Andrei Papayanopulos
Andrei Papayanopulos, Booth '14, is a managing partner of Arpa Capital. He previously acquired, operated and sold a company through the search fund model. He currently serves as a board member and CEO of a franchisee company with over 70 locations in Mexico. He has over ten years of experience in private equity in Mexico. He formerly held several positions in Nexxus Capital, which is one of the largest private equity managers in the region. Andrei has been involved in several transactions both in the equity and debt capital markets in several industries, such as financial services, retail, insurance, hospitality, real estate, amongst others. Andrei holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and an MBA from Chicago Booth.