Francisco Correa

Francisco Correa Rozo is a Latin American finance and private-equity professional whose career spans investment banking, private equity, and corporate financial leadership. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and a master's degree in finance from the University of Cambridge. He began his career on the investment banking team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch before moving into private equity across the region.

Within private equity, Correa worked with several leading Latin American funds, including MAS Equity Partners and Linzor Capital Partners, and later held financial leadership roles inside portfolio companies (his profile also lists experience associated with Dekel Holdings and Pienza Capital). At MAS Equity Partners — a Bogotá-based fund manager investing in mid-sized Colombian companies with regional expansion potential — he held an Associate role, which is the position and contact details reflected in this profile ([hidden]; the firm's Bogotá landline).

In August 2024 he became Chief Financial Officer of MXT Holdings, a Mexican telecommunications-infrastructure group, joining as part of a leadership renewal that accompanied the entry of European investor Ardian. This means that while the profile below describes his investing exposure through MAS Equity, Correa is today a corporate finance executive rather than an active fund investor.

MAS Equity Partners itself, the firm tied to this profile, was built on a team with a track record structuring, managing and exiting private-equity deals in emerging markets. It is led by managing partners Héctor Cateriano (CEO) and Patricio D'Apice (CIO), operates from Carrera 12 #89-28 in Bogotá, and has managed three funds spanning roughly 17 investments (about 7 active and 9 exited), reporting portfolio-level growth (~14% annual revenue and ~17% annual EBITDA growth) and thousands of jobs created.

• Invests as a growth/expansion-equity provider in medium-sized companies with high growth potential in dynamic industries, emphasizing the regional expansion and internationalization of successful Colombian enterprises.
• Sector appetite centers on consumer services (health & wellness, hospitality/restaurants, education, financial services), infrastructure services (oil, gas and construction services), healthcare/clinical labs, transport & logistics, and agribusiness/food.
• Geographic mandate is Colombia-anchored with an Andean-region and Latin America strategy — Colombian high-growth SMEs with regional plans, or LatAm companies with operational interest in Colombia.
• Says "yes" to companies where it can add value through institutional governance, professionalization and buy-and-build/expansion — the firm frames itself around "value building under the highest private equity and corporate governance standards."
• Correa's personal edge sits on the financial-structuring and portfolio-finance side — investment banking training plus hands-on CFO-level roles inside portfolio companies.