Our past
Agility was formerly known as Thunderbird Resorts and for three decades developed its own hospitality and real estate assets in emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Europe. We earned deep expertise in restaurants, bars, event centers, resorts and urban hotels. Pre-covid, we divested most investments and began to transition our business model as described below.
Agility today
Agility Capital Holding Inc. ("Agility" or the "Group") is our publicly traded investment and holding company that owns our proprietary real estate & hospitality investments. Agility Capital, Inc. in the U.S. is our investment banking division that provides capital raising, M&A, capital structuring and strategic advisory to rising players in the restaurant and real estate sectors. DineRock Capital, Inc. ("DineRock") is our U.S. investment & credit arm that invests in early-stage emergent category leader restaurant brands. Agility as a group has over 400 employees and its corporate team members are based in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Our officers and directors are listed at the bottom of this page.
We support restaurant unit scale
The Group has announced: 1) Investments into eleven restaurant brands that it believes have the potential for high net operating margins and unit scale; and 2) The formation of a Management Consultancy that supports restaurant growth & scale under the brand DineRock.
We repurpose real estate for best use
The Group has announced that it is repurposing 72,000 ft2 of offices in Miraflores, Lima, Peru into approximately 73 apartments. The Group continues to seek other opportunities (in the US and Latin America) in its core areas of residential, flexible office and hospitality.
Company officers
We are a resilient team that has developed in the emerging markets for over twenty years.
SALOMON GUGGENHEIM
Executive Chairman
Mr. Guggenheim joined the Group in 2002 as Board Director. His experience includes Managing Director of Rabo Investment Management Ltd., and CEO for Ecopowerstations Ltd., a corporation dealing with pollutant-free & emission-free wind power stations. Mr. Guggenheim was CEO of Agility in 2013-2023, and then moved to Executive Chairman. He can be reached at [email protected].
PETER LESAR
Chief Executive Officer
Apart from running Agillity, Mr. LeSar founded two restaurants recognized by The World’s 50 Best in its Discovery Series, founded DineRock (see www.dinerock.com) and is the author of the book Restaurant Strong. He is a licensed investment banker and is Registered Representative of Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Mr. LeSar can be reached at [email protected].
YAZMINA ESCOBAR
General Counsel
Ms. Escobar joined the group in 2008 and was promoted to Latin America Regional Counsel in 2011. She has led many of its transactions. Ms. Escobar received her Law Degree with honors in Panama and a Master's in Law & Economics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has also post-graduate studies in International Arbitration & Stock Markets. Ms. Escobar can be reached at [email protected].
Independent board members
Highly experienced independent directors who have guided the company for years.
RETO STADELMANN
Independent Director
Mr. Stadelmann joined the Group as Director in 2021. He studied law at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His experience includes Global Co-Head of Foreign Exchange and Money Market at UBS AG, Global Co-Head of Macro at UBS AG and he has been a member of the UBS Investment Bank Board.
STEPHAN FITCH
Independent Director
Mr. Fitch joined the Group as Director in 2016. His experience includes co-founder & Managing Director of London-based IAG Holdings Ltd. (IAGH), specializing in international merchant banking, and has been in investment banking in start-up, venture capital & small-capitalized public companies.
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