Key Takeaways
- • LIFT Asset Management has established itself as a direct private equity manager by creating its own management company, Capital Riesgo, marking a strategic shift from its previous model of managing vehicles through third parties.
- • The firm is leveraging nearly three years of operational experience from four previously launched private equity vehicles to now directly manage new funds, capitalizing on the sustained growth in private markets.
- • Capital Riesgo will be chaired by Francisco Javier López Posadas with Ana Espárrago Pérez serving as CEO, positioning the management company to serve family offices and business groups seeking differentiated international private equity access.
- • The new structure emphasizes a co-investment model aligned with family office interests, offering what the firm describes as exclusive, difficult-to-replicate access to international private equity funds with transparent alignment of interests.
- • LIFT's transition reflects broader institutional demand from family offices for independent managers offering proximity-based relationships and shared patrimonial vision in private markets selection and execution.
Summary
LIFT Asset Management has formalized its evolution from financial advisory firm to direct private equity manager through the establishment of Capital Riesgo, its own management company. The move represents a strategic escalation in the firm's private markets positioning, enabling it to manage private equity vehicles directly rather than relying exclusively on third-party managers for the four funds it previously launched.
The firm, founded over a decade ago as a financial advisory platform, has accumulated nearly three years of operational experience managing private equity vehicles through external partners. This track record has informed the decision to internalize management capabilities during a period of sustained momentum in private markets. According to Francisco Lopez Posadas, CEO of LIFT AM, the initiative responds to "strong demand we are seeing for investment in truly differentiated and exclusive international Private Equity funds." The new management company will operate under a co-investment model designed specifically for family offices and business groups, emphasizing capital alignment, proximity, and access to vehicles that would be difficult to access independently.
The leadership structure reflects the firm's family office heritage. Francisco Javier López Posadas will chair Capital Riesgo while Ana Espárrago Pérez assumes the CEO role. Espárrago emphasized the strategic advantage of the firm's origins as a business family, stating that this heritage "allows us to understand closely the needs of each family, sharing the same patrimonial vision and ensuring full alignment of interests in every investment decision." This positioning targets a specific segment within institutional private markets: family offices seeking managers who combine independence, transparent interest alignment, and curated access to international private equity opportunities.
The establishment of Capital Riesgo consolidates LIFT's co-investment proposition and extends its capacity to serve family offices building differentiated private asset portfolios. The firm's strategy prioritizes selection rigor and alignment mechanisms over asset scale, positioning itself within the competitive landscape of specialized private equity platforms targeting ultra-high-net-worth and family office capital.
The firm, founded over a decade ago as a financial advisory platform, has accumulated nearly three years of operational experience managing private equity vehicles through external partners. This track record has informed the decision to internalize management capabilities during a period of sustained momentum in private markets. According to Francisco Lopez Posadas, CEO of LIFT AM, the initiative responds to "strong demand we are seeing for investment in truly differentiated and exclusive international Private Equity funds." The new management company will operate under a co-investment model designed specifically for family offices and business groups, emphasizing capital alignment, proximity, and access to vehicles that would be difficult to access independently.
The leadership structure reflects the firm's family office heritage. Francisco Javier López Posadas will chair Capital Riesgo while Ana Espárrago Pérez assumes the CEO role. Espárrago emphasized the strategic advantage of the firm's origins as a business family, stating that this heritage "allows us to understand closely the needs of each family, sharing the same patrimonial vision and ensuring full alignment of interests in every investment decision." This positioning targets a specific segment within institutional private markets: family offices seeking managers who combine independence, transparent interest alignment, and curated access to international private equity opportunities.
The establishment of Capital Riesgo consolidates LIFT's co-investment proposition and extends its capacity to serve family offices building differentiated private asset portfolios. The firm's strategy prioritizes selection rigor and alignment mechanisms over asset scale, positioning itself within the competitive landscape of specialized private equity platforms targeting ultra-high-net-worth and family office capital.
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