Investors in Guatemala

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GP Investments

GP Investments is a private equity and alternative investments firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, with a focus on Latin America. Established in 1993, the firm specializes in leveraged acquisitions, buyouts, and growth capital investments primarily in mature mid-sized and large companies, particularly in Brazil. GP Investments does not engage in start-up investments and avoids sectors with negative social or environmental impacts, such as technology, biotech, and weapons. The firm seeks to acquire controlling or joint-control stakes in companies generating annual revenues exceeding $60 million, with average investments ranging from $100 million to $250 million. It diversifies its portfolio across various industries, including retail, healthcare, logistics, and real estate. GP Investments limits its exposure in any single company or sector to ensure risk management. The firm exits its investments through methods such as trade sales and IPOs, and it also invests in real estate projects across residential, office, and retail segments.
Made 1 investments in Guatemala

International Finance Corporation

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is a member of The World Bank Group that focuses on fostering sustainable economic growth in developing countries through private sector investment. It provides a range of financial services, including loans, equity investments, quasi-equity products, and advisory services aimed at supporting startups and various stages of company development. IFC invests in sectors such as agribusiness, financial services, health, education, infrastructure, global manufacturing, oil and gas, telecommunications, and tourism, with a particular emphasis on projects that promote food security, digital finance, and affordable healthcare. The organization targets investments ranging from $1 million to $100 million, often seeking minority stakes but may also take a majority position in its portfolio companies. IFC aims to create jobs, generate tax revenues, and enhance corporate governance in emerging markets, thus contributing positively to local communities. Established in 1956 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., IFC operates globally with offices across various regions, focusing its efforts on financing projects that align with its mission of improving lives in developing countries.
Made 2 investments in Guatemala

Tribeca

Tribeca Asset Management is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Bogotá, Colombia, specializing in acquisitions and growth investments in various sectors across Latin America, particularly in Colombia and the Caribbean. The firm focuses on areas with strong growth potential, including natural resources, power generation, health services, consumer goods, and industrial sectors. Tribeca typically invests between $3.4 million and $70 million in companies with annual sales ranging from $10 million to $100 million and EBITDA between $5 million and $20 million. The firm aims to acquire full or majority stakes in its portfolio companies, or significant minority stakes that allow for active participation in management decisions. Additionally, Tribeca seeks opportunities for mergers among its investment targets, enhancing their growth prospects.

BBH Capital Partners

BBH Capital Partners is the private-equity division of Brown Brothers Harriman, based in New York. It specializes in real estate investments, focusing on core properties through its BBH Real Estate Income Fund. This fund aims to generate steady income and capital appreciation by investing in well-located real estate assets. BBH Capital Partners combines its extensive market knowledge and investment expertise to identify and manage opportunities within the real estate sector, catering to a wide range of investors seeking reliable returns.

Potomac Equity Partners

Potomac Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm focused on providing superior equity returns.

Accion

Accion is a global nonprofit organization founded in 1961 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It focuses on increasing access to financial tools and services for underserved individuals and small businesses to promote financial inclusion. Accion catalyzes financial service providers to deliver affordable, high-quality solutions at scale, thereby helping communities thrive. The organization supports innovative fintech startups through its investment initiative, Venture Lab, which invests in early-stage companies that enhance financial access and improve service quality. Venture Lab provides both capital and strategic support, facilitating growth and operational efficiency for its portfolio companies. By engaging industry leaders and regulators, Accion challenges the financial sector to become more inclusive, ultimately working towards a world where everyone has the opportunity to improve their financial well-being.

Grupo Sierra Capital

Grupo Sierra Capital is an investment banking and private equity firm established in 2016 and is headquartered in Guatemala City, Guatemala. The bank offers mergers and acquisition services such as negotiation, valuation, and due diligence to education, retail, real estate, hotels, restaurants, agriculture, food and beverages, machinery, hospitals, construction, cement, private equity, and catalog sales industries.

