WAMEX Private Equity

WAMEX Private Equity Management is a private equity firm established in 1999 and headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, with additional offices in Stuttgart and Ottobrunn, Germany. The firm specializes in middle market investments, focusing on established family-owned businesses in Mexico and Europe, primarily in the manufacturing and services sectors. WAMEX typically targets companies with annual revenues around $10 million and aims to take influential minority or majority stakes through privately owned equity or convertible debt. The firm generally invests between $10 million and $15 million per transaction, with an investment horizon of three to five years for its portfolio companies.

Luis Carrera

Partner

Jose Antonio Contreras

Senior Managing Partner

Christian Hernandez

Principal

Ernesto Warnholtz

Senior Partner

12 past transactions

IPS

Private Equity Round in 2021
IPS offers services such as gas delivery, water treatment service, and plant cooling in addition to the power supply. IPS improves the competitiveness of businesses in the transformation sector and removes bottlenecks in the National Electric System (SEN) using commercial schemes that are just B2B (without CFE) to assist the industrial development of Mexico.

Awen Developers

Private Equity Round in 2019
Awen Developers is a company focused on creating wellness lifestyle real estate communities, operating primarily along the prime coasts of Mexico. As the leading entity within Awen Group, it coordinates four specialized companies that work collaboratively to design, build, commercialize, and operate these communities. Awen Developers aims to enhance the quality of life for residents by fostering holistic wellness environments that integrate various aspects of healthy living. Through its comprehensive approach, the company not only develops real estate projects but also promotes a lifestyle centered on wellness and community engagement.

Ecofrio

Private Equity Round in 2017
Ecofrio is a company that operates a temperature-controlled distribution center. The company specializes in providing access to other roads and roads of significant logistical importance. It also specializes in climate-controlled facilities with refrigeration equipment with high efficiency and low power usage.

Productos Medix

Private Equity Round in 2013
Productos Medix, S.A. de C.V. is a company that develops and supplies pharmaceutical products aimed at treating conditions related to obesity, metabolism, the central nervous system, and gastroenterology. By focusing on innovative and effective treatments, Productos Medix addresses the diverse needs of patients suffering from overweight and obesity. The company's laboratory provides comprehensive health solutions tailored to manage the complexities associated with these medical conditions, ensuring patients receive high-quality care.

Kua Mex Foods

Private Equity Round in 2013
KUA Mex Foods is an investment provider focused on the food and beverage sector, particularly in Mexican companies and brands that exhibit growth potential. The firm seeks to create a consolidating platform by investing in strategically attractive niches within the healthy food industry, capitalizing on opportunities for growth and consolidation. KUA Mex Foods aims to develop synergies among its portfolio companies, enhancing their supply capabilities across various distribution channels.

Hoteles City Express

Private Equity Round in 2013
Hoteles City Express is a Mexican hotel chain established in 2002, specializing in the economic segment of the business traveler market. The company launched its first hotel under the City Express brand in 2003 and subsequently expanded its portfolio to include City Suites in 2004 and City Junior in 2008. With a rapidly growing presence, Hoteles City Express operates over 96 hotels across Mexico and has distinguished itself as the fastest-growing hotel chain in the country. It is notable for being the first hotel chain in Latin America to receive LEED certification, reflecting its commitment to environmental sustainability through effective water and energy management, emissions reduction, and waste management programs. The combination of high-quality standards in design, construction, and safety, along with a skilled workforce, positions Hoteles City Express as a preferred lodging option for business travelers and an attractive investment opportunity for those seeking modern hotel franchises.

Hoteles City Express

Private Equity Round in 2010
Hoteles City Express is a Mexican hotel chain established in 2002, specializing in the economic segment of the business traveler market. The company launched its first hotel under the City Express brand in 2003 and subsequently expanded its portfolio to include City Suites in 2004 and City Junior in 2008. With a rapidly growing presence, Hoteles City Express operates over 96 hotels across Mexico and has distinguished itself as the fastest-growing hotel chain in the country. It is notable for being the first hotel chain in Latin America to receive LEED certification, reflecting its commitment to environmental sustainability through effective water and energy management, emissions reduction, and waste management programs. The combination of high-quality standards in design, construction, and safety, along with a skilled workforce, positions Hoteles City Express as a preferred lodging option for business travelers and an attractive investment opportunity for those seeking modern hotel franchises.

MediAccess

Private Equity Round in 2008
MediAccess is a healthcare management company that specializes in providing integrated health services with a focus on prevention. The company offers a variety of medical insurance and prepaid programs through its own clinics and a nationwide network of doctors and service providers. Additionally, MediAccess caters to tourists in Mexico by providing medical insurance, ensuring that both residents and visitors have access to quality healthcare services.

Aladia

Private Equity Round in 2006
Aladia is a tourism company based in Monterrey, Mexico, that specializes in providing comprehensive travel packages for foreign tourists. The company offers a range of services, including accommodation, ground transportation, and airline transportation, catering specifically to travelers visiting Mexico. By focusing on the needs of international visitors, Aladia aims to facilitate a seamless travel experience, ensuring that clients have access to essential services during their stay.

VOIT Automotive GmbH

Private Equity Round in 2005
OIT Automotive is a multinational system supplier for the automotive industry. As a technology partner for the engineering, process development, and mass production, they focus on high-precision, customer-specific components for drive technology and driver assistance systems. The core competence is to optimize the complex product designs of his customers at an early stage and manufacture them in series with a reliable process. VOIT offers solutions from a single source: from product and process engineering to prototyping, toolmaking, large-scale production in foundries and stamping shops, surface processing, component assembly, and functional testing to just-in-time delivery of ready-to-install series parts. VOIT is already moving in the world of electrification and autonomous driving of tomorrow.

Ruhrpumpen

Private Equity Round in 2004
Ruhrpumpen, a subsidiary of Corporación EG, has evolved since its establishment in 1979 from a small machine shop into a prominent global supplier of centrifugal pumps. The company specializes in manufacturing a diverse range of pump systems tailored for various sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals, power generation, water management, and industrial applications. Its extensive product line features overhung, magnetic, between-bearing, vertical, horizontal, reciprocating, decoking, and special service pumps. By focusing on customer needs and leveraging advanced technology, Ruhrpumpen provides innovative pumping solutions that cater to a wide array of operational requirements.

Eckerle Holding

Private Equity Round in 2003
Eckerle Holding develops brush systems and EC modules and offers solutions for automotive, automation, electronics, and plastic technology.
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