DAF MANAGEMENT LTD

Name

DAF MANAGEMENT LTD

Legal name

DAF MANAGEMENT LTD

Website

https://dafmgmt.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DAF MANAGEMENT LTD is a Santo Domingo-based asset management and initiative firm that recovers and develops distressed real estate and agricultural assets in the Dominican Republic through joint-ventures, fideicomiso trust structures, and the co-managed Fondo RA fund, serving institutional investors, divesting banks, and strategic operating partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santo Domingo

HQ country

Dominican Republic

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management and Advisory Fees: DAF MGMT generates revenue through management of the Fondo RA (co-managed with INICIA), discretionary investment committee participation, and advisory services. Revenue appears to derive from fund management fees, performance fees on recovered assets, and co-investment returns from joint-venture projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DAF Management Ltd is a Dominican Republic-based asset management and initiative firm specializing in the recovery and creation of value from distressed and adjudicated assets. The firm invests across multiple asset classes — primarily real estate (residential, commercial, tourist, and office developments) and agricultural land (organic banana and pineapple production for export) — through discretionary investment mandates, co-investment arrangements, and joint-ventures with local operators, all structured under Dominican fideicomiso (trust) arrangements.

Product overview

DAF MANAGEMENT LTD is a dynamic asset management and initiative firm specializing in asset recovery. The company operates a portfolio-based approach across two primary product categories: real estate recovery projects (including residential developments, commercial properties, and land reclamation) and agricultural recovery projects. The real estate portfolio includes nine named projects (Portillo Residences, Fideicomiso Juan Rafael, Torre Robert Pastoriza, Fideicomiso San Pedro de Macorís, Fideicomiso Costa Bávaro Life, and Fideicomiso Costa Bávaro Garden) focused on various segments from high-cost tourist apartments to low-cost housing. The agricultural portfolio includes three named projects (Global Banana, Hispaniola Fresh Fruit, and Bayanas Gold) concentrated on organic banana and pineapple production for export markets. These projects are typically executed through joint-venture partnerships with local operators and financed through acquired adjudicated assets from financial institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAF PARTNERS (DAFP): A fiduciary society co-founded by Felipe Germade Haigler and Expedy Pou Coén.

Products and services

• Fondo RA (co-managed with INICIA) Flagship discretionary investment fund co-managed by DAF Management and INICIA, in which DAFM participates on both the Discretionary Investment Committee and the Strategy and Investment Committee. The fund targets asset recovery opportunities across real estate and agricultural sectors in the Dominican Republic.
• Portillo Residences
• Fideicomiso Juan Rafael
• Torre Robert Pastoriza
• Global Banana
• Hispaniola Fresh Fruit
• Fideicomiso San Pedro de Macorís
• Fideicomiso Costa Bávaro Life
• Fideicomiso Costa Bávaro Garden
• Bayanas Gold
• DAF Partners (DAFP) fiduciary trust services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AFI PIONEERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFI Pioneer is a financial intermediary partner in the Portillo Residences joint-venture project. The project involves recovery of 100 high-cost tourist apartments on assets adjudicated by BHD-LEON bank.
• CONSTRUCTORA BISONOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstructora Bisono is the construction partner for the Fideicomiso Juan Rafael project - a real estate recovery involving 3,900 low-cost housing units on assets adjudicated by Banco Progreso.
• AFI EXCELminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFI Excel partnered with DAFM on the Torre Robert Pastoriza project - an office building development under a real estate and rental trust structure with a financial exit strategy.
• PLANTACIONES DEL NORTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlantaciones del Norte is the agricultural operating partner for three recovery projects: Global Banana (500 hectares banano orgánico export to UK/EU), Hispaniola Fresh Fruit (400 hectares banano orgánico), and BAYANAS Gold (1,000 hectares pineapple export to USA/EU/Israel).
• DAF PARTNERS (DAFP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDAF PARTNERS is the fiduciary trust company founded by DAFM partners Felipe Germade Haigler and Expedy Pou Coén. It handles trust structuring and administration of assets under fideicomiso arrangements for DAFM projects.
• INGENIO COLONminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngenio Colon underwent a patrimonial reorganization resulting in the BAYANAS Gold pineapple recovery project - 1,000 hectares producing and exporting to USA, EU, and Israel.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vinci Partners: Brazilian-listed alternative asset manager spanning private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure. Comparable as a Latin American alternative investment platform with multi-strategy capabilities, though at much larger scale.
• Patria Investments: Latin American-focused alternative asset manager operating private equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure funds. Comparable as a regional multi-strategy asset manager serving institutional capital in emerging markets.
• LarrainVial: Chilean investment bank and asset manager with operations across Latin America. Comparable as a regional investment platform combining advisory, asset management, and principal investment activities in emerging markets.
• BTG Pactual: Latin American investment bank with a substantial alternative asset management franchise. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering investment banking, asset management, and wealth management across the region.

Regional players

• Grupo Rizek: Dominican industrial and real estate conglomerate with significant land holdings and development activities. Comparable as a major Dominican principal investor and asset operator operating across multiple sectors locally.
• Cavali: Peruvian securities services and asset management firm operating across Latin America. Comparable as a regional financial services provider combining custody, administration, and investment management functions.

Others

• AFI Pioneer: Dominican financial intermediary and DAF MGMT's JV partner on Portillo Residences. Comparable as a local financial intermediary executing asset recovery transactions in the Dominican market.

Direct peers

• INICIA: Dominican Republic private equity firm and DAF MGMT's flagship co-management partner on Fondo RA. Directly comparable as a Caribbean alternative asset manager with local origination capabilities and institutional LP base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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