IDB Lab

Multilateral Investment Fund is a venture capital fund managed by Inter-American Development Bank. The fund is based in Washington DC, District of Columbia, and invests in software, mobile, mobile commerce, TMT, fintech, and other financial service sectors.

Stafford Capital Partners

Stafford Capital Partners is a prominent alternative investment and advisory group with a global presence, focusing on providing clients access to a range of alternative assets. The firm specializes in private markets, which include private debt and private equity, alongside real assets such as infrastructure and agriculture. Comprising two entities owned entirely by experienced principals, Stafford Capital Partners emphasizes investment performance while maintaining a commitment to integrity and open communication. The firm’s investment portfolio is notably diverse, with a significant allocation to timberland. Through a philosophy of responsible investing, Stafford Capital Partners aims to foster lasting relationships with clients, drawing on decades of industry experience.

Presidio Investors

Buyouts and structured growth investments in leading lower middle market companies.

Capital 4 Development Partners

Capital 4 Development Partners, formerly known as ICCO Investments, is the principal investment arm of ICCO Cooperation. It makes investments in loan, equity, guarantees and SMEs. The firm primarily invests in agribusiness (production, processing, and trade), water & sanitation, health, energy, Inclusive Enterprises and education. The firm typically invests in Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Benin, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Madagascar, Malawi, Kyrgyzstan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The firm prefers to invest between €0.20 million ($.24 million) and €1 million ($1.19 million). It prefers companies with more than three years existence and either EBITDA positive or towards EBTIDA positive within first two years post-investing. Capital 4 Development Partners is based in Utrecht, Netherlands with additional offices in South America, Central America, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Central & South Asia and South East Asia.

Rockland Capital

Rockland Capital is a Texas-based private equity firm established in 2003, specializing in the acquisition and development of investment opportunities within the power and energy infrastructure markets of North America and Western Europe. The firm leverages its professionals' extensive experience in the electric power industry to adopt a hands-on approach in managing its assets. Rockland Capital focuses on value-driven investments that often require additional management due to factors such as structural complexity, operational or financial distress, or market conditions. Currently, Rockland Capital is investing through Rockland Power Partners, a $333 million private equity fund supported by a diverse group of investors, including U.S. endowments, foundations, pension plans, and family offices. The firm also manages a $120 million pledge fund aimed at energy investments, indicating its commitment to addressing opportunities within the evolving energy sector.

Edgewater Capital Partners

Edgewater Capital Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in the acquisition of lower, middle-market companies within the performance materials sector. The firm focuses on niche manufacturers involved in specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and engineered substances. With a strong emphasis on sector-specific investments, Edgewater Capital leverages its extensive experience and expertise to identify and support businesses that operate in these specialized markets.

Polymath Ventures

Polymath Ventures is a private equity and venture builder firm focused on creating and investing in businesses that cater to the emerging middle class in Latin America. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, with additional offices in Mexico, China, and the United States, Polymath specializes in seed investments across various sectors, including diversified financial services, transportation, human resources, entertainment, and hospitality. The firm employs a proprietary business design methodology to develop ventures in-house, followed by the recruitment of founding teams to lead these initiatives. With a record of launching nine ventures and raising over $30 million in equity and debt financing, Polymath remains actively involved in the companies it supports, providing ongoing strategy, operations, and design-thinking assistance throughout their life cycles.

Regent

Regent is a global private equity firm focused on innovating and transforming businesses. Their mission is to create long-term value for our partners, the companies we invest in, and the communities in which we work. Free of pre-defined investment horizons and restrictive parameters, Regent is nimble and operates without the typical constraints associated with managed funds.

Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding

Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It also makes secondary direct and indirect investments. Within direct investments it specializes in buyouts in mature companies. Within fund of fund investments, the firm invests in venture capital funds and turnaround/distressed debt funds. The firm typically invests in industrials, consumer discretionary, telecom, healthcare, utilities, materials, financials, consumer staples, Information Technology, and energy sectors. It invests globally with a focus on Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific. Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holding was founded in 2000 and is based in St. Peter Port, Channel Islands. It operates as a subsidiary of Partners Group Holding AG.

