Altura Capital

The year 2025 marks a major milestone for Altura—20 years of impact-driven investing and forging a strong value creation framework. We are proud to share that our CEO, Monika Mantilla, and our Senior Advisor, Esther Aguilera, will be featured speakers today at the Angeles Investors Q1 Summit in Miami. Monika will share the journey of building an institutional grade firm with a strong purpose and culture in a growing segment, and discuss key developments and the future of Altura Capital. Thank you to our friends an ecosystem partners Angeles Investors and its great leaders David Olivencia and Adela Cepeda for this great opportunity. Stay tuned for more celebratory news.

Congratulations to our outstanding leader, Co Founder and CEO Monika Mantilla for receiving The Maestro Entrepreurship Award! Thank you to Latino Leaders Magazine for recognizing outstanding leaders that make significant impact in their industries and communities. Congratulations to co awardees Nellie Borrero, Henry Fleches and Marilyn Santiago!

Altura Capital is excited to share that Sandra Aramburo Arenas and Anthony López will be joining the AVS Life Sciences as Altura Executive Operating Partners and AVS Life Sciences Board Members. AVS Life Sciences is a global full-service company that focuses on quality management, regulatory compliance, and engineering services. AVS Life Sciences’s mission is to provide innovative solutions to the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and diagnostic industries from concept to care. In May 2022, Altura Capital acquired a majority interest in the company. Anthony López, an experienced C-Suite and Board executive, and Sandra Aramburo Arenas, a seasoned Board executive with 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and consumer industry, will play a key leadership role in the growth of AVS. “Altura Capital has a unique strategy to grow portfolio companies. We have a solid governance and value creation framework that helps overlooked and undercapitalized companies grow. The Altura Executive Operating Partners provide industry expertise and strategic vision to increase the topline and strengthen corporate relations”, said Monika Mantilla Co-Founder and CEO of Altura Capital. Sandra Aramburo Arenas has held leadership roles at companies like Sanofi, Merck, Schering Plough, and Bayer, being the General Manager of Sanofi Vaccines for 26 countries in Latam.?She brings solid and proven experience in commercial strategy definition, establishing solid cultural organizations, incorporating innovation and transformation, mobilizing teamwork with a transcendent purpose within an ethical framework, and leveraging diversity as a driver of innovation, ensuring profitable growth.?Sandra served as the Global Leader of the ERG (employee resource group) for Gender at Sanofi and as a founding member of Mpodera, a non-profit movement to support women's professional growth in the Health Sector. Anthony López has a strong track record of success in global leadership positions, including a $1Billion P&L responsibility. He is recognized as a strategic thinker and leadership talent developer with a proven record for catalyzing positive impact and empowering change while driving breakthrough results.?Anthony is a sought-after speaker and expert on leadership, executive coach, and is the author of “The Legacy Leader, “Breakthrough Thinking”, “The Leader’s Lobotomy”, “The Leader In the Mirror”, and “LEGACYWOMAN: The Legacy Leader As Superhero”. “We are thrilled to welcome Sandra and Anthony to the AVS Life Sciences family! With their extensive and diverse experience in growing life sciences quality, regulatory and validation services, they are a perfect fit for our organization. We look forward to the incredible contributions they will bring to our mission of advancing life sciences and improving lives,” said Ruben Dario Taborda, CEO of AVS Life Sciences.

From our family to yours, with deep appreciation.

This is a time to pause to be grateful, to cherish family, friends, team members and partners. Thank you for making us part of your journey, for helping us to continue to focus on our purpose, mission, values and culture. We see a very bright future ahead because we feel surrounded and supported by the best! Deep gratefulness to you all!! Happy Thanksgiving from our Team to you and yours! #HappyThanksgiving #Gratitude #Altura #Partnerships #Thankful #Entrepreurialdrive #Impact

We celebrate this exciting partnership with the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) and the bold outcomes we will achieve together! We especially invite all scalable companies with north of $5 million in revenue in the verticals of consumer goods, business services, healthcare and manufacturing to join us! We also invite corporations seeking to strengthen their supply chains and expand their supplier diversity programs, to connect and learn how they can collaborate with capital partners like Altura Capital. #scalingup #valuecreation #impact

We are excited to share that Monika Mantilla, our President and CEO, will be one of the speakers at L'ATTITUDE, which kicks off tomorrow in San Diego.?L'ATTITUDE is the largest business event in the country focused on the New Mainstream Economy. It will feature the economic leadership of U.S. Latinos in business, media, science and technology.?Send us a note if you will be there! Monika will be participating in three events: Latinas and Wealth presented by Bank of America? When:?September 12, 2024, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm PDT Where:?Coronado A/B/C Ballroom? This event will highlight women as one of the main pillars of the economy, and the participants will share their experiences in using capital to empower and lift businesses and communities.? The participants will be?Adela Cepeda, Board Chair, Angeles Investors,?Karen Chopra, Bank of America, Head of Enterprise Hispanic-Latino Business Strategy and Monika Mantilla, Altura's President and CEO. The panel will be moderated by?Jennifer Chandler, Bank of America, Head of Philanthropic Solutions and President. Trends and Opportunities in Private Equity and Private Capital Markets When:?September 14, 2024?10:15am to 11:15 AM?PDT Where:?Breakout Workshops, room Cortez Hill C (3rd floor)? This panel will share insights on trends in private capital markets and alternative investments. It will gather Private Equity and Private Debt Industry Leaders.? PE and Private Credit have seen substantial growth and there has been a significant shift in the landscape of publicly traded versus privately held companies in the US. This event will explore where the market stands today and the paths for opportunity and growth.? The panelists include?Kevin McKay?, Manager, Alternative Investments, talipot,?Johnathan Medina, Global Head of DEI, Macquarie Asset Management and?Monika Mantilla, President and CEO, Altura Capital.? The moderator will be?Esther Aguilera, 2X CEO and 2X Most Powerful Latina, who currently serves as Senior Advisor to Altura Capital and ALPFA. Latina’s with L’ATTITUDE Brunch This event will showcase the power of Latinas in business, entertainment and sports. It will be hosted by?Ileana Musa (she/her/ella),Head of Sales, Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Presenter: Monika Mantilla.? When:?September 15, 2024 11:00 am to 1:00pm PDT? Where:?Coronado Ballroom We are thrilled to be part of the public discussion and to foster the growth of the New Mainstream Economy!?