VAULT PRIVATE WEALTH

Andres Piedrahita, the firm's founder and CEO, is the key decision-maker on both investment strategy and individual deal approvals. He previously managed ultra-high-net-worth relationships at Citi Private Bank's Latin America group before launching VAULT in 2013 (per public record). The firm has not disclosed additional investment committee members or external advisors, suggesting a tightly held decision-making structure centered on the founder.

VAULT sources investments through Piedrahita's long-established network of Latin American family offices, private banks, and regional developers seeking US-based co-investors. The firm does not publicly run blind-pool funds, instead structuring individual property acquisitions and direct lending deals through SPVs that allow clients to participate deal by deal (per Citywire, 2017). This approach gives VAULT a sourcing advantage among families who prefer transparency over pooled fund structures.

VAULT operates as a multi-family office, serving a concentrated number of ultra-high-net-worth families primarily from Latin America. Unlike a traditional single-family office that serves one wealth creator or dynasty, VAULT's model pools investment resources and due diligence across multiple families while maintaining separate reporting and asset custody for each household. This structure allows smaller family offices to access institutional-quality deals they could not source independently.

The firm's known focus is on direct co-investments in real estate properties and private credit loans rather than fund commitments. VAULT's reliance on deal-by-deal SPV structures suggests a preference for direct exposure where clients can evaluate individual assets. Public sources do not indicate significant allocations to third-party private equity, venture capital, or hedge funds as part of the firm's standard offering.

VAULT concentrates on US Sun Belt and gateway cities, with Miami serving as both headquarters and a core target market for property acquisitions. The firm also looks at New York and Los Angeles based on existing transaction disclosure patterns. On the capital-raising side, Piedrahita draws family wealth from Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, and Peru (per Citywire, 2017), making the firm's geographic advantage its ability to pair Latin American capital with US-based hard asset opportunities.

As part of its multi-family office services, VAULT coordinates cross-border tax structuring, estate planning, and wealth transfer advisory for families with assets and heirs across multiple jurisdictions. This includes working with external law firms and CPA networks to structure US real estate holdings through foreign trusts, offshore corporations, or treaty-compliant vehicles — a critical capability given the diverse tax regimes of its Latin American client base.

Andres Piedrahita's background at Citi Private Bank provides the foundational relationship network that feeds VAULT's current client base, but the firm operates independently of any banking group. There is no publicly disclosed joint venture, distribution agreement, or strategic partnership with Citi or any other financial institution. This independence is a key feature of the firm's pitch to clients seeking advice unconflicted by a bank's product shelf or balance sheet objectives.