About The Olea Group

Olea Group is a family-led holding company built to acquire and scale exceptional small businesses. Our investment focus is in the $750k–$7.5M revenue range with 20%+ SDE, targeting attractive industries where strategic value creation is possible. With headquarters in Miami and Mexico City, our reach & geographical focus spans North & Latin America.

Our thesis is simple: combine domain expertise with institutional-grade strategy and true operational know-how to build a robust & recession-proof portfolio of operating companies. We are active buyers, ready to move quickly. Transparency, focus, and long-term stewardship are our guiding principles.

Santiago Olea, Founder & CEO

Santiago brings half a decade of experience supporting the world's largest private equity firms & strategic investors with commercial due diligence, value creation & post-transaction strategy for aerospace & defense assets ranging from sub-$100M to $10B+ in enterprise value. First at Oliver Wyman and then on a freelance basis, Santiago has participated in 45+ transactions. He graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in International Political Economy.

Santiago founded The Olea Group with the vision to apply institutional-grade thinking & execution to small businesses. With deep exposure to aerospace, aviation & other industrials, he is uniquely positioned to identify and execute on value creation opportunities.