- This is an executive role in which he will oversee the management of all business verticals
- The appointment comes at a time of growth for the firm, which has quadrupled its assets under management over the past 10 years and completed a capital increase with the entry of new shareholders in mid-2024
Madrid, 22nd September 2026. Buenavista Equity Partners (“Buenavista”), an independent investment management firm specialising in private equity, infrastructure and venture capital in Spain, announced today the appointment of Enrique Centelles Satrústegui as Chief Executive Officer, following a resolution passed by the firm’s Board of Directors on 15th September. Centelles will assume executive responsibility for all areas of the firm’s business, which now has €1.3 billion in assets under management and a team of more than 60 professionals.
Enrique Centelles brings 25 years of experience in private equity, with a particular focus on primary investments, secondaries and co-investments. Since 2012, he has served as Managing Partner for Private Equity at Buenavista, where he has brought together the firm’s Buyout, Healthcare and Secondaries strategies under a single leadership structure, representing more than €750 million in assets under management. He has also led the launch and management of Buenavista’s buyout and secondary funds. In addition, he has been responsible for the growth capital area and has overseen the development of the specialist healthcare fund Buenavista Healthcare Growth Innvierte I.
He has also developed the group’s secondaries strategy, leading three transactions across tail-end portfolios, early secondary deals and a continuation vehicle. Enrique Centelles is a member of Buenavista Equity Partners’ Board of Directors and sits on the investment committees of its private equity and infrastructure vehicles. He has also served on the boards of 30 of the firm’s portfolio companies.
Enrique Centelles is a member of the Board of Directors of SpainCap, the Spanish private equity association. He holds a degree in Marketing and Business Management from ESIC Business School.
The appointment comes at a time of growth and consolidation for Buenavista, which this year has marked its 30th anniversary. Backed by a long track record of sustainable growth, the firm has quadrupled its assets under management over the past 10 years, reaching €1.3 billion today.
Enrique Centelles Satrústegui, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Buenavista Equity Partners, said: “Over the years, Buenavista has built a diversified platform with a strong position across its various investment areas. My priority in this new chapter will be to continue driving its growth, strengthen our capabilities and teams, and develop new opportunities that allow us to broaden the firm’s reach and continue supporting our investors and portfolio companies over the long term.”
30 years of growth and diversification
Founded in 1996, Buenavista has delivered sustained and consistent growth over the years. The firm’s primary objective is to support its portfolio companies in becoming leaders in their respective industries, through growth strategies and sector consolidation. To achieve this, Buenavista draws on a range of value creation and business transformation levers, including organic and inorganic growth, international expansion, professionalisation of management teams, digitalisation, enhancement of financial profiles and process optimisation.
In mid-2024, the firm completed a 25% capital increase, bringing in Libertas 7, Aligrupo and Vieira de Matos Capital, VMC, as new shareholders, while Buenavista Equity Partners’ existing partners maintained their shareholdings, enhancing the firm’s value creation capacity, strengthening its corporate structure and supporting the launch of new business lines.
In addition, Buenavista remains firmly committed to its people and the development of its talent. The firm has a team of 61 professionals, with its main offices in Madrid and Lisbon.