Terra Firma

Terra Firma, founded by Guy Hands in 1994 and based in London, is a private equity investment firm that focuses on transforming asset-rich businesses requiring fundamental change. The firm raises long-term capital from a diverse range of investors, allowing it to invest time, money, and expertise into projects that build sustainable, best-in-class businesses. Terra Firma operates in five key areas: Transformational Private Equity, Support Capital, Operational Secondaries, Operational Real Estate, and Infrastructure 'Plus'. By enhancing the strategy, operations, finances, and management of its investments, the firm has successfully invested €17 billion across 34 businesses, achieving an aggregate enterprise value exceeding €48 billion.

Colville Capital

Colville Capital was founded in 2006 with a vision of a better solution for investing in the smaller end of the middle market. They take pride in the unique structure of their investment partnership and the focused strategy They bring to growing businesses. They work with business owners whose companies have solid fundamentals, a defensible market niche, and opportunities for growth. Their ideal owner seeks liquidity but also a responsible partner to accelerate growth and the transition from “good to great”. They invest in partnership with strong management teams who have conviction and excitement around taking their business to the next level. Colville is emphatically not a fund, but an investment consortium: They are a partnership of selected individual and family office investors who also bring relevant experience and expertise to Their companies. Most of Their investors have personally built substantial businesses, and They have spent Their careers investing with, advising, and working alongside business owners. Because of this, They understand and respect the nature and culture of smaller entrepreneurial companies.

OpenGate Capital

OpenGate Capital is a private equity firm based in California, founded in 2005, that specializes in lower middle-market investments. The firm focuses on acquiring corporate carve-outs, divestitures, and special situations in North America, Western Europe, and Latin America. OpenGate Capital actively seeks distressed investment opportunities, particularly in sectors such as information technology, materials and resources, and business products and services. By targeting these areas, the firm aims to create value through strategic management and operational improvements.

Patricia Industries

Patricia Industries, a part of Investor AB, makes control investments in best-in-class companies with strong market positions, brands and corporate cultures within industries positioned for secular growth. Our ambition is to be the sole owner of our companies, together with strong management teams and boards. We invest with an indefinite holding period, and focus on building durable value and capturing organic and non-organic growth opportunities.

FlatWorld Capital

The FlatWorld team works closely with management to grow portfolio companies into larger, global companies with industry-leading market positions, greater growth prospects, and superior profitability. We assist management in: • accelerating growth by providing access to capital for strategic growth initiatives and add-on acquisitions • improving margins by developing the optimal use of onshore and offshore resources • entering new, high-growth international markets

Adams Street Partners

Adams Street Partners is a global private market investment management firm that specializes in providing investment management capabilities in venture capital and private equity partnerships to institutional investors. Established in 2001 by a team from Brinson Partners' Private Equity Group, the firm is independent and employee-owned, with over 45 years of experience in navigating the complexities of private markets. Adams Street maintains a diversified investment portfolio, primarily focusing on private equity, with a smaller allocation to private debt. The firm is recognized for its disciplined investment approach, commitment to quality, and strong performance. Its collaborative team leverages extensive global resources to deliver world-class investment performance and exemplary client service, ensuring the confidence of its investors in a challenging investment landscape.

Ara Partners

Ara Partners is a diversified platform of private equity managers focused on niche opportunities across the lower middle market energy and industrial sectors.Ara’s Partners invest or commit substantial personal capital to create alignment with our limited partners.They invest directly in assets and don’t back external management teams.

