William Franke

Newbridge Latin America LP seeks investment opportunities in companies located in Latin America. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of technology and transportation. It provides financing in the form of equity and convertible debt. Its average investment size ranges between $25 and $35 million with a minimum investment of $15 million. It acquires both minority and majority positions and also takes a seat on the board of directors.

Alpargatas SAIC engages in the production, marketing, and retail of sports and casual footwear. The firm specializes in the production of rope-sole and canvas shoes. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Indigo Partners LLC (Indigo Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Franke William Augustus. The firm is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

Tiger Airways Holdings Pte Ltd. engages in owning and managing airlines. It procures, owns, and manages aircraft as a central resource, distributes and sells tickets through one common website, and manages its treasure function centrally. It operates through the Asia and Australia geographical segments. Its services include flight bookings, hotel reservations, car rentals, and travel insurance. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Wizz Air Hungary Ltd. provides passenger air transport services. It also offers hotels, car rental, and airport transfer services. The company was founded by Jozsef Varadi in June 2003 and is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.

Bristol Group SA provides surety and travel insurance services.

JetSmarter, Inc. engages in the provision of air transportation services. It offers an application that allows users to browse and book seats on existing shared flights. The company was founded on by Gennady Barksy and Segrey Petrosov in August 2012 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

JETSMART SpA is an ultra low-cost airline that was founded in 2016. The company is based in Huechuraba, Chile, and has subsidiaries in Argentina. The Chilean company operates domestically in Chile and Argentina, and has more than 70 routes throughout South America, including international services to Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay. JETSMART has a brand-new fleet of 26 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft and has carried more than 20 million passengers. The company has received two Skytrax awards as the best low-cost airline in 2021 and 2023, and is recognized with the Airline Strategy Awards 2023 for excellence in strategy execution. JETSMART is part of the airline portfolio of US private equity firm Indigo Partners, which includes Frontier Airlines in the USA, Wizz Air in Europe, Volaris in Mexico, Lynx Air in Canada, and Cebu Pacific in the Philippines. The CEO is Estuardo Ortiz.

Part of Jetsmart Holdings LP, Jetsmart Holdings Ltd. operates as a holding British company that provides passenger and cargo air transportation services. The private company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2016.

Apijet, LLC is a private company that combines predictive analytics with real-time aircraft data to develop an enhanced situational awareness of the airline's operations. Apijet is based in Seattle, WA. The company uses real-time onboard contextual airplane data to monitor, analyze, alert, and predict to optimize flights and aircraft turns. The company forward time-critical data to ground systems for off-board triage, trend analysis, and predictive analytics. The CEO of the company is Stephen A. Elop.

1263343 Alberta, Inc. provides charter airline services. The firm offers charter flights between points within Canada, plus Canada and international destinations. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.