Gerard Lopez (businessman)
Encyclopedia
Gerard Lopez is a Spanish
entrepreneur and businessman based in Luxembourg
. Alongside Eric Lux
, he is a founding partner of The Genii Group. He is the Chairman of the Lotus Renault
Formula One team and of its majority owner, Genii Capital
. He is also the co-founder and Managing Partner of Mangrove Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm specialising in technology.
with a bachelor's degree in management information systems and operational management. He has started and run a number of businesses including a pioneering Web development company, Icon Solutions
, and a leasing company, ProLease
. Lopez remains an active investor in different private equity classes, ranging from early-stage technology to real estate investments.
He founded Mangrove Capital Partners with Mark Tluszcz, and the firm was an early investor in Skype
. Lopez became involved in motorsport through Mangrove's operations with the Gravity Sport Management company. He has also taken part in endurance racing through the Gravity Racing International team.
In 2008, he co-founded Genii Capital
, a private investment management and financial advisory firm, with Eric Lux. Lopez sits on the board of Wix
, Zink Imaging, Lotus Renault GP, and Lotus Group International, as well as being a member of the Advisory Council for Miami University Business School.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
entrepreneur and businessman based in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. Alongside Eric Lux
Eric Lux
Eric Lux is a Luxembourg entrepreneur and businessman. Alongside Gerard Lopez, he is a founding partner of The Genii Group. Lux is also the CEO and Director of Genii Capital, an investment management and financial member of The Genii Group and owner of the Lotus Renault GP team...
, he is a founding partner of The Genii Group. He is the Chairman of the Lotus Renault
Renault F1
Lotus Renault GP, formerly the Renault F1 Team, is a British Formula One racing team. The Oxfordshire-based team can trace its roots back through the Benetton team of the late 1980s and 1990s to the Toleman team of the early 1980s. Renault had also competed in various forms since , before taking...
Formula One team and of its majority owner, Genii Capital
Genii Capital
Genii Capital is an international financial advisory and investment firm, which specialises in brand management, promising technologies, motorsport and a wide spectrum of venture capitalism activities. It was created in 2008, by two Luxembourger investors, Gerard Lopez and Eric Lux and has a...
. He is also the co-founder and Managing Partner of Mangrove Capital Partners, a leading venture capital firm specialising in technology.
Biography
Gerard graduated from Miami UniversityMiami University
Miami University is a coeducational public research university located in Oxford, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1809, it is the 10th oldest public university in the United States and the second oldest university in Ohio, founded four years after Ohio University. In its 2012 edition, U.S...
with a bachelor's degree in management information systems and operational management. He has started and run a number of businesses including a pioneering Web development company, Icon Solutions
, and a leasing company, ProLease
. Lopez remains an active investor in different private equity classes, ranging from early-stage technology to real estate investments.
He founded Mangrove Capital Partners with Mark Tluszcz, and the firm was an early investor in Skype
Skype
Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
. Lopez became involved in motorsport through Mangrove's operations with the Gravity Sport Management company. He has also taken part in endurance racing through the Gravity Racing International team.
In 2008, he co-founded Genii Capital
Genii Capital
Genii Capital is an international financial advisory and investment firm, which specialises in brand management, promising technologies, motorsport and a wide spectrum of venture capitalism activities. It was created in 2008, by two Luxembourger investors, Gerard Lopez and Eric Lux and has a...
, a private investment management and financial advisory firm, with Eric Lux. Lopez sits on the board of Wix
Wix
Wix could mean:* Wix, Essex* WiX, the Windows Installer XML toolset* Paul Wickens, the musician * Vicques, Switzerland in an obsolete German spelling* Wix.com Flash website builderFor people named Wix, see:* Wix...
, Zink Imaging, Lotus Renault GP, and Lotus Group International, as well as being a member of the Advisory Council for Miami University Business School.