• We are an investment group focused on middle market companies in Argentina
    The funds we manage mainly come from partners of leading
    international Private Equity firms.

    We invest in companies with attractive growth and value-enhancement
    potential, leveraging our group's extensive investment experience to add value.

About us

Our purpose is to invest in medium-sized companies with value growth potential.

Our group of investors has relevant investing experience in Private Equity.

  • Most of them act as partners of leading Private Equity funds in Europe and the United States.
  • Bringing in significant investment experience, gained from investing in over 600 companies in multiple industries worldwide.

Where possible, we leverage our group of investors’ extensive international Private Equity experience and global network throughout the various stages of investment and value creation processes:

  • Deal evaluation.
  • Deal strategy definition.
  • Execution of performance enhancement plans of portfolio companies.
  • Exit strategy.

Investment Criteria

INDUSTRIES

  • We have an open and flexible approach, considering companies operating across a broad range of industries.
  • We have particular interest in industries that benefit from the new stage of economic development in Argentina.
  • Focus on noncyclical sectors that have defensive growth niches and can thrive under different economic and political circumstances.
  • With strong downside protection in all reasonable worst-case scenarios.
  • As well as in industries and business models that may be less developed compared to more mature developed economies.

DEAL TYPE

  • Companies requiring capital for value growth plans.
  • Family-owned businesses looking to partially or fully exit.
  • Succession processes and transitions to non-family run business.
  • Non-core assets from multinational companies.
  • Management buyouts.

COMPANIES

  • Companies with value growth potential.
  • Experienced management teams.
  • Sound market positions with positive and long-term defensible cash flow.
  • Healthy operations and undergoing short-term liquidity needs.

Investment Approach

  • We take decisions within short periods of time.
  • Focus on building long running and sustainable relationships.
  • Investment horizon of at least 5 years.
  • Openness to co-control or minority positions with quality, like-minded, and aligned partners.
  • Close collaboration with management teams in the definition and execution of business plans.
  • Preference for equity-linked compensation plans to align short and long-term interests.

Investments

MATBA ROFEX

www.matbarofex.com.ar

MATBA ROFEX is the largest futures and options exchange in Argentina.

Our group initially invested in ROFEX, the largest financial derivatives exchange in the country, when it was a private company. In 2019, ROFEX merged with MATBA, the largest agricultural derivatives exchange, and became a listed company.

Several financial and agricultural derivatives are traded at MATBA ROFEX, including futures and options on currencies, agricultural commodities (soybean, corn, and wheat), stocks, stock indexes, metals, energy, crypto currencies, among other financial assets and commodities.

MATBA ROFEX provides services to the financial, exchanges and mutual funds industries in Argentina and in the Region, including proprietary clearinghouse, custody services and technological infrastructure.

In 2022, MATBA ROFEX acquired LUMINA in Mexico, a software company that designs, develops, and implements financial industry solutions in Mexico, Central America, and United States.

In 2024, MATBA ROFEX started the merger process with MAE to continue with its market consolidation strategy.

Contact Us

 

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ADDRESS

Guatemala 5885 (C1425BVM).
Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Argentina

EMAIL
info@equitypartners.com.ar