Ecus Private Equity

What is Ecus Private Equity?

Ecus Private Equity is a Chile-based private equity fund that specializes in expansion and management buyout/leveraged buyout (MBO/LBO) investments. With a focus on industries such as food & beverage, and others that are unspecified, they bring expertise in equity investments to the table.

They operate with a minimum investment limit of $3,000,000 and can invest up to $15,000,000 in a single venture. Ecus Private Equity is part of a larger investment umbrella that has been active since 1999 under the leadership of Hubert Porte. Their assets under management total $60,000,000.

They are situated at Isidora Goyenecha 3477, 7th Floor, Las Condes, Santiago, 7550106, Chile. Ecus Capital, their parent brand, has a history of significant involvement in the Chilean private equity space, having raised two Chilean private equity funds and over $4 billion in international mutual funds since its inception.

Additionally, associated entities such as Latin America Asset Management Advisors have served as exclusive distributors for noteworthy asset managers like AXA Investment Manager and Comgest in the Andean region, comprising Chile, Peru, and Colombia. A current focal investment is the Ecus Agri Food Fund, which has a 50% interest in AMA Time, a leading producer of organic fruit and vegetable purees in the southern hemisphere.

While Ecus Capital has sold one of its regulated entities, Ecus Administradora General de Fondos S.A., in October 2021, it continues to maintain other investment activities through the Ecus Capital brand.