About
Juan de Dios Aguilar co-founded Paltus Capital, a firm that began as a search fund and became a private equity firm, where he now serves as Managing Director. He previously led Puertas Globales, a Central American residential door manufacturer, as CEO for over five years after acquiring it through Padua Capital, and earlier worked as a private equity investor at Advent International and a consultant at Boston Consulting Group. He holds a BS in Systems and Information Engineering from the University of Virginia and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Experience
- PerenniaManaging Directorcurrent2022 — presentGuatemala
- Paltus CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2020 — presentGuatemala
- Puertas GlobalesExecutive Presidentcurrent2017 — presentGuatemala
- Padua CapitalManaging Directorcurrent2016 — presentGuatemala
- Advent InternationalSummer Senior Associate2015Mexico City Area, Mexico
- The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate2011 — 2014Monterrey Area, Mexico
- UVIMCOPortfolio Management Analyst2010Charlottesville, Virginia Area
Education
- American School of Guatemala
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management
- University of VirginiaBachelor of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Systems and Industrial Engineering and Economics
Skills & more
Financial Modeling8Management Consulting6Corporate Finance4Due Diligence1Business Strategy5Financial Analysis4Investment Banking2Data Analysis1Analytics2Business Analysis2Entrepreneurship2Capital Markets1
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Business Process ImprovementFinanceValuationPrivate EquityStrategyAnalysisManagementLanguages English · Spanish
From Juan's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Productos Eléctricos CentroamericanosPuertas Globales
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Paltus Capital
Cecilia Alfaro
Investor Relations & Operations at Paltus Capital
Diego Acevedo
Investment Partner at Paltus Capital
Giancarlo Sinibaldi
Analyst at Paltus Capital
Mario Bonduel
Vice President at Paltus Capital
Melanie Dougherty
Associate at Paltus Capital
Ramiro Alfaro
Managing Director at Paltus Capital
Santiago Granados
General Counsel at Paltus Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Juan de Dios Aguilar work?
- Juan de Dios Aguilar is Managing Director at Paltus Capital.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
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Also attended University of Virginia400
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Shared employers
Also worked at Perennia5
Also worked at Puertas Globales1
Also worked at Advent International57
Julie YangVice President at InvestcorpNenad MarovacInvestor at DN CapitalMassimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalJames LuoInvestor at CapitalGWilliam WooImpact at Non Sibi VenturesLaurel SmithInvestor at TRANSFORMATION CAPITAL
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group867
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