about us

Euvista Capital SLU is a holding company making private equity investments in small and medium size companies in the Middle East. Founded in 2007, our investment interest falls in a variety of sectors with particular focus on the real estate market.

Euvista Capital is a financial investor that seeks representation on the Board of the companies it invests in but does not get involved in the operation or management of its investments.
Our investment preference is in the equity of operating entities with very limited participation in debt or preferred shares. We do not take majority equity stakes but prefer to stay in the 15-20% equity participation level with proportionate voting rights. Some other general parameters we consider in our investments include the following:

• Experienced management team
• Proven track record in the industry
• Competitive advantage in sector of operation
• Client diversification
• Strong corporate governance
• No start-ups or green-field projects

real estate investing

Although Euvista Capital considers investing in a variety of industries, we have a particular focus on the real estate sector.  We invest in commercial and residential real estate developments or in existing units to be held for investment purposes for future sale.  We typically do not invest in major infrastructure or green-field projects.

Given our background, we look for opportunities that would benefit from our expertise in financial structuring and international markets.  Some other characteristics of our investments include the following:

• We are financial investors only and therefore seek partnerships with experienced developers in need of supplementing financing for their projects
• We co-invest with other investors and like to keep a participation of 20-25% of the equity of the project
• We expect developers to be financial investors in the projects as well
• Our participation is limited to equity in the project and we do not provide debt financing
• We seek Board representation in our investments
• We do not invest in raw land

geographic focus

experience

As a financial investor, Euvista Capital’s investment team brings along financial experience in different areas including:

•  Investment Management
•  Corporate Finance
•  Mergers & Acquisitions
•  Equity Research
•  Investment Banking
•  Project Finance
•  Commercial Banking
•  Insurance

Geographically, our team has operated in several regions including:

•  Middle East (Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon)
•  Western and Eastern Europe
•  North America (U.S.A., Canada and Mexico)
•  South America
•  Asia

Rafael Bello is the Managing and Founding Partner of Euvista Capital since 2007. Prior to his current responsibilities, Rafael spent over 20 years in the investments and international banking sectors at different international institutions including Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and The Bank of Nova Scotia. His corporate activity was focused on the commercial banking sector in Latin America, the United States, Canada and more recently the European and Middle Eastern markets. Besides the banking sector, his areas of specialization include the insurance, asset management, and real estate industries. Rafael received a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from Monterrey Tech (ITESM) in Monterrey, Mexico and an M.B.A.-Finance from Columbia University in New York.