Eco Capital

What Eco Capital does

Eco Capital (legal name Eco Capital LA, also operating as Eco Capital Latin America) is a privately held, independent financial advisory and investment firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Panama City, Panama. The company is a subsidiary of Eco Group Holding, a Panamanian conglomerate with parallel divisions in environmental services (Eco Plastic), hospitality, and investments. Eco Capital delivers bespoke financial products and services — including international bond and note structuring (primarily in the United States and Panama), corporate restructuring, direct lending, accounts-receivable and supplier financing, capital and partner matching, company operations management, and regional market development — to high-net-worth individuals and enterprises across Latin America. It claims more than 150 successfully closed operations over a 20-year track record attributed to its partners.

The firm operates a relationship-led, sales-driven go-to-market with no standardized public pricing; engagements are tailored to each client and are typically led directly by the CEO and senior regional teams. Eco Capital maintains a presence in 8 countries (Panama, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, United States, Costa Rica, and Uruguay) via regional offices and external collaborators spanning hydrocarbons, infrastructure, environment, finance, and technology industries. Its only named customer/partner relationships on record are with Prival Bank (Panama), for joint market development formalized in March 2024, and Alto del Sol Calama (Chile), which Eco Capital restructured into profitability during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The firm was recognized by Forbes in 2021 as one of the most valuable companies in Panama and Central America and one of the best companies in the region for organizational climate, corporate image, innovation, and leadership. There is no evidence of institutional investors, public listing, formal funding rounds, AI/ML capabilities, or proprietary technology platforms; distribution is conducted through corporate channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, website, webinars, Forbes media) and direct executive outreach.

Name

Eco Capital

Legal name

Eco Capital LA

Website

https://ecocapitalla.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eco Capital is a Panama-headquartered, privately held financial advisory firm founded in 2017 that delivers bespoke bond structuring, direct lending, corporate restructuring, and market-development services to high-net-worth clients and enterprises across 8 Latin American countries, operating as a subsidiary of Eco Group Holding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Advisory Services

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Short-Term Business Credit Institutions (6153), Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equity Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Issuance Strategy & Readiness) (FSACAAAI), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Financial advisory services
• Debt restructuring
• Direct lending
• Bond structuring
• Market development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ciudad De Panamá

HQ country

Panama

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bond and Note Structuring: Structuring of bonds and private financing notes at the international level, primarily in the United States and Panama. This includes short-term and long-term debt structures, restructuring of companies, direct loans, financing of accounts receivable and suppliers.
2. Company Administration and Operations Management: Administration of operations and companies, including financing structure design, company restructuring, search for partners or capital investors, and direct lending.
3. Regional Market Development: Regional market development advisory services across Latin America.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eco Capital is an independent investment firm that delivers bespoke financial advisory and capital markets services to high-net-worth clients and enterprises across Latin America. Its core offerings include the structuring of bonds and private financing notes (primarily in the United States and Panama), company administration and operations management, corporate restructuring, direct lending and accounts receivable financing, capital and partner matching, and regional market development. Services span the hydrocarbons, infrastructure, environment, finance, and advanced technology sectors, delivered through direct senior-led client engagement.

Product overview

Eco Capital is an independent investment firm established in 2017, offering a comprehensive suite of financial services tailored for high-net-worth clients and enterprises across Latin America. The company operates as a unified financial advisory and investment platform providing bond and securities structuring (primarily in US and Panama markets), company administration and operations management, corporate restructuring, capital and partner matching, direct lending and receivables financing, regional market development, and financial advisory services. Working with collaborators across Oil & Gas, Infrastructure, Environment, Finance, and Technology industries, Eco Capital focuses on investment opportunities in hydrocarbons, infrastructure, environmental sectors, and advanced technology throughout the Latin American region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bond and Securities Structuring International bond and securities structuring services, primarily in the United States and Panama markets, including debt instruments and private financing documents for enterprises.
• Company Administration and Operations Management Management and administration of company operations and enterprises, including custom financing structures for short and long-term needs, designed for companies requiring operational support.
• Corporate Restructuring Services Company restructuring services that help businesses reorganize operations, finances, or corporate structure for improved performance, targeting distressed or transitioning enterprises.
• Capital and Partner Matching Finding and connecting businesses with partners or capital investors to support growth and development, leveraging Eco Capital's regional Latin American network.
• Direct Lending and Receivables Financing Direct loans and financing solutions for accounts receivable and suppliers, providing working capital and liquidity support to companies across Latin America.
• Regional Market Development Advisory services helping businesses expand and develop their presence across Latin American markets, leveraging Eco Capital's eight-country regional footprint.
• Financial Advisory Services Expert financial guidance on investment strategies, portfolio structuring, and financial planning for high-net-worth clients and enterprises in Latin America.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ successful operations closed in the region

