Latin American Partners

What is Latin American Partners?

Latin American Partners, LLC (LAP) is an international private equity firm specialized in Latin America with regional presence in Mexico and Honduras and headquarters in Washington D.C. Established in 2008, the firm operates as a private equity and mezzanine fund manager focusing on middle-market firms in infrastructure growth sectors.

LAP invests primarily in firms based in Latin America and the Caribbean region, with a specific focus on Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, and Colombia. Their investment strategy prioritizes sectors such as traditional infrastructure, including transportation and logistics, telecom, power and water, as well as natural resources.

The team at LAP brings extensive experience in private equity and private debt covering origination, execution, portfolio management, and divestment within these sectors. As a registered investment advisor with the U.S.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), they emphasize regional knowledge and utilize a strong proprietary network across a broad range of industries to originate and source investments. LAP is capable of creating tailor-made structures to address firms' specific needs by combining equity, quasi-equity instruments, and mezzanine debt.

The firm actively collaborates with portfolio companies to generate value through diverse means such as financial support, operational improvements, acquisitions, and consolidations. They target investments with significant growth potential in revenue and profits during their holding period. Committed to responsible investing, LAP is a signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into investment and management decisions, with experience in applying IFC Performance Standards.

Moreover, LAP offers co-investment opportunities which provide access to additional financing for larger transactions and include Limited Partners in these opportunities.

The team's diverse experience spans over 20 years managing private equity and debt investments in Latin America, with notable achievements such as $713 million in assets managed, outreach to 12 countries, and substantial assets managed providing employment for over 10,350 people through LAP-managed funds portfolio companies.