WE DO INVESTMENTS
Venture Capital | Private Equity | Real Estate | Capital Markets
Tesis.
AKEN family office is dedicated to fully managing large assets: venture capital, capital markets, private equity, real estate and other alternatives, focused on high potential opportunities with sensitive valuations within high-quality businesses located in the UK, US and Latam. We have a proven track record of identifying and partnering with leading entrepreneurs and allies in various industries.
Investment Areas
Venture Capital
AKEN looks to invest in start up companies at an early stage of their product/service development where proof of concept has taken place…
Private Equity
We invest in alternative investment class model through Private Equity funds…
Real Estate
AKEN looks to invest in assets that will provide a constant stream of cash flow income over the long term…
Capital Markets
AKEN seeks to invest in securities, across the capital structure of a company, trading at a deep discount to their intrinsic value…
Our Team
Simon Franco
Founder / CEO
Industrial Engineer from Universidad Javeriana in Colombia with an MBA from Manchester Business School in the UK and certified with the PE/VC program from Harvard Business School. A serial entrepreneur focused on strategic planning, business development, and project management, establishing more than 20 organizations across Colombia, Panama, Brazil, UK, and USA. Currently a board member of the British Colombian Chamber of Commerce.
Patricia Cepeda
Managing Director
Managing Director of Aken Capital previously held the position of CFO for more than 5 years in the family office, structuring and administrating diverse offshore investment vehicles. 15 years of experience as finance director in the pharmaceutical and transit/transport sector and business valuation consultant. Business Administrator with a corporate finance focus from the Universidad Javeriana and EMBA from INALDE Business School- Certified in M&A from Columbia Business School and Private Equity Funds from EAFIT University.ed
Ivan Guevara
UK Director
Lawyer from the Javeriana University of Bogotá, Master in Financial Law, Master in Public Management and Administrative Law, both at the Universidad de Los Andes de Bogotá, LLM in Legal Studies of International Business at the University of Exeter, Master in Latin American Studies from St John's and a Juris Doctor from Cambridge University.
Juan Vélez
Investment Manager
MBA from London Business School (LBS). Bachelor’s in Management Engineering from Universidad EIA in Colombia. Experience in management consulting for 2.5 years in McKinsey and financial planning & business development for 4 years working with a Colombian microfinance fintech.
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