The Mexican Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AMEXCAP) is the only Private Equity and Venture Capital Association in Mexico representing more than 80 GPs and over USD $69 billion in assets.
You are welcome to participate at our Private Equity SUMMIT 2023 next March 28th and 29th at the “Four Seasons Hotel” in Mexico City.
Every year since 2006, AMEXCAP has organized this Summit, becoming the most important event of Private equity in Mexico and the ideal meeting point for key players of the innovation, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness ecosystem of Mexico.
This event also generates discussions regarding the opportunities, challenges and complexities of the Mexican Private Equity and Venture Capital environment and the economic development.
It also assembles the most prestigious International and National Limited Partners and General Partners, business owners, CEOs, key government officials, Family Offices, specialized advisors, entrepreneurs, accelerators, among others. The Summit’s 2022 edition achieved over 630 attendees.
The 2023 edition is important for AMEXCAP, we commemorate our 20th anniversary. This is a great moment to celebrate what we have achieved as and industry and to think over on the challenges of the future, especially in terms of impact, sustainability, diversity and inclusion.
CEO AMEXCAP
Liliana is CEO from AMEXCAP since April, 2018. Before this, she was Venture Capital Director of the National Entrepreneurship Institute (INADEM). She has more than 15 years of experience in development banks in areas such as projects evaluation, technical assistance and project management with multilateral and bilateral funding.
She has worked as an independent consultant and project manager of local economic development projects financed with international cooperation funds.
Mrs. Reyes has graduated in international affairs from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. She has master degree in Local Economic Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a master degree in International Cooperation and Project Management from the Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset from Madrid, Spain. She also has a Diploma in Private Equity from the IPADE Business School.
INADEM is an institution within the Mexican Ministry of Economy, which aims to implement, execute and coordinate the national policy to support entrepreneurs, and micro, small and medium enterprises, fostering innovation, competitiveness and projection in national and international markets.
Presidente AMEXCAP
In May 2016, Raul Gallegos joined the Asset Management group at Credit Suisse to develop and lead and new Real Estate lending platform through the launch of a specialized fund (CBFI) focused on issuing loans for income producing properties. The target asset classes for this vehicle include office buildings, retail centers, industrial properties and hotels. The fund was successfully closed in 3Q17 and to date it has invested over $17 billion pesos.
Prior to this, Mr. Gallegos was the President and CEO for GE in Mexico since July 2013, where he was focused on business development and growth in the country through the various industrial and financial business units. At the time, the company had 11,000 employees, 17 manufacturing plants, 5 service centers and the largest engineering center in Mexico with 1800 specialized engineers.
Raúl began his career with GE in 1997 in Stamford, Connecticut with the Latin America group of GE Capital Structured Finance, where he worked on debt and equity transactions for infrastructure projects in Energy, Telecom and the Transportation industries.
In 1999, he returned to México to join the GE Capital Real Estate business, where he first worked as a Relationship Manager and originator, and then as the leader of the Debt Business. During 7 years, he was focused on consolidating and growing their loan portfolio, achieving a level of specialization unique in the industry, and a completely integrated platform that became the market leader with over $4 billion dollars in assets. From 2006 to 2013, he served as General Manager of GE Real Estate in México, where he was responsible for both the debt and equity businesses which totaled more than $5 billion dollars in assets, including managing Intramerica Real Estate Group, one of the principal owners and operators of industrial properties in Mexico with a portfolio of more than 200 buildings and 17 million square feet. In December 2012, GE Capital Real Estate sold this platform to Macquarie to create what is now Fibra Macquarie.
Raúl is a Civil Engineer from Universidad Anáhuac and he has an MBA from Columbia University in New York. He started his professional career at Industrias Gar-Vel, one of the most important mechanical contractors in Mexico, where he participated and led some of the most important construction projects in the country.
Founder & CEO KUESKI
Adalberto Flores is the co-founder and CEO of Kueski, the fastest-growing digital financial services platform in Mexico. Adal founded Kueski with the mission to simplify people’s financial lives through innovation.
The Kueski product ecosystem includes Kueski Pay and Kueski Cash which, under Adal’s strategic leadership, have disbursed over 10 million loans to more than 1.8 million consumers throughout Mexico. Additionally, Kueski continues to be internationally recognized as an industry leader, having won "Best BNPL Solution" award at the Finovate Awards, earned a spot on the "Best Companies for Young Professionals in Mexico" and "Most Ethical Companies in Mexico" lists as well as being named to CB Insights Fintech 250 list in 2022.
