Welcome to Karakoram Capital, your strategic partner
Karakoram Capital is a private investment firm seeking to acquire and grow a business through active management
We are a team of entrepreneurs, investors, and operators who seek to acquire and exponentially grow a single business
Karakoram Capital is supported by a group of leading global investors with extensive experience in Mexico and across the world
Why choose Karakoram Capital?
We are different than traditional usual buyers like Traditional Private Equity Funds and Strategic Buyers. Karakoram Capital We offer business owners a leadership transition strategy, an agile liquidity solution, and a bridge to the next stage of long-term growth.
The cards below summarize the differences in the investment process between the three main options available to a business owner when looking to sell a part or the entirety of a business.
Karakoram Capital
Karakoram Capital
Investment Process with Karakoram Capital
Objective
Create long-term value and ensure a leading company in its segment
Strategy
Continue the legacy of the acquired company, enabling its employees to become a key part of its growth
Team
Consists of entrepreneurs and operators with a passion to grow and develop companies
Investment Horizon
Long-term
Investment Terms
Quick response and flexible to the needs of all parties
Traditional Private Equity Fund
Traditional Private Equity Fund
Investment Process with a Traditional Private Equity Fund
Objective
Maximize returns for its investors
Strategy
Prioritize investor returns over the employees and legacy of the business
Team
Consists of investment professionals without operational experience
Investment Horizon
4 to 7 years
Investment Terms
Complex due to the need to maximize the returns for its investors
Strategic Buyer
Strategic Buyer
Investment Process with a Strategic Buyer
Objective
Maximize value for its parent company
Strategy
Prioritize the employees and legacy of the parent company over that of the acquired company
Team
Consists of experimented operators focused on the parent company
Investment Horizon
Rapid absorption into the parent company
Investment Terms
Slow due to its focus on the operations of the parent company
Investment process in five steps
Karakoram Capital seeks to acquire the entirety or a majority position in a business with operations in Mexico with the objective of generating long-term value through active management.
1. Preliminary Analysis
2 weeks
Financial and operational analysis of the business
2. Letter of Intent
1 weeks
Preliminary valuation of the business and definition of the general terms for the transaction
3. Due Diligence
8 - 20 weeks
In-depth analysis of the business including: financial, legal, human resource, fiscal, and commercial
4. Negotiation
2 weeks
Final valuation of the company and definition of specific terms of the transaction
5. Closing
4 semanas
Development and signing of legal documents and transfer of funds
1. Preliminary Analysis
2 weeks
Financial and operational analysis of the business
3. Due Diligence
8 - 20 weeks
In-depth analysis of the business including: financial, legal, human resource, fiscal, and commercial
2. Letter of Intent
1 weeks
Preliminary valuation of the business and definition of the general terms for the transaction
4. Negotiation
2 weeks
Final valuation of the company and definition of specific terms of the transaction
5. Closing
4 weeks
Development and signing of legal documents and transfer of funds
Team
Karakoram Capital is composed of a team of professionals focused on searching and successfully operating a single business, setting us apart from investors with mixed portfolios.
Juan Ignacio Pérez-Gea
Juan Ignacio has over 6 years of multifunctional experience in strategy consulting, private equity, and business operations.
He is motivated to create a tangible impact in the operations of business enabling the business and its team to reach its maximum potential. Through this work he hopes to contribute to improve the lives of each employee and the community in which he lives.
He hold an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Alejandro Lizano
Alejandro is a business management student at ITAM, focused in subjects such as mathematics, operations, accounting, and finance.
Andrés San Pedro
Andrés is studying Applied Mathematics at ITAM and has completed courses in statistics, finance, accounting, programming, and mathematics.
David Ospina
David is a student of Economics at ITAM with a broad interest in finance, behavioral economics, and statistics.
Institutional Investors
Individual Investors
Lucas Braun
Ryan Robinson
James Turner
Alex Gelman
José Pablo Fernández
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