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Inverlat
Founded in Buenos Aires by a quartet of operators with deep ties to Argentine industry — Carlos Giovanelli of Havanna, Damián Pozzoli and Guillermo...
Inverlat
Founded in Buenos Aires by a quartet of operators with deep ties to Argentine industry — Carlos Giovanelli of Havanna, Damián Pozzoli and Guillermo Stanley of Banco Macro, and Osvaldo Pieruzzini — Inverlat operates as a generalist investment company. Unlike a pure financial sponsor, the partnership embeds operational control into its investment thesis, drawing on its principals' executive roles at publicly listed firms. Inverlat targets mature, cash-generating assets across Argentina and Uruguay. The firm's strategy spans regulated utilities, consumer brands, and residential real estate. A recent consortium deal, executed with the Neuss family and Newsan founder Rubén Cherñajovsky through the Edison Group vehicle, secured control of electric distribution companies EDET and EJESA in northern Argentina (per the firm's official communications, 2024). The firm also holds Esturion de Montoya, a residential project in the Punta del Este market. This mix of regulated infrastructure and hard assets reflects a capital-preservation posture common among Argentine allocators. Governance flows through named partners rather than a layered institutional hierarchy. Guillermo Stanley maintains a public-interest dimension through his advisory board seat at CIPPEC, the Argentine policy-research organization. The partners leverage relationships forged at venues like the Yacht Club Argentino to access deal flow typically unavailable to external capital. The firm does not publicly disclose AUM, and its shareholder registry remains private. Inverlat's structural distinction lies in its consortium model. Rather than raising a blind pool, the firm assembles capital and operating partners on a deal-by-deal basis, aligning co-investors like the Neuss family and Cherñajovsky in shared-control structures. This architecture allows Inverlat to move on regulated assets without the fundraising cycle constraints of a traditional private equity fund.
General information
Firm type
Generalist
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Latin America
Country
Argentina
City
Buenos Aires
Corporate office
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Principals
Carlos Giovanelli
Partner
Damián Pozzoli
Partner
Guillermo Stanley
Partner
Osvaldo Pieruzzini
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Inverlat?
Investment decisions trace to the four named partners: Carlos Giovanelli, Damián Pozzoli, Guillermo Stanley, and Osvaldo Pieruzzini. Giovanelli brings consumer-operating experience from his role as president of Havanna S.A., while Pozzoli and Stanley sit on the board of Banco Macro, providing banking-sector access. The group has recently brought in business partner Federico Salvai for energy-sector transactions (per public record, 2024).
How does Inverlat structure its investments?
Inverlat assembles consortiums on a deal-by-deal basis rather than deploying from a committed fund. The acquisition of electric distributors EDET and EJESA, for example, involved co-investors including the Neuss family and Newsan founder Rubén Cherñajovsky through the Edison Group vehicle. This model gives Inverlat flexibility to move on regulated assets without standard fundraising-cycle constraints (per the firm's official communications, 2024).
Does Inverlat operate as a family office or an asset manager?
Inverlat is structured as a generalist asset manager and investment company, not a single-family office. Its partners come from different industrial and banking backgrounds, and they pool their capital alongside external co-investors like the Neuss family. The firm's governance and sourcing reflect an independent partnership rather than a vehicle for one single family's wealth.
Which sectors does Inverlat explicitly target?
Inverlat targets regulated energy infrastructure — its 2024 transaction involved electric distribution companies EDET and EJESA — alongside consumer brands and residential real estate. The firm's position in Havanna S.A., the Argentine confectionery and café chain, gives it direct operating exposure to consumer markets. It also holds the Esturion de Montoya residential development in Punta del Este, Uruguay (per public record).
What is Inverlat's geographic footprint?
The firm's primary focus is Argentina, where it maintains its headquarters in Buenos Aires and holds utility concessions in the north of the country. Inverlat also extends into Uruguay, with the Esturion de Montoya residential project in Punta del Este. There is no public evidence of investments outside these two markets (per public record).
How is Inverlat connected to Banco Macro?
Two of the firm's partners, Damián Pozzoli and Guillermo Stanley, serve as directors of Banco Macro, one of Argentina's largest private banks. This relationship provides Inverlat with financial-sector access and deal-flow insight, though the firm operates independently from Banco Macro's own balance sheet (per public record).
Does Inverlat maintain any philanthropic or public-interest structures?
While Inverlat itself does not maintain a formal philanthropic foundation, partner Guillermo Stanley sits on the advisory board of CIPPEC, the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies for Equity and Growth. CIPPEC is a prominent Argentine think tank focused on public-policy research (per public record).
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