Origination Investment Office
Our priority is to provide family offices, HNWI/UHNWI, funds and corporate clients with exclusive, institutionally curated pipelines that enable faster, better-informed investment decisions. We act as originators, structurers — identifying opportunities, optimizing capital structures, and coordinating execution with institutional investors, so clients access deal flow that is rarely available in the open market.
Key Regional Sectors | Central, Caribbean & South America
Real Assets & Development
Institutional-grade real estate, logistics parks, and strategic land holdings.
Energy & Transition
Renewable, clean, and hybrid energy platforms supporting regional decarbonization.
Infrastructure & Ports
Gateway assets supporting trade and logistics between Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.
Tourism & Lifestyle Assets
Eco-resorts, coastal developments, and high-end hospitality linked to regional tourism hubs.
Agro-Industry & Food Security
Supply-chain partnerships enhancing resilience and food independence.
Water & Environmental Solutions
Sustainable water management and conservation initiatives with measurable impact.
Origination & Pipeline Curation
Proactive sourcing and pre-screening of investment opportunities through a proprietary network and disciplined selection process. We deliver segmented pipelines by sector, geography and risk/return profile, accompanied by executive summaries and investment memoranda that support rapid decision-making.
Exclusive Sourcing & Trusted Connector
Active relationship management with local sponsors, developers, specialist boutiques and family offices to secure priority access or exclusivity on relevant transactions
Transaction Structuring & Capital Solutions
Design of the capital stack (equity, mezzanine, hybrid structures), incentive models and economic terms that enhance investor appetite and project viability.
Syndication & Anchor Investor Outreach
Design and execution of syndication strategies: identification of anchor investors, preparation of investor materials and discreet roadshows, and coordination of conditional commitments.
Investor Due Diligence & Data-Room Preparation
End-to-end preparation of investor-grade documentation, management of financial, legal, technical and ESG due diligence, and secure data-room administration with efficient Q&A workflows.
Valuation & Financial Engineering
Advanced financial modelling, stress testing, capital-stack optimisation and scenario analysis to measure dilution, IRR and risk-adjusted returns.
ESG & Sustainable Finance Structuring
Design of green and ESG-linked instruments, impact KPIs and supporting documentation to facilitate placement with sustainability-focused institutional investors and access to sustainable finance lines.
Mandated Origination Programs & Off-Market Sourcing
Bespoke origination mandates to proactively build exclusive pipelines for clients (sector, geography or strategy-specific). We deploy targeted outreach, distributor/sponsor mapping, transaction teasers and controlled seller engagement to secure priority access, exclusive negotiation windows or first-look arrangements, managed under strict confidentiality and tailored commercial terms.
Risk Mitigation & Hedging Solutions
Design of practical risk management frameworks for FX, commodity price exposure and political risk, including hedging strategies and insurance solutions where appropriate.
Exit Strategy & Liquidity Planning
Definition of exit pathways, trade sale, IPO, securitisation or secondary placement, with execution timelines and residual value scenarios.
Debt Advisory & Refinancing
Negotiation with domestic and international lenders, project finance structuring, and refinancing solutions to optimise cost of capital and maturities.
Market Intelligence & Opportunity Scouting
Continuous, proprietary market scanning and thematic research to surface early-stage opportunities and off-market leads. We combine primary conversations with local operators, sector-specific data analytics and proprietary alerting to deliver high-conviction prospects before they reach the open market, together with rapid opportunity briefs for immediate assessment.
Allen Cedeño | Founder | Managing Partner (Panama-USA) Ex-Mckinsey | FTI Consulting
Complementary Capability: Selective Co-Investment
At Kennis Partners, our primary mandate is the origination and curation of high-quality investment opportunities for our clients. As a complementary capability, we may selectively co-invest alongside clients and partners on a case-by-case basis, ensuring alignment of interests and signalling commitment to anchor investors.
All co-investments are explicitly secondary to our origination mandate and governed by rigorous protocols, including:
Investment Committee approval for every co-investment opportunity.
Conflict-of-interest management to safeguard client priorities.
Strict compliance and governance standards aligned with institutional best practices.
This disciplined approach enables Kennis Partners to support clients effectively, maintain full transparency, and uphold board-level integrity across all transactions
Albert Valenzuela | Co-Founder | Partner- Strategic Capital Advisory (USA). Ex-Mckinsey | JP Morgan chase
Engagement Modalities & Governance
Mandates
We deliver exclusive or non-exclusive origination mandates tailored by sector, geography or investment mandate, working under clearly defined scopes and timelines.
Fee models
Flexible commercial arrangements according to client needs: retainer + success fee for long mandates, fixed advisory / project fees for discrete engagements, or transaction-based success fees for execution-driven mandates.
Investment Committee
An Investment Committee provides independent oversight for approvals and any co-investment decisions, ensuring rigorous governance and alignment with client mandates.
Compliance & Confidentiality
Robust AML/KYC procedures, conflict-of-interest management and strict confidentiality protocols are embedded in every engagement.
Reporting & KPIs
Clients receive periodic pipeline reports, performance dashboards and ESG metrics.
Contact
To discuss an origination mandate, syndication strategy or tailored engagement model, contact our Origination Investment Office at helpdesk@kennispartners.com.
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