Spectra Investments

Spectra Investimentos Ltda. is a venture capital and private equity firm based in São Paulo, Brazil, specializing in both direct investments and fund of funds. Established in 2012, the firm focuses on distressed and mezzanine investments, primarily targeting middle-market opportunities across various stages, including mature companies, turnarounds, and seed investments. Spectra seeks to invest in Latin America, with interests in sectors such as materials and resources, business services, information technology, healthcare, financial services, energy, and consumer products. In addition to direct investments, the firm invests in private equity, venture capital, and distressed funds, as well as real estate and infrastructure funds. Spectra typically commits between R$ 2.5 million and R$ 15 million per fund and is also involved in secondary investments and private debt opportunities.

Altra Investments

Altra Investments is a private equity firm established in 2005, headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia, with an additional office in Lima, Peru. The firm specializes in buyouts and industry consolidation, focusing on mid-cap companies in the Andean Region and Central America, particularly in Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. Altra typically targets investments in sectors such as consumer durables, cosmetics, healthcare, industrial services, utilities (with an emphasis on biofuels), logistics, and leisure. The firm invests between $20 million and $50 million in companies generating revenues of $15 million to $100 million, preferring to acquire majority stakes or minority stakes with well-defined shareholder agreements and exit strategies. Since its inception, Altra has raised over $500 million from various investors, including pension funds and family offices, and has invested in fifteen platform companies. The firm’s investment horizon generally spans five to eight years, benefiting from local teams with extensive regional experience.

Sanofi Ventures

Sanofi Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Sanofi. We have the ability to seed and to lead financings in early-stage companies with innovative ideas and transformative new products and technologies that are of strategic interest to Sanofi. Among these areas are rare diseases, oncology, immunology and inflammation, vaccines, potential cures in other core areas of Sanofi’s business footprint, and digital health solutions.

Bregal Investments

Bregal Investments, established in 2002, focuses on private equity investments on behalf of COFRA Holdings, a Swiss-based holding company. With $1.25 billion in committed capital, Bregal targets investments in private equity funds, secondary funds, and select co-investments. The firm seeks to deploy equity investments ranging from $20 million to $150 million to acquire and grow businesses with an EBITDA between $5 million and $75 million across its target industries. Bregal operates as both a general partner and a limited partner, managing buyout funds from its base in London, United Kingdom.

Millpond Equity Partners

Millpond Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market, growth-oriented business services companies. Millpond combines a partnership approach with extensive hands-on operational and investment management experience. Its experienced investment professionals work hand-in-hand with leaders of healthy and growing businesses, providing strategic guidance, resources and support while assisting those companies through their next phase of growth.

GE Equity

GE Equity, a division of General Electric, focuses on maximizing returns on the company's investment capital through strategic equity investments. Established with a blend of extensive equity investing experience and the operational expertise of GE, the division primarily seeks minority ownership stakes in established companies that exhibit high growth potential. GE Equity emphasizes various investment strategies, including growth capital, buy-out co-investments, secondary direct purchases, recapitalizations, and limited partner investments. The division leverages GE's global reach and industry knowledge to identify and capitalize on promising investment opportunities across diverse sectors.

MITA Ventures

MITA Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage companies primarily in the information technology sector. The firm specializes in incubation and investments across various stages, including Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, and Series B, with investment amounts ranging from $50,000 to $5 million. MITA Ventures targets startups in fintech, enterprise software, medtech, edtech, and e-commerce, with a particular emphasis on enabling technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. The firm primarily seeks opportunities in the United States and Latin America, especially from teams based in Mexico. Additionally, MITA Ventures runs accelerator programs and actively engages with founders to support their growth and facilitate future co-investments.

Virgin

Virgin is an international investment group founded in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, recognized for its diverse portfolio across various sectors, including mobile telephony, travel, financial services, leisure, music, and health and wellness. With a workforce of over 65,000 employees operating in more than 50 countries, Virgin is managed by Virgin Management, which supports the growth of the Virgin brand and the Branson family. The group focuses on delivering long-term capital appreciation through investments in core consumer sectors, actively seeking new opportunities and partnerships. Virgin emphasizes the importance of value for money, quality, and innovation, empowering its employees to provide exceptional customer experiences. The brand is committed to fostering collaboration by leveraging skills and expertise from multiple industries to create successful ventures.

