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Single Family OfficePuts its own capital into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 2 SOURCES

Puerto Asís Investments

Buenos Aires family office of the Román family (Organización Román, set up in 2008), investing in private equity, venture capital, real estate and venture philanthropy.

USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Business owners seeking a long-term partner · Co-investors

Family & background

FAMILY
Román
WEALTH ORIGIN
Transport and port logistics businesses (CSM, founded 1961; ITL container port, founded 1995)
HEADQUARTERS
Buenos Aires, Argentina
FOUNDED
2008
OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only

Investment approach

GEOGRAPHY
ArgentinaLatin AmericaUnited States
ROUTES
Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
STRATEGIES
Private equityVenture capitalReal estateImpact

Overview

Puerto Asís Investments describes itself as a family office managing an investment platform with a global, long-term view. It grew out of Organización Román, created in 2008 to manage the wealth of the family of Alfredo Román, founder of the heavy-transport firm now called CSM (1961) and the private container port ITL (1995). Its portfolio page reports more than 95 investments since 2008 across Argentina, Latin America and the United States, under private equity, venture capital (including technology VC funds), real estate and venture philanthropy mandates. It states it is a PRI signatory.

Investment thesis

Diversified portfolio across strategies, sectors and geographies, assessing impact alongside risk and return; venture capital targets solutions to social or environmental challenges that can scale regionally or globally.

People

  • Milton Hahn
    Head of Investments · source
  • Karina Román
    Chair · source
  • Silvina Román
    Director · source
  • Ernesto Fernández
    Head of Compliance & Finance · source
  • María Fabiana Oliver
    Head of Impact & Sustainability · source
  • Andrés Petrocelli
    Head of Research & Risk Management · source

Frequently asked questions

Puerto Asís Investments is a single family office based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 2008.

Puerto Asís Investments invests on behalf of the Román family (Transport and port logistics businesses (CSM, founded 1961; ITL container port, founded 1995)).

Puerto Asís Investments invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes private equity, venture capital, real estate and impact.

Key people at Puerto Asís Investments include Karina Román (Chair), Silvina Román (Director), Milton Hahn (Head of Investments) and Ernesto Fernández (Head of Compliance & Finance).

No. Puerto Asís Investments invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.