Acero International is a full-service real estate development firm focused on projects in the infrastructure and real estate sector. The firm is active in North America, Latin America, and Europe.
Acero has extensive in-house capabilities ranging from development, investment, leasing/brokerage, to property and asset management including the operations of a diverse range of infrastructure assets. Our firm is forward-thinking and highly entrepreneurial by nature yet we create value through combining these insights and instincts with execution excellence and institutional practices.
Acero is based in Miami, Florida with regional offices in Austin, Texas and Bogotá, Colombia. For more information, please contact us.
Robert Althuis is founder and CEO of Acero Investment Partners LLC as well as Acero International Ltd, a full service real estate and infrastructure development firm. Mr. Althuis also serves as a Board Member of OTCA SAS and Colbrand International Corporation.
Mr. Althuis was formerly President and co-owner of Lynxs Group, a leading international transportation infrastructure development firm based in Austin, Texas. Prior to taking an ownership position in Lynxs in 2009, Mr. Althuis was a Senior Vice President in the Airport Infrastructure group of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS). At GECAS, Mr. Althuis served as the lead originator for the Americas Region of the Airport Infrastructure group and was instrumental in structuring Global Infrastructure Partners, a $5.6 billion infrastructure investment fund sponsored by GE and Credit Suisse as well as the acquisition of numerous companies and ventures on behalf of GECAS where he also served as board member on behalf of GE. Mr. Althuis started his career at GE Capital in an executive management program in 2002 and joined GECAS on a full-time basis in 2003. In his initial role in GECAS, as a member of the structured finance team, Mr. Althuis closed in excess of $1.5 billion of aviation related debt and equity financings.
Mr. Althuis, who has dual nationality of The Netherlands and United States, holds a B.B.A., summa cum laude, with a major in Real Estate from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a M.B.A., with distinction, with a major in Finance & Management from Columbia Business School in New York City. In addition, Mr. Althuis is a certified member of the CCIM Institute and a licensed real estate broker in Florida, Texas, and Georgia. Mr. Althuis began his career in commercial real estate acquisition and development in 1995; his last position before joining GE was Vice President and Division Manager of the commercial real estate activities of a diversified real estate firm in Atlanta, Georgia.
Peter Althuis is President of Acero International Ltd. and responsible for all ongoing operations and projects of the firm.
Mr. Althuis was previously founder and CEO of Altazur B.V., a real estate company specialized in development and property management, with offices in Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Roquebrune (France). He was also partner and co-founder of Costfocus B.V., a facility consultancy company based in Amsterdam, which he exited in 2008 through a successful sale to the firm’s employees. Prior to Altazur and Costfocus, Mr. Althuis was Project Manager at Blokker B.V., the largest Dutch retail chain for household goods and toys. Directly after the fall of the Berlin wall, he was responsible for the establishment of stores and warehouses in former East Germany. Mr. Althuis started his career at ABN-AMRO Bank, where he was a lease consultant.
Mr. Althuis has the nationality of The Netherlands, is fluent in 3 languages and proficient in 2, is a certified real estate practitioner in The Netherlands (SVM), holds advanced degrees in Automotive Management (IVA) and Marketing (NIMA-A).
Integrity
We view unyielding integrity as the bedrock of our organization, it’s our compass as no gain is ever worth diluting our reputation.
Respect
We strive to respect all we touch and encounter, it’s the fundamental element that guides all our interactions.
Execution
We’re an organization of prudent and timely action, execution excellence is the driving force of realizing progress and positive results.
Quality
We believe in high quality in all our output, never in the vain quest of perfection but always with the objective to deliver value through excellence.
Efficiency
We acknowledge resources are valuable and finite, efficiency and individual accountability is central to long-term prosperity.
Stretch
We embrace the challenge of live-long learning and improvement, our ability to move forward is born from intellectual curiosity.
Edge
We create value by doing more than is anticipated, expecting more than is considered normal, and believing more than is deemed practical.