Industrial Growth Partners

INDUSTRIAL GROWTH PARTNERS® was founded in 1997 with a single vision: to invest in and build global, market-leading manufacturing businesses. Since our inception, IGP has specialized exclusively in the manufacturing sector with a particular focus on engineered products businesses. We are firm believers in the adage "you're only as good as the company you keep" and over our history we have partnered with some of the best industrial CEOs and management teams in the middle market. IGP's senior investment professionals are motivated by a strong desire to collaborate with the very best managers to create exceptional long-term equity returns.

IFU

IFU is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that specializes in providing equity, mezzanine financing, loans, and guarantees to projects in developing countries. Established in 1967, IFU focuses on creating and financing new businesses, joint ventures between Danish companies and local partners, and acquiring existing ventures. The firm primarily invests in sectors such as commercial services, biofuels, renewable energy, and irrigation systems, with a particular emphasis on climate and agribusiness. Investments are targeted at countries with a low gross national income per capita, as defined by specific criteria, and include regions across Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. IFU typically invests between DKK 0.5 million and DKK 100 million and often seeks co-investment opportunities with Danish firms. The firm also supports small and medium-sized enterprises and provides advisory services for business investments in developing markets. With a preference for board membership, IFU aims to exit investments within five to seven years, ensuring a positive return for its stakeholders.

Global Forest Partners

Global Forest Partners is a private equity firm that specializes in timberland asset investments. Founded in 1982 and based in Lebanon, New Hampshire, the firm manages timber funds and separate managed accounts for institutional and qualified investors. It invests in plantation forestry regions worldwide, with a focus on Africa, Asia (including Australia and New Zealand), and Latin America (covering areas such as the Southeast United States, Guatemala, and several countries in South America, including Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia). The firm conducts in-house research to inform its investment decisions and has additional offices in Asia and South America.

Humus Capital

Humus Capital Partners LLC is a private equity firm based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2010. The firm focuses on middle market and emerging growth investments, with a particular interest in industry consolidation, buyouts, turnarounds, and growth capital. Humus Capital avoids investments in the land and agriculture sectors, instead concentrating on companies in animal protein, frozen foods, hospitality and leisure, education, healthcare, and retail, particularly within the agribusiness sector in Latin America. The firm typically invests around $20 million in its portfolio companies and prefers to acquire a majority stake. Additionally, Humus Capital aims to take an active role in its investments by securing a seat on the board of directors and plans to exit through initial public offerings or sales to strategic buyers.

Norfund

Norfund is a Norwegian government organization founded in 1997, based in Oslo, that focuses on reducing poverty and enhancing economic development in low-income countries. It serves as an active, strategic minority investor, providing risk capital, equity, and loans to businesses in regions where access to financing is limited. Primarily operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as selected areas in Southeast Asia and Central America, Norfund aims to foster sustainable business growth in environments where the private sector is underdeveloped. The organization also invests in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to further support local economic initiatives. Through its investments, Norfund seeks to create a significant positive impact on the economies of the countries it targets.

Legend Ventures

Legend Ventures invests in early-stage New Media, Telecommunications and Information Technology Companies.

Bright Capital

Bright Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2010, originally based in Moscow, Russia. The firm adopts a merchant venturing approach and invests globally across various stages, including early-stage and late-stage ventures, as well as growth equity. Bright Capital focuses on breakthrough and disruptive technology companies, with a diverse portfolio that includes investments in energy, cleantech, efficiency, water, and advanced materials. Additionally, the firm engages in the telecom, media, and technology sector through its dedicated Digital fund.

Gulf Coast Capital Partners

Gulf Coast Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts.