Prior to founding Kueski in 2012, Adal managed operations at Ooyala in Mexico. He has earned recognition, such as the Intel Entrepreneurship Challenge prize (2009), the E100 Mexico West Entrepreneurship Recognition (2012), and Adolf Horn (2019), among others.
He graduated with an Industrial and Systems Engineer degree at Tec de Monterrey and speaks Mandarin, Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
Subdirector de inversiones PENSIONISSSTE
Investment Professional SPECTRA INVESTMENTS
Alexander Saller is a Jr. Partner at Spectra Investments, having joined the firm in 2017. He is responsible for all of the investment and asset monitoring activities in LatAm ex-Brazil. Prior to joining Spectra, Alexander spent four years at BTG Pactual Asset Management, as an analyst in the alternative assets division, which includes PE, Infra, Real Estate and Timberland. Alexander holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, with concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship, from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.
Managing Director, Head of Latam PANTHEON
Ana is a member of Pantheon’s Emerging Markets Investment Team, where she focuses on the analysis, evaluation and completion of Latin American investment opportunities. She is also a member of the Investor Relations Team servicing Latin American institutional investors. Ana is a member of Pantheon’s Emerging Markets Investment Committee and Inclusion and Diversity Committee. In addition, Ana is a member of the GPCA Latin America Council. Prior to joining Pantheon, she was an investment professional at Tribeca Asset Management and Corficolombiana, Colombia’s largest financial corporation. She has also worked in short projects at Credit Suisse's Financial Sponsors Group, Actis, and LPEQ (now LPeC), the listed private market advocacy based in London. Ana graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and holds an MBA from London Business School. She is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, and is based in Bogotá.
Co-Fundador y Presidente GRUPO IGS
Mr. Antonio Ruiz Galindo T. was founder, Chairman and CEO of IGS Group since 1997 date that the company was funded. He is currently chairman of the Board of Directors.
In 1970 he started his career in D.M. Nacional S.A. (office furniture and automotive stamping company) a company of the DESC Group, in Administration and Finance until he became the CEO of the company in 1976. In 1982 he became CEO of DESC Comercio Exterior S.A. de C.V. (Trading Company)
From 1986 to 1991 he became CEO and partner of a consulting firm in Mergers and Acquisitions, Strategic Planning, and Investment banking, FINACORP S.C. Also invested in FINSA Brokerage House and became Managing Director
In 1991 he acquires and becomes partner and CEO in a construction company Ingeniería Integral S.A. de C.V. specialized on industrial construction.
In 1997 he founded Industrial Global Solutions S.A de C.V, a Private Equity Fund specialized in Industrial Real Estate and manages an investment Funds; “Mexico Real Estate Investments, L.P.
In 2011 IGS issued two CKDs (certificates of capital for development in the Mexican Stock Exchange to invest on the Industrial, Retail and Low-Income Housing sectors.
Founder and ex-president of the Association Mexicana de Capital Privado A.C. (Mexican Private Equity Association), He was member of the board of CCE (Business Coordinating Council), member of the board of the AVANCE program sponsor by CONACYT AND NAFINSA (Development Banks in Mexico) and independent member of the board of Afore XXI until the company was sold to Grupo Banorte.
He is currently a member of the Board of FIMEDER (Micro Financial Institution), member of the of de Trustees of FOMENTO DE CULTURA, A.C. (Universidad Iberoamericana), member of the board of ADEXPASE, Chairman and CEO of Ancar Consultores business promotion company and CEO of RUGALTE (Holding Company).
Mr. Ruiz Galindo has the degree of bachelor’s in business administration from the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Presidente y Socio Director Senior NEXXUS CAPITAL
CEO GRUPO IGS
Partner, Private Equity APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT
Bogdan Ignaschenko. He has been a partner at Apollo, based in New York City, since 2011, and is part of Apollo’s Private Equity and Financial Services teams. Mr. Ignaschenko serves on multiples boards including Wheels / Donlen, a fleet leasing business, Novolex, a leading North American packaging business, and Aeromexico, the flag carrier of Mexico. Mr. Ignaschenko previously served as a member of the board of directors of Tranquilidade, a large Portuguese insurance company, between 2017 and 2020. Prior to joining Apollo, Mr. Ignaschenko worked with Credit Suisse in the investment banking division from 2009 to 2011. Mr. Ignaschenko holds a bachelor degree in economics from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Coordinador del Subcomité de Inversiones Alternativas AMAFORE
Carlos is the head of alternative investments at Afore SURA (Mexican pension fund with more than USD 40 bn in AUMs). Before joining Afore Sura, Carlos worked as Investment Director at SURA Asset Management. In this role, he was responsible for the manager selection and monitoring process in both, the public and private markets. During 2012, Carlos held the position of Head of Risk Management at ING Colombia, where he was responsible for the investments risk of the mandatory funds and wealth management bussines. Previously, he was an analyst in risk management at AFP Protección (the second largest Colombian pension fund). Carlos is a Manager Engineer and Financial Specialist from Universidad Nacional de Colombia and received a Master of Science in Finance from Boston College - Carroll School of Management. In 2022, Carlos achieved the CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing.
