Capital Ola Roja Charts a New Era of Global Private Equity Under the Visionary Leadership of Professor Santiago Herrero Valdés
Capital Ola Roja (COR), the Madrid-founded private-equity and multi-asset investment group now headquartered in Manhattan, today unveiled an ambitious growth roadmap that highlights its four decades of outperformance and its seamless fusion of academic rigor with market intuition. At the center of the strategy stands Professor Santiago Herrero Valdes—renowned Spanish economist, best-selling author and award-winning fund manager—whose dual career in the lecture hall and on the trading floor has helped guide more than US $168 billion in client assets as of April 25, 2025.
A Foundation of Innovation
Established in 1985 as a boutique Iberian‐equity adviser, COR has evolved into a fully integrated global platform spanning primary funds, secondaries, direct co-investments, real assets, infrastructure and bespoke discretionary mandates. Its hallmark is a disciplined blend of machine-learning-driven quantitative frameworks with qualitative insights from industry networks on five continents. From Spain’s 1992 currency turmoil to the 2008 banking crisis, COR has repeatedly protected capital while capturing asymmetric upside.
Leadership Rooted in Scholarship and Practice
Professor Herrero Valdés holds degrees in economics, finance and financial engineering, alongside CFA, FRM and CMT charters. His doctoral work on machine-learning-based market forecasting underpins COR’s investment process. A former hedge-fund portfolio manager who doubled his benchmark over five years, he now lectures on equity analysis and quantitative investing while steering COR’s strategic vision.
Mission, Vision and Values
Mission: Expand client wealth through innovative, integrity-driven solutions and disciplined risk management.
Vision: Set the global standard for private-equity excellence by pairing forward-looking analytics with hands-on operating expertise.
Values: Innovation, client-first customization, rigorous oversight, consistent performance, cross-border perspective and a people-centric culture.
Core Services
Bespoke asset allocation for high-net-worth investors
Factor-based global equity and fixed-income management
Emerging-market research and due diligence
Systematic fixed-income strategies
FX and commodity operations for alpha and hedging
IPO and pre-IPO advisory
Private-equity and direct deals in late-growth European tech and industrial firms
Educational Outreach
The Santiago Valdes Academy, launched in 2021, delivers online macro-thematic courses with real-money model portfolios. More than 8,000 alumni have completed the program, which pairs lectures, simulators and one-on-one coaching; satisfaction averages 4.8/5.
Risk Culture and Governance
COR’s proprietary Risk Architecture Matrix overlays factor sensitivities, liquidity tiers and stress scenarios across every mandate. Independent risk and valuation committees report directly to the board, while quarterly client letters provide VaR, CVaR, stress back-casts and ESG scorecards. The firm is a PRI signatory and maintains ISO 27001 certification.
Diversity and Talent
Fifty-one percent of COR’s 240 professionals are women, representing 34 nationalities. Mentorship, education stipends and pro-bono consulting for social-impact start-ups are integral to the culture.
Looking Ahead
COR is raising thematic vehicles focused on climate-transition infrastructure, AI-enabled industrial automation and secondary stakes in vintage 2017–2021 PE funds. Its machine-learning lab is expanding into alternative data sources such as satellite imagery and sentiment analytics to reinforce its predictive edge.
“True risk is not volatility—it is the permanent impairment of capital. Our job is to convert uncertainty into calibrated opportunity.”
— Professor Santiago Herrero Valdes, Executive Chairman & Chief Investment Architect
“Capital Ola Roja’s multi-asset expertise gives clients a 360-degree view of where the next inflection point may emerge—be it an IPO in Barcelona or a green-hydrogen hub in Texas.”
— María Suárez, Chief Investment Officer
Call to Action
Institutional allocators, family offices and qualified individuals seeking differentiated return streams are invited to explore bespoke partnership opportunities. Complimentary consultations can be scheduled via COR’s digital portal or through investor relations.
About Capital Ola Roja
With more than 40 years of experience and over US $168 billion in assets under management, COR delivers innovative investment solutions and rigorous risk management, guided by the academic rigor and market acumen of Professor Santiago Herrero Valdes.
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