First European fund
specialising in
defense and aerospace.
Hyperion provides growth capital to industrial companies in the defense, aerospace and cybersecurity technologies for high investor returns.
The Hyperion team brings together unparalleled institutional, operational, and M&A experience in three strategic security verticals and leverages deep industry knowledge and relationships on behalf of partner companies.
Our team
Pablo Casado
Managing Partner
Johns Hopkins University, TLN
Chairman of the Atlantic Basin Initiative
Presidential Candidate and Opposition Leader in Spain,
Vice President of the EU Commission in Parliament and Vice Chair of the International Democratic Center
World Economic Forum
Member of the New Leaders for Europe Group
Joaquín Ortiz
Managing Partner
SAPA Placencia
CSO of global provider of defense mobility systems
Spanish Ministry of Defense
Industrial advisor to the Minister
Spanish Government
National security advisor on industrial defense policies
Matthew Good Garcia
CFO
Istria Capital Partners
Chief Financial Officer & Operations
Wealthkernel Limited
Finance Director
Quibim S. L.
CFO
Etfmatic Group Limited
CFO
Start Up advisor
Telefónica S. A.
Senior Manager
Jose Antonio Bartrina
Partner
DETEGASA
CEO of global naval defense contractor
TEDAE
Secretary General of Spanish Association of Aerospace & Defense Technology Companies
CESEDEN
Graduate of Spanish Center for Advanced Studies of National Defense
Ricardo Gómez-Acebo
Partner
MAD Lions
CEO and COO through company’s sale to Overactive Media Coporation and subsequent IPO on the TSX Venture Exchanger
LongrassVentures
General Partner
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Daniel Lorrain
Principal
Capital One / KippsDeSanto & Co.
Leading investment bank in M&A for U.S. middle-market aerospace & defense
FORVIS LLP
Washington, D.C. transaction advisory practice
EisnerAmperLLP
New Orleans audit practice
Juan Muñoz
Associate
Experience with the leading global investment bank, Citi, as part of the Madrid-based team. Advised shareholders and Private Equity owners on M&A and ECM transactions across diverse industries.
Marina Quintero
Associate
Experience with a leading Spanish investment bank, Santander. Provided M&A advisory services to financial investors and large corporations.
Advisory board
Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Former Secretary General of NATO
Former Prime Minister of Denmark
Co-Chair, working group on security guarantees for Ukrainian President V. Zelenksy
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs of the US
Former National Security Council Director of European and Soviet Affairs.
Hon. Michèle Alliot-Marie
Former Minister of Defense of France
Former Minister of the Interior
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Former Minister of Justice of France
Robert Murray
Chief Innovation Officer at Saab (Swedish Aeroplane Corp.)
First NATO Head of Innovations and Defense Investment Division Head of Intelligence
Martín Varsavsky
Founder and investor of five unicorns
Current or former board member: Axel Springer, Sun Valley Conference, Clinton Foundation, Columbia University E-ship.
Richard Hurowitz
Founder of Octavian Advisors; Strategic Advisor to Rothschild & Co
Former Senior Advisor to TPG; former Partner at Halcyon Asset Management
Nicole Junkermann
Entrepreneur and investor in a portfolio of 40+ companies across Europe and the US of which 30% are unicorns and deep-tech disruptors.
Founder of NJF Holdings
Ilan Leiferman
Global Head of Cybersecurity Startups & VCs at Amazon Web Services
Founder of The Shelf and Rubik DS
Portfolio
Gestair
Leading executive aviation management firm in Spain and main MRO operator in Southern Europe. Its MRO unit specializes in private and commercial aircraft maintenance and it operates the largest maintenance center in Southern Europe.
Gutmar
Specializes in precision mechanics and high-tech subsystem assembly for sectors such as aerospace, defense, nuclear fusion, rail, biomedicine, submarines and robotics.
Pangea
Specializes in advanced rocket propulsion to make space access more affordable and efficient. Its product portfolio includes the U-NYX in-orbit propulsion system, the ARCOS aerospike engine, and the high-thrust KRONOS engine.
Sateliot
First 5G telecommunications operator from space, providing disruptive technological solutions and connectivity anywhere in the world, especially in areas where terrestrial infrastructure is insufficient.
Brok-Air
Leading provider of aircraft maintenance in Spain and Portugal, delivering base and line maintenance in addition to component and equipment services and operating leading AME training academies.
ATS-Aviation
Referential provider of MRO services in Southern Europe, specializing in base maintenance for Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, Pilatus, and other aircraft.