Managing Partner DISCOVERY AMERICAS
Managing Partner DALUS CAPITAL
Diego Serebrisky is an experienced and recognized investor in Latin America. He is co-founder & Managing Partner of Dalus Capital, a venture capital fund based in Mexico (previously called Alta Ventures Mexico). He invests in early-stage Latin American startups in four themes: inclusion, climate innovation, business productivity, and digital consumers. He has led Dalus/Alta Ventures investments and is a board member in Clip, Kubo Financiero, Xertica, UnDosTres, Aptuno, Bankingly, DecisionNext, ZeBrands (as observer), and previously Technisys.
Before Dalus, Diego was Managing Director at Advent International, a global private equity fund. He spent 13 years in its Mexico City office and then relocated to Bogota, Colombia, where he launched and was Head of Advent’s Colombian office.
Previously Diego worked as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Caracas, Venezuela, Johannesburg, South Africa, and New York City providing strategy advice to large clients.
Diego was president of AMEXCAP – the Mexican Private Equity Association – during 2008 and 2009 and was a member of the Board during 2017-2019. He was also a founding member of the Board of ColCapital – the Colombian Private Equity Association – from its inception to early 2016. He also collaborates as Endeavor and Masschallenge mentor and participates in developing the entrepreneurial ecosystems in Colombia and Mexico. He writes a blog on entrepreneurship and venture capital at serebrisky.com.
Diego has a degree in Computer Engineering, summa cum laude from Universidad Simón Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela; and holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Socio RITCH MUELLER
Principal ECP
Mr. Ciabatti is a Principal at ECP. He is involved in all areas of the Firm’s investment activities, with particular emphasis on the downstream, renewable fuels, energy efficiency and environmental infrastructure sectors, as well as environmental and industrial services, and is on the ESG Committee and Compliance Committee. He serves on the boards of Restaurant Technologies, Inc., Metrus Energy, Transit Energy Group and US Development Group. Previously, he served on the boards of CIG Logistics, Summit Midstream Partners, L.P and ADA Carbon Solutions.
Prior to joining ECP in 2013, Mr. Ciabatti was an Analyst in the Natural Resources Investment Banking Group at Barclays.
Mr. Ciabatti received a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University.
Subsecretario SECRETARIA DE HACIENDA Y CRÉDITO PÚBLICO
Partner LINZOR CAPITAL PARTNERS
Gerardo Biagi, es socio de Linzor Capital Partners, firma a la cual se unió en 2011. Antes de Linzor, Gerardo trabajó para Goldman Sachs por 5 años, donde fué Asociado en la división de banca de inversión de América Latina con sede en Ciudad de México, asesorando a clientes de diferentes industrias en la región, y también formó parte del grupo de Instituciones Financieras de EE UU en Nueva York. Previo a eso fue analista financiero en Convermex, una empresa mexicana de vajillas desechables. El Sr Biagi es o ha sido miembro del Directorio de Inconcert y Convertia, Sociedad Integral de Especialistas en Salud S.A.S (SIES), Engencap Holdings S de R.L de C.V (Engen Capital), TIP de México, S.A.P.I de C.V. (TIP) y Expocredit Colombia S.A.S (Onest).
El Sr Biagi tiene una licenciatura en Actuaria del Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, graduándose en el top 5% de su clase.
