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Enfoca Inversiones
Enfoca is a leading private equity firm in Spanish-speaking Latin America. It invests in underserved and high-growth sectors expected to develop alongside...
Overview
Enfoca is a leading private equity firm in Spanish-speaking Latin America. It invests in underserved and high-growth sectors expected to develop alongside the growing middle class. The firm grows businesses by deploying transformational capabilities focused on strategy, operations, talent and culture, organic and inorganic expansion, financial optimization and governance.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Peru
City
San Isidro
Corporate office
San Isidro, Peru
Principals
Jesús Zamora
Team member
Jorge Basadre
Team member
Leonardo Bacherer
Team member
Rodrigo Costa
Team member
Sebastián Schaaf
Team member
Alejandro Álvarez Calderón
Team member
Rafael Rivas
Team member
Ursula Cedrón
Team member
Jorge Carhuanina
Team member
Gladys Malpartida
Team member
Miguel Nava
Team member
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What geographies does Enfoca target?
Enfoca focuses exclusively on Spanish-speaking Latin America. The firm invests primarily in Peru, Colombia, and Chile, with additional reach into other Andean and Southern Cone markets where Spanish is the dominant business language and where the middle-class expansion thesis applies.
Which sectors does Enfoca avoid?
The firm does not list explicit exclusions, but its investment thesis centers on sectors directly linked to middle-class consumption growth. Capital-intensive extractive industries, commodity-export businesses, and non-Spanish-speaking markets in Latin America appear outside the firm's stated scope.
What is Enfoca's model for value creation post-acquisition?
Enfoca deploys a buy-and-build operating model. Its team includes former C-level executives who embed into portfolio companies to drive strategic repositioning, operational improvement, organic and inorganic expansion, financial optimization, and governance upgrades — a capability the firm brands as its core differentiator.
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