ALZA Capital Partners
ALZA Capital Partners is a private equity firm specialized in search fund investments at a global scale. We invest in acquisitions of small & medium-sized profitable companies, sourced and operated by search fund managers.
ALZA adds value by working closely with search fund managers throughout all of the phases of the investment and management cycle. We take a proactive approach on every investment, and provide ongoing guidance before, during, and especially after the acquisition of the business.
Its managing partners, Angel Alvarez and Guillermo Zambrano are some of the pioneers of the search fund industry in Mexico and Latin America having raised their first search fund, Lottus Capital Partners, in 2013. Through this search fund, Angel and Guillermo acquired Universidad Tres Culturas, a private university in Mexico City, which they ran as Co-CEOs and successfully sold in 2017 achieving an IRR of 65%.
Angel and Guillermo combine over 20 years of valuable experience as private equity investors and CEO-level operators, and have experience in every phase of the search fund model including fundraising, deal sourcing, financial analysis, M&A, business management and high level board advisory. ALZA has offices strategically located in Mexico and Spain.