Hector Martinez Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • B2C

Hector Martinez General Information

Biography

Mr. Hector Martinez served as Director at IasaCorp International. He serves as Managing Partner at SouthLight Capital. He brings over 20 years of investment banking, project finance and private equity experience in Latin America. He is responsible for sourcing, executing and monitoring the group's investments throughout Latin America, including managing the group's investments in Chile and Peru. He currently sits on the Board of Urbano Express in Peru, on the Board of CasaIdeas in Chile and on the Board of QBCo in Colombia. Prior to joining the SouthLight Capital business, he managed the overall activities of The Colony LatAm Partners in Peru since 2008, which was expanded to include Chile in 2015 and Colombia in 2017. Prior to the Colony LatAm Partners, he was a Director of Project Finance at Latin Pacific Capital, where he led several advisory projects in the mining, infrastructure, and agribusiness sectors. Prior to Latin Pacific Capital, he worked at Santander Investment, where he was Vice President responsible for cross-border M&A and project finance, and at Interinvest (Interbank Group), where he worked on several mergers and acquisitions in the small and mid-cap sector. He also worked at HSBC Securities in New York, where he was responsible for the origination and execution of equity underwriting mandates for Latin American corporations on the NYSE. He holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina and a law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, SouthLight Capital
Education
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Gender
Male
Email
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Phone
+52
Address
  • Pedregal 24,Molino del Rey
  • 8-801B
  • Mexico City, 11040
  • Mexico
+52

Hector Martinez Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
SouthLight Capital Investor Managing Partner Mexico City, Mexico Growth/Expansion

Hector Martinez Lead Partner on Deals (2)

Hector Martinez has been the lead partner on 2 deals. Their latest deal was with Casaideas, a specialty retail company. The deal was made on 19-Jan-2017.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Casaideas 19-Jan-2017 Buyout/LBO Completed Specialty Retail Santiago, Chile
Acurio Restaurantes 01-Jun-2012 Completed Restaurants and Bars Lima, Peru

Hector Martinez Network (25)

Portfolio Executives (9)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Mauricio Russo Casaideas Chief Executive Officer 19-Jan-2017 Santiago, Chile
Claudia Venegas Casaideas Co-Founder & Co-Owner 19-Jan-2017 Santiago, Chile
Casaideas President of the Board 19-Jan-2017 Santiago, Chile
Acurio Restaurantes Co-Founder & Co-Owner 01-Jun-2012 Lima, Peru
Acurio Restaurantes Co-Owner & General Manager 01-Jun-2012 Lima, Peru

Fund Team Members (16)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Omer Syed The Abraaj Group Abraaj TRSLA Separate Account Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Badreldin The Abraaj Group Abraaj TRSLA Separate Account Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Abraaj Group Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Colony Capital Los Angeles, CA
The Abraaj Group Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hector Martinez Affiliated Funds (2)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Abraaj Latin America Fund II The Abraaj Group Buyout Liquidated 2015
Abraaj TRSLA Separate Account The Abraaj Group Buyout Liquidated 2014

Hector Martinez FAQs

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    Hector Martinez’s primary position is Managing Partner.

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    Hector Martinez’s email address is he and his phone number is +52 .

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