market companies. The firm focuses on companies experiencing operational distress or seeking strategic changes, including those that are bankrupt or over-leveraged and require financial restructuring. ACON predominantly invests in sectors such as energy, consumer goods, healthcare, and telecommunications, with a particular emphasis on businesses serving the U.S. Hispanic market. The firm targets investments in the United States and Latin America, specifically in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, typically deploying between $20 million and $150 million in equity capital. ACON seeks to take board seats in its portfolio companies and aims to hold investments for around five years, engaging with both controlling and significant minority equity interests as well as quasi-equity securities. Founded in 1996, ACON has expanded its presence with additional offices in Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Madrid, and Bogotá.