JARA CAPITAL
Acquire. Operate. Compound.

Most acquisition firms are built by financiers.
We have spent 15 years running the businesses they buy.
Three markets. Two continents. One holding company.

🇨🇱Chile
🇮🇹Italy
🇺🇸USA
🇲🇽Mexico
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
🇪🇸Spain
🇧🇪Belgium
🇵🇱Poland
🇷🇴Romania
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$100M+ Revenue managed
2,500+ Employees led
$21M Lean savings in one year
4% Corporate tax — Puerto Rico Act 60
15 years running industrial operations
Iquique · Milan · Puerto Rico · Texas · Alabama
9 countries · 4 continents · 3 languages
$100M+ Revenue managed
2,500+ Employees led
$21M Lean savings in one year
4% Corporate tax — Puerto Rico Act 60
15 years running industrial operations
Iquique · Milan · Puerto Rico · Texas · Alabama
9 countries · 4 continents · 3 languages
Why we exist
JCH
Most acquisition firms are built by financiers. They know how to read a balance sheet. We know how to fix a production line at 2am.

Jara Capital Holdings acquires established, operations-intensive businesses across the Americas. We install proven operators, apply 15 years of industrial-grade discipline, and compound every dollar at 4% through our Puerto Rico structure. This is not private equity theory. This is hard-won practice — forged across four continents, three languages, and two decades.

$100M+
Revenue managed
2,500+
Employees led
$21M
Lean savings, one year
4%
Corporate tax, PR
The model

Four steps.
Proven discipline.

We don’t just write checks. We know how to fix a production line at 2am, navigate an FDA audit, and turn a site from red to break-even in six months. That is the difference.

01
Source
Profitable businesses with strong fundamentals, no succession plan, and operational upside we can see because we’ve lived it.
02
Acquire
Senior partner provides the capital and structure. Our operational due diligence is unmatched by any financial buyer.
03
Install
A curated operating partner runs day-to-day. We bring the systems, accountability, and lean transformation playbook.
04
Compound
Cost reduction, margin expansion, operational excellence. Every dollar compounds at 4% through Puerto Rico.
Portfolio

Three markets.
Already operating.

Active businesses generating revenue across the Americas — not a pitch deck.

🇨🇱
Iquique
Tarapacá, Chile

N&C Beauty — manicure and lash studio. Zona Franca free trade zone. The founder’s hometown.

In development
🇺🇸
Hidalgo
Texas, USA

Active acquisition in the Rio Grande Valley. Strategic US–Mexico border position for cross-border commerce.

Acquisition in progress
🇺🇸
Madison
Alabama, USA

DSolutions LLC — fleet of 8 rental vehicles generating $6K+ monthly. Cash-flowing asset in the Southeast US.

Active · Cash-flowing
Legal domicile
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Jara Capital Holdings LLC · Act 60
4% corporate tax  ·  0% capital gains  ·  0% dividends

“I grew up in a port city in the Atacama desert. Engineering in Valparaíso. MBA in Milan. I’ve run plants across four continents. At 39, I decided: why build someone else’s portfolio?”

David Jara Sanhueza · Founder, Jara Capital Holdings
Our edge

Every advantage is earned.
Not borrowed.

These are not aspirations. They are receipts.

01
Operator, not investor
15 years running manufacturing plants for Magneti Marelli and GVS across four continents. FDA, OSHA, ISO 9001/14001/50001/13485, IATF 16949, VDA. We don’t hire consultants — we are the consultant.
02
Puerto Rico tax structure
Act 60 provides 4% corporate tax, 0% capital gains, 0% dividends. Every dollar of profit compounds faster than any mainland competitor.
03
Americas footprint
Chile, Texas, Alabama, Puerto Rico. 4 languages. 4 continents of lived experience. No cultural or regulatory environment is foreign to us.
04
Proven turnaround track
HSN site: red to break-even in 6 months. Covina division: $4M/month from zero. $21M in lean savings in a single year at Magneti Marelli.
The journey

Every city left a mark.

From the Atacama to the Alps — 20+ cities, 9 countries, 4 continents. Hover each pin.

🇨🇱Chile — Born & educated 🇮🇹Italy — Forged in European industry 🇪🇸Spain — WCM audits 🇧🇪Belgium — WCM visits 🇵🇱Poland — WCM audits 🇷🇴Romania — WCM audits 🇺🇸USA — Built the portfolio 🇲🇽Mexico — Multi-site operations 🇵🇷Puerto Rico — Holdings HQ
The founder
David Jara Sanhueza
David Jara Sanhueza
Founder & Senior Partner
🇨🇱 Spanish (native) 🇮🇹 Italian (bilingual) 🇺🇸 English (fluent) 🇧🇷 Portuguese
The founder

Born in Iquique, Chile. Informatics Engineering from UTFSM Valparaíso. MSc Engineering & Industrial Management, Politecnico di Milano. Market Analysis, Bocconi University. Rose to WCM World Expert at Magneti Marelli’s global HQ in Milan, traveling 100% across EMEA and the Americas. Led operations across Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and California. Currently Managing Director at GVS Covina. At 39, he has managed over $100M in revenue, 2,500+ employees, and delivered $21M in operational savings in a single year.

  • Informatics EngineeringUTFSM, Valparaíso
  • MSc Engineering / Industrial MgmtPolitecnico di Milano
  • Market AnalysisBocconi University, Milan
  • WCM World ExpertMagneti Marelli HQ, Milan
  • EHS & Pre-Production EngineeringMarelli, Pulaski TN
  • Program ManagerDura Automotive, TN / MI
  • Plant ManagerHSM Solutions, NC
  • Managing Director, Central AmericaGVS — PR & Mexico
  • Managing Director, OperationsGVS — Covina, CA
🇨🇱 Iquique🇨🇱 Valparaíso 🇮🇹 Milan🇮🇹 Corbetta🇮🇹 Turin 🇮🇹 Crevalcore🇮🇹 Bari 🇪🇸 Barcelona🇧🇪 Brussels 🇵🇱 Bielsko-Biała🇷🇴 Jilava 🇺🇸 Pulaski, TN🇺🇸 Lawrenceburg, TN 🇺🇸 High Point, NC🇺🇸 Madison, AL 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico🇲🇽 Reynosa 🇲🇽 Monterrey🇺🇸 McAllen, TX 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, CA
Contact

Let’s talk.

Whether you’re a business owner considering your next chapter, an operator looking for a partnership, or an advisor with a deal — we’d like to hear from you.

david@jaracapitalholdings.com
(756) 710-3224
San Juan, PR · Iquique, CL · Hidalgo, TX · Madison, AL · Los Angeles, CA