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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
Skills & more
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Business Process ImprovementFinanceValuationPrivate EquityStrategyAnalysisManagementLanguages English · Spanish
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Investments
Board seats
Productos Eléctricos CentroamericanosPuertas Globales
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Colleagues at Paltus Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Juan de Dios Aguilar?
- 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.
- Where does Juan de Dios Aguilar work?
- Juan de Dios Aguilar is Managing Director at Paltus Capital.
- What boards does Juan de Dios Aguilar sit on?
- Juan de Dios Aguilar holds tracked board seats at Productos Eléctricos Centroamericanos, Puertas Globales.
- Where did Juan de Dios Aguilar go to school?
- Juan de Dios Aguilar studied at American School of Guatemala; Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management); University of Virginia (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Double Major: Systems and Industrial Engineering and Economics).
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Also attended American School of Guatemala5
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended University of Virginia667
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Shared employers
Also worked at Perennia7
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Also worked at Puertas Globales1
Also worked at Advent International111
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,300
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