Silvertop Capital invests in private middle-market companies in Mexico and the US alongside partners with a successful track-record in their respective industry
| About Us
| About
Silvertop Capital
| Partners & Investors
| Investment
Thesis
We seek to achieve the best risk-adjusted returns by investing in positive cash flow companies with ample growth opportunities and strong management teams
| Investment Thesis
Industries of Interest
- Strong focus on sectors that are benefitting from macroeconomic and demographic tailwinds
- Fragmented industry niches with opportunities for consolidation
Transport & Logistics
Agriculture
Technology
Education
Healthcare
Partners
- Our partners, investors and management teams alike, are the most important part of any of our investments
- Our primary investment criteria are industry experience, a successful track-record and a strong reputation
Our approach
Deal sourcing
- Robust network of partners in Mexico and the US
- Flexibility to align our interests with our co-investors and partners
Corporate Governance
- Focus on adding strategic value to portfolio companies
- Safeguard our investments through the use of robust voting and corporate rights
- Active involvement in decisions that deviate from the approved business plan
Investment Selection
- Companies with resilient business models and clear competitive advantages
- Strong organic growth
- Opportunity for operational improvements
- Healthy capital structures with low leverage
- We do not participate in restructurings
| Team
Christian Papayanopulos
Founding Partner
Founding Partner
- Founding Partner Silvertop Capital
- Managing Partner at Mexplorer Capital since 2018
- Prior to Silvertop Capital, he served as Managing Partner of Ventura Capital Privado and as an equity research analyst at IXE Grupo Financiero
- MBA from the University of Chicago, with concentrations on Entrepreneurship and Finance
- B.A. in Business Administration from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Serves on the board of Procuenca
Patricio Rivera Torres
Founding Partner
Founding Partner
- Founding Partner Silvertop Capital
- Co-founded Mexplorer Capital in 2013
- Prior to Mexplorer, he worked as a global investment associate in JP Morgan´s wealth management division in New York and as an equity research analyst at IXE Grupo Financiero
- CFA Charterholder
- B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City
- Serves on the board of Mexplorer I, Mexplorer Ventura and ID Vertical, residential and commercial real estate developers in Mexico
Diego Baños
Founding Partner
Founding Partner
- Founding Partner Silvertop Capital
- Co-founded Mexplorer Capital in 2013
- Prior to Mexplorer he worked at the real estate development division of DINE
- Founding Partner at Grupo Alos
- MBA from Columbia University
- B.A. in Business Administration from the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Serves on the board of Mexplorer Ventura, Grupo Alos and Fashion Group
Elena Pérez del Castillo
Analyst
Analyst
- Elena joined Silvertop Capital in 2023 as an investment analyst.
- Before joining Silvertop Capital, she worked at Credit Suisse, as an Equity Research Trainee, where she produced written reports entailing deep analyses and valuation methods of companies in the sectors of Cement, Metals and Mining, Retail and Real Estate from Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Chile.
- Prior to joining to Credit Suisse, she worked at Dell Financial Services as a Front Operations Intern where she collaborated with the processing of leasing transactions
- Elena has a BA in Finance and Public Accounting at Universidad Anahuac Norte.
Contact
Torre Omega,
Campos Elíseos 345,
Polanco, Polanco III Secc, 11560
Ciudad de México, CDMX.
+52 [55] 6550 5437
contacto@silvertopcapital.com
