Roberto Centeno, Juan Roig’s son-in-law and Miley’s admirer, who doesn’t know anything about the VPO, hospitals and institutes on Malvarrosa Beach | Companies

Roberto Centeno is a non-conformist, a restless and experienced entrepreneur who successfully competes in difficult conditions and in a variety of businesses. As a self-definition, this is normal. Thus, in public information, his great brainchild appears – the investment fund Atitlan, with the help of which Centeno – a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Politics of Brown University – has transferred more than 1.5 billion investments with good returns since 2005. and also son-in-law…

Roberto Centeno is a non-conformist, restless and experienced entrepreneur who successfully competes in difficult conditions and in a diverse business. As a self-definition, this is normal. This is how his great brainchild, the Atitlan investment fund, appears in public information, with which Centeno, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics and Politics of Brown University, has transferred more than 1.5 billion in investments with good returns since 2005. He is also the son-in-law of Juan Roig, the president of Mercadona. He is married to one of the Roig twins, Carolina, a key player in the market analysis department of the supermarket chain.

Centeno has trained successfully for decades with the corporate martial arts masters of Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. He has mastered both theory and practice; Centeno believes in the perpetual movement of money. No business opportunity can be missed. That is why he called it “horrible” that a city like Valencia, a seaside, Mediterranean, tourist city, has so many abandoned beaches. “It is outrageous that in a city like Valencia there is only one luxury hotel, like Las Arenas, on the seafront, and the rest is a hospital, an institute and housing for the VPO,” he said of his idea of ​​what a city’s seafront should be.

The founding partner of Atitlan – “between the waters” in Nahuatl – cannot be denied his determination. He has clear ideas. Freedom. Damnation. Centeno was one of those who closely followed Javier Miley’s anarcho-capitalist speech in Davos in January. In his speech, the Argentine president denounced the dangers of over-regulated capitalism. Centeno listened and pleaded with business leaders: “I hope (Miley) can apply these ideas and lift Argentina (one of the world’s most resource-rich countries) out of its current state of poverty,” he wrote on his social media.

The businessman speaks coherently. In Atitlán, with offices in Valencia, Madrid and Porto, there is not a single unexplored sector that does not present interest or potential benefits. Bathroom accessories, citrus distribution, fish farming, renewable energy, logistics. Everything fits; from hamburgers to the construction of padel tennis courts. The fund created by Centeno in partnership with Aritza Rodero today boasts a diverse network of companies with interests in the agri-food sector (Elaia, Guillem Export, Sea Eight), energy (Helios), real estate (Ares), industry and services (Padel Galis, Imex Products and The Bridge) and a financial investment portfolio of over 125 million, among which the participation in the alternative debt fund Terram Capital stands out.

Centeno has long ceased to exist the child is terrible business. Half a century of life and 20 years of wealth management sharpen the character, polish the portfolio and teach you to understand your fellow travelers. Roig’s son-in-law does not neglect opportunities. In Valencia, he diligently explored the business potential. Centeno acquired the land that was once occupied by the Valencia Formula 1 urban circuit; became a shareholder in New Urban Activity (Nau), buying shares in Bancaja from Bankia; He participated in the building materials company Tejas Borja and diversified his interests, investing in stores – with clients such as Mercadona and Bankia – and hotels such as King Don Jaime of Valencia. Nothing was left behind.

The penultimate battle of Centeno Centeno is taking place in the OHLA company. The company that owns the Canalejas shopping mall in Madrid is in a difficult situation: part of its funds are held captive by banks, which makes it difficult, among other things, to obtain guarantees to compete on the market. OHLA needs money, and the market has set its sights on Atitlán – in alliance with another fund, Stoneshield Capital – as a possible savior with an injection of 150 million in two stages. As a result of the operation, Atitlán will become the first shareholder of OHLA, ahead of the Mexican Amodio brothers. A rescue operation – of course, with an interest – with the intervention of noble families. Felipe Morenes, son of Ana Patricia Botín, is involved in Stoneshield Capital. For businessman Centeno, this is everyday life. This is what he works for. Throw life preservers and collect rescue equipment. He did this at one time together with businessman Enrique Sarasola and his hotel chain Room Mate. Atitlan gave him a loan of 15 million, which prevented the collapse of the chain.

Roberto Centeno speaks clearly. Perhaps it is a family affair. The businessman is the son of Roberto Centeno González, an economist and mining engineer who was everything in the hydrocarbon sector in the 70s and 90s – director of Butano SA, CEO of Enagás, CEO of Campsa. Centeno Sr., a regular contributor to the media, was one of the first to publicly talk about the alleged commissions charged by the entourage of King Emerico Juan Carlos I for the import of oil from the Middle East. The Centenos know how to adapt. Centeno Sr., close to Vox’s theses, explained – and boasted – that he came to the world of teaching from Ramón Tamames, who was a member of the PCE Executive Committee in the 70s and a Vox candidate in the censure movement against Pedro Sánchez in 2023. “Thanks to his invaluable help,” wrote Centeno, “I obtained the chair of economics at the School of Mines.” Adaptation. After all, rye, according to experts, is one of the most stable cereals.

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