Built on Trust.
Guided by Excellence.

— WHO WE ARE

OUR VALUES

Trustworthy

Collaborative

Constant Involvement

Humility

Continuous Search for Excellence

Our Team

— EXPERIENCE THAT DELIVERS

Javier G. Teruel

CHAIRMAN

  • Former Vice Chairman Colgate-Palmolive

  • Founding Partner at Spectron Desarrollo

  • International Senior Management Program, Harvard University

Erik Carlberg

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER

  • Formerly with Baring LATAM Partners and the Bank of Montreal

  • MBA, Ivey School of Business

  • International Executive Program at IMD

Rafael Payró

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER

  • Formerly with Baring LATAM Partners, AIG Capital Partners and InverMexico/Blackstone Group NYC Office

  • MBA, Georgetown University

Scott McDonough

MANAGING DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER

  • Formerly with vSpring Capital, Lovesac (co-founder NASDAQ: LOVE) and Fenwick & West

  • JD, Georgetown University Law Center

Javier García-Teruel

MANAGING DIRECTOR

  • Founding Partner at Spectron Desarrollo

  • Formerly with McKinsey & Company

  • MBA, Harvard Business School

Leticia Navarro

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMBER

  • Former Secretary of Tourism and advisor of BANCOMEX, BANOBRAS, and HSBC

  • Mid-management, Simmons College

José De Cárdenas

PRINCIPAL

  • Formerly with BCG, J.P. Morgan, and Nexus Group

  • MBA, UVA Darden School of Business

David Oscos, CFA

PRINCIPAL

  • Formerly with The Olayan Group's PE team and with Prudential RE Investors

  • MBA, Columbia Business School

Cristián Minondo

ASSOCIATE

Edith Ramos

SR. ANALYST

José Carlos Cardoso

ANALYST

Felipe González

ANALYST

Juan Carlos Ávila

Office Manager

Our Commitment to Positive Impact.

Alta aims to create a positive impact in SMEs through the implementation of systematic processes.

+6500 jobs created

Women represent +50% of the workforce in the portfolio companies

+33% of active Fund III portfolio companies have a female CEO, and 17% have a female Chair of the Board

ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Execute an environmental management system (EMS)

  • Perform periodic maintenance programs and plans

  • Implement resource efficiency and pollution prevention practices

SOCIAL

  • Policies for gender equality and mechanisms for reporting unethical behavior

  • Promote the training and development of personnel

  • Integral report verifying quality of fire escape and fire suppression technologies

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

  • Regulatory compliance and financial transparency

  • Anti-money laundering and anti-corruption practices

  • Establishment of a board of directors with independent members