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Eco Plastic (EcoGroup Holding subsidiary)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Eco Plastic, part of the Panamanian holding EcoGroup, is developing a recycling plant in Peru (USD 1 million investment by end of 2024). Eco Capital is a subsidiary of EcoGroup Holding, and the recycling initiative represents a division within the broader holding structure working on environmental and sustainable investments.
• Prival BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Eco Capital LATAM and Prival Bank Panama are developing new markets together, as evidenced by a corporate meeting held in Santiago de Chile (Hotel InterContinental) in March 2024. Additionally, Eco Group executives joined Prival Bank owners to inaugurate a new corporate headquarters. The partnership focuses on joint market development across Latin America.
• Instituto de Gobierno Corporativo PanamaminorOthers · 1 June 2021The Corporate Governance Institute of Panama welcomed Eco Capital's CEO Manuel La Rosa as a member, leveraging his extensive knowledge to contribute to the institution.
• ESPACIOTECminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2020Eco Capital's CEO Manuel La Rosa participated as a speaker at ESPACIOTEC's StartupSessions 2 event on the topic of Do's and Don'ts when starting a business. The event provided a platform for sharing entrepreneurial insights.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global advisory firm with a dedicated Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment serving distressed and special-situations clients. It is an emerging-to-mid-tier peer to Eco Capital in LatAm restructuring and turnaround engagements, though with a much broader global footprint.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Alvarez & Marsal is a global professional-services firm known for turnaround management, restructuring, and performance improvement. Its Latin American practice competes with Eco Capital in distressed-asset advisory and operational turnaround mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Rothschild & Co: Rothschild & Co is a global independent advisory firm focused on restructuring, M&A, and strategic advisory, with a long-standing presence in Latin America. It overlaps with Eco Capital in cross-border restructuring and family-owned-company advisory across the region.
• Lazard: Lazard is a global financial advisory and asset-management firm serving corporates, governments, and HNW clients. Its Latin American financial-advisory franchise competes with Eco Capital for mid-market restructuring and bond-structuring mandates across the region.
• BTG Pactual: BTG Pactual is the largest independent investment bank in Latin America, offering advisory, asset management, and credit/lending products across the region. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with Eco Capital across bond structuring, direct lending, and corporate advisory but operates at materially greater scale.
• Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global independent advisory firm specializing in restructuring, M&A, and capital-markets advisory. It is comparable to Eco Capital in the corporate restructuring and capital-advisory segments where Eco Capital competes for cross-border mandates in Latin America.
• Itaú BBA: Itaú BBA is the wholesale arm of Itaú Unibanco, providing investment banking, lending, and capital-markets services across Latin America. It is a broad incumbent with extensive bond-structuring, lending, and advisory capabilities that intersect with Eco Capital's service offering across the region.

Regional players

• Banco General: Banco General is a leading Panamanian private bank offering corporate banking, treasury, and wealth-management services with a strong regional franchise. As a fellow Panama-headquartered financial institution, it represents a comparable regional player against which Eco Capital competes for HNW and corporate relationships.

Direct peers

• LarraínVial: LarraínVial is a Chilean-based financial advisory, asset management, and investment firm serving HNW and institutional clients across Latin America. It is one of the closest direct comparables to Eco Capital given its regional origination model, investment-banking advisory, and pan-LatAm ambition from a Southern Cone base.
• Credicorp Capital: Credicorp Capital is the investment-banking and asset-management arm of Peru's Credicorp group, providing advisory, capital-markets, and private-credit services across Latin America. Its regional origination, bond structuring, and direct-lending focus makes it a direct comparable to Eco Capital, particularly in Andean markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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