Astor Capital

Astor Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in innovative technology companies and compelling consumer brands in North and South America. We partner with outstanding entrepreneurs that have the passion to build special businesses. We work tirelessly to support entrepreneurs’ visions without getting in the way of what makes them special. Companies of interest typically have the following characteristics: 1. Seek to disrupt large existing markets or create new ones 2. Are generating revenue and need growth capital 3. Have a sustainable competitive advantage, usually based on a unique technology, brand or team

Aurora Resurgence Fund

The Aurora Resurgence Fund based in Los Angeles, targeted debt and equity investments in mid-market companies facing "operational or financial" challenges.

Graycliff Partners

Graycliff Partners is an independent investment firm based in New York, specializing in middle market private equity and mezzanine investments. Established in 2009, the firm operates primarily in the United States and Latin America, focusing on lower-middle market companies in the manufacturing, business services, and value-added distribution sectors. Graycliff Partners provides capital for various business needs, including acquisitions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth, and expansion. The firm aims to partner with founder and family-owned businesses to support their development and success.

Incofin Investment Management

Incofin Investment Management is a private equity firm based in Wilrijk, Belgium, that specializes in investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs) and small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. The firm focuses on providing financial services, including credit, savings, and insurance, to underserved populations, particularly in rural areas and the agricultural sector. Incofin IM typically makes debt, equity, and guarantee investments, while ensuring it does not become a majority shareholder in the MFIs it supports, thus participating actively in governance. It primarily targets investments in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, with a commitment to investing at least 25% in African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries. The firm has a strong emphasis on financial inclusion, seeking to enhance access to financial services for smallholder farmers and those involved in agricultural value chains. With 15 years of experience in impact investing, Incofin IM aims to create positive social outcomes alongside financial returns.

Redwood Capital Investments

Redwood Capital Investments seeks to invest in later state companies.

Mid Oaks Investments

Mid Oaks Investments is a private investment firm that invests its own capital in middle market companies that possess a substantial opportunity for value creation. They seek to partner with entrepreneurial management teams with the foresight and vision necessary to elevate an enterprise to the next level of performance.

Haddington Ventures

Haddington Ventures, L.L.C. is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Houston, Texas, established in 1998. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth investments within the midstream energy infrastructure sector, focusing primarily on gas and liquids storage opportunities, underground hydrocarbon storage, and natural gas gathering and processing. Haddington Ventures avoids direct ownership of oil and gas reserves and companies primarily involved in commodity trading. It typically invests between $20 million and $70 million in companies with an enterprise value ranging from $100 million to $500 million, targeting control-oriented investments but also considering non-controlling stakes. The firm generally maintains its investments for three to five years, aiming to exit through sales to larger financial sponsors or recapitalizations. Haddington Ventures primarily invests in North America but has also shown interest in the European market, particularly in sectors related to hydrogen hubs, energy storage, and critical minerals.

Branch Brook Holdings

Branch Brook Holdings partners with growing companies in the natural, organic, and specialty sectors, focusing on food and beverage, beauty and personal care, vitamins and natural remedies, household products, pet food, and children's products. The firm collaborates closely with owners, founders, and management teams to provide essential capital, resources, and distribution support. In addition, Branch Brook Holdings offers strategic guidance to help these companies navigate challenges and seize growth opportunities in their respective markets.

Amundi Group

Full Investment Portfolio: Equities 15,2% Multi-asset 15.1% Treasury Products 11.8% Bonds 38.5% Joint Ventures 14.2% Founded in 2010, Amundi Group is an asset manager based in Paris. The firm makes investments through private markets globally.

Marin Investments

Marin Investments is a company engaged in real estate, private equity, and publicly traded equity.

EQUITIS

Equitis is a Private Equity management company incorporated by three professionals in fund management has developed a well-known practice in trust and fund management. Its main assets are a strong expertise based on the setting up and management of more than 30 private equity funds as well as the sale of more than 300 investments. The wide range of its offer in regards to private equity funds and trust allows Equitis to meet the needs of private equity companies, bank investment teams and national and international institutional investors.