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John WaleckaunlockedMiguel: together at Stanford University (1977)
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About
Miguel Angel Olea is Managing Partner at SouthLight Capital, which was established in December 2021 after the Mexican partners in a Colony Capital joint venture acquired Colony's stake. He previously co-founded Colony Latam Partners in 2019 and, beginning in 2006, worked at Aureos—later Abraaj—where he served as Partner, Regional Head for Latin America, and Fund Manager for the Abraaj Latin America Funds, focused on growth investments across the Pacific Alliance countries of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Earlier, from 1991 to 2001, he was a managing partner of OPCAP I, a publicly listed Mexican private equity fund, where he handled the analysis and valuation of new projects and portfolio monitoring.
Experience
- SouthLight CapitalManaging Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Colony Latam PartnersManaging Partner2019 — 2021Los Angeles, California
- The Abraaj GroupPartner, Regional Head Latin America2012 — 2019México DF, Mexico
- Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA)Member of the Board & Treasurer2016 — 2018New York, New York
- Aureos CapitalPartner, Managing Director Aureos (Abraaj) Latin America Fund I2006 — 2012Mexico City, Mexico
- Carral Olea, Ortíz Monasterio & PliegoManaging Partner2002 — 2005Mexico City, Mexico
- OPCAP, Fondo de Optimización de Capitales SA de CVManaging Partner1990 — 2001Mexico City, M exico
- CBI Casa BolsaDirector for Private Equity Investments1989 — 1990Mexico City, Mexico
- Secretaría de Relaciones ExterioresAmbassador, Chief Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs1983 — 1988Mexico City, Mexico
- Secretaría de Relaciones ExterioresMinister for Economic Affairs at the Mexico's Embassy in Washington DC1982Washington DC
- Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito PúblicoDirector of International Finance1977 — 1981Mexico City, Mexico
Skills & more
Management8Leadership14Strategic Planning7Strategy7Business Strategy12Private Equity23Valuation18Business Planning3Investments12Investment Banking10Corporate Finance9Financial Modeling5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Miguel Angel Olea?
- Miguel Angel Olea is Managing Partner at SouthLight Capital, which was established in December 2021 after the Mexican partners in a Colony Capital joint venture acquired Colony's stake. He previously co-founded Colony Latam Partners in 2019 and, beginning in 2006, worked at Aureos—later Abraaj—where he served as Partner, Regional Head for Latin America, and Fund Manager for the Abraaj Latin America Funds, focused on growth investments across the Pacific Alliance countries of Mexico, Colombia, Peru, and Chile. Earlier, from 1991 to 2001, he was a managing partner of OPCAP I, a publicly listed Mexican private equity fund, where he handled the analysis and valuation of new projects and portfolio monitoring.
- Where does Miguel Angel Olea work?
- Miguel Angel Olea is Managing Partner at Southlight Capital.
- Where did Miguel Angel Olea go to school?
- Miguel Angel Olea studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Diploma Online Course, Artificial Intelligence); Stanford University (Master’s Degree, Operations Research); Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (Economics).
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Abraaj Group28
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