Managing Partner DISCOVERY AMERICAS
Harry Krensky is a Founder and Managing Partner of Discovery Americas. Mr. Krensky is a Founder and Director of Volaris (ULCC Airline), Traxion (Logistics and Transportation), H+ (Healthcare) and Merited (Education). He serves as Chairman of the Board of Mas (air cargo) and Merited. Mr. Krensky also sits on the board of directors of Kidzania and Buzz Franchise Brands. Previously he served on the Board of Trustees of Colby College (where he served as Chairman of the Investment Committee) and the Governing Board of Defy Ventures. He was a Founder and Managing Partner of emerging market hedge fund managers Discovery Capital Management and Atlas Capital Management; and was a Founder and Lead Portfolio Manager of the Deutsche Bank emerging market hedge fund. He has worked in the emerging market group of Bear Stearns; and has served as an Adjunct Professor of international business at New York University's Stern School of Business. Mr. Krensky has a BA from Colby College, a master's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. hkrensky@discoveryamericas.com
Partner ALLVP
Jimena brings over 10 years of entrepreneurial experience developed in multiple tech companies. Inside the firm she leads the relationship with Slang, Mendel, Fondeadora, and Apli. She began her journey in the entrepreneurial ecosystem after co-founding Carrot, the region´s largest carsharing and P2P mobility marketplace which was ALLVP’s first investment back in 2012. Her time as Carrot’s co-founder and CEO led her to become an Endeavor Entrepreneur. Jimena continued her path as an operator at Meta (Facebook), where she served as Product Growth Manager. During this time, she developed a deep expertise around product, user experience and go-to-market strategies, which she also shared with entrepreneurs via mentorships and angel investments.
She came back home to ALLVP in May 2022 and will become our portfolio company’s best ally for operative guidance, founder-to-founder empathy and product strategy. Jimena holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico. She has been recognized as Forbes Mexico 30-under-30 Promises, Emprendedora Expansión, and TEDx speaker.
Managing Partner COMETA
Years of experience: 16
Year of incorporation to the Firm: 2014
Pepe is Managing Partner of Cometa, one of the most active seed and Series A venture capital firms in Latin America. Pepe has a decade of experience in early-stage investments in Spanish speaking markets. Some of Cometa's portfolio companies include unicorns such as Bitso, Cabify and Wallapop, and post Series C platforms such as Kueski, Welcome Tech and Gaia. Pepe sits on the boards of Kueski, Simetrik, Kala, Yotepresto, Guros, Hunty and Bnext.
Prior to joining Cometa, Pepe was Managing Director of the Mexican Chapter of Cognodata, a Spanish consulting firm focused on developing mathematical and analytic models directed to improving the costumer strategy and reducing risk for key clients. These included a number of top banks, retailers and telecom companies in Mexicoand the rest of LATAM..
Earlier in his career, Pepe worked as a Case Team Leader at Bain & Company, leading financial services, retail, consumer goods and oil and gas projects. Pepe also has six years of experience at CEMEX, the world leader in construction materials, where he acted as Commercial Project Leader for the Europe-Asia division, followed by a position as Commercial Planning Regional Manager for the Mexico division, and finally as Financial Planning and Investment Manager of its +$2B USD Mexican operation.
Pepe holds an MBA with a specialization in Finance from INSEAD in France; a MS/Marketing Specialization in Marketing from the University of Oregon in Oregon, USA; and executive education in PE/VC from HBS. He earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering Administrator from Tec de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Monterrey, Mexico.
08:00 - 08:30
Registro y Networking
Coffee Break
08:30 - 09:00
20 años de Capital Privado en México: ¿cómo ha evolucionado y cuáles son los retos a futuro para la industria de capital privado en México?
09:00 - 09:30
Entrevista. Panorama para la inversión en México hacia 2023 y 2024: Nearshoring
09:30 - 10:00
Testimonios de la industria de capital privado en México - Growth & LBO
10:00 - 10:30
Invertir en alternativos como estrategia de diversificación. La visión de las aseguradoras.
10:30 - 11:20
Testimonios de la industria de capital privado en México - Real Estate
11:20 - 11:35
Coffee break
11:35 - 12:15
Fortalecimiento y desarrollo del mercado de capitales, ¿dónde estamos?
12:15 - 12:55
Retos de inversión en activos alternativos: mercados secundarios. ¿Qué se necesita para detonar el mercado secundario en México?
12:55 - 13:25
Navigating the Private Equity Market
13:25 - 14:25
Comida
14:25 - 15:10
Testimonios de la industria de capital privado en México - Crédito Privado
15:10 - 15:50
ASG ¿Por qué es importante avanzar en este tema y qué estamos haciendo?
15:50 - 16:30
¿Qué toman en cuenta los Bancos de Desarrollo para la inversión y cuál es su perspectiva a futuro? Prioridades y criterios de selección para la inversión.
16:30 - 16:45
Coffee break
16:45 - 17:25
Alternativas de Deuda Privada en el Nearshoring
17:25 - 17:55
Testimonios de la industria de capital privado en México – Venture Capital
17:55 - 18:35
Nuevas estructuras de vehículos de inversión en México.
18:35 - 19:35
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