Esteban Saldarriaga is a Principal on the Investment team of
Jaguar Growth Partners. Esteban is responsible for investment
analysis, structuring and due diligence as well as portfolio
company management.
Prior to joining Jaguar, Mr. Saldarriaga was associated with
Latin American conglomerate Grupo Gloria, executing
cross-border M&A and integration strategies in industries as
diverse as food and beverages, cement production, agribusiness
and corrugated packaging. During his tenure, he evaluated and
executed transactions in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Bolivia,
Argentina and Brazil in excess of $700 million.
From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Saldarriaga was associated with J.P.
Morgan’s Latin American Investment Banking and Advisory Group
based in Bogota where he covered a broad array of sectors in
the Andean economies. In this role, he gained deep local
exposure to the financial, oil and gas and infrastructure
industries.
Previously, Mr. Saldarriaga was with Ashmore Colombia, an
infrastructure-focused private equity fund, subsidiary of the
British alternative asset manager Ashmore Group plc.
Mr. Saldarriaga graduated with highest honors from Universidad
Javeriana in Bogota where he received both a B.A. and M.Sc. in
Economics and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in
New York. Mr. Saldarriaga is a native Spanish speaker.