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Felipe Rojas and James Jackson met in 2018 as part of a team leading the operational due diligence and finance integration for a >$50B acquisition at a leading integrated healthcare company. The creation of Highland Legacy Capital, established to acquire and grow a U.S.-based SME, represents the continuation of a seven-year discussion that began at that time—one centered on passion, professional inspiration, and a shared love of entrepreneurship. Their investors and mentors include Relay Investments, Search Fund Partners, Aspect Investors, WSC & Company, Archipelago Capital Partners, Alza Capital Partners, Associés MAGNUM Capital Partners, The Cambria Group, Dellin Investments, Housatonic Partners, Granite Point Partners, and Brian Williams.
Born in Mexico, Felipe is an industrial engineer with nine years of experience in management consulting. He began his career in Deloitte Consulting’s Commercial Practice and, just before reaching the three-year mark, left to pursue an MBA at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. At Cornell, Felipe focused heavily on strategic operations and leadership. After graduating, he returned to Deloitte, joining the firm’s Supply Chain Strategy team.
James brings over a decade of experience in finance, M&A, and strategy consulting. Most recently, he was a Senior Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he led teams advising Life Sciences and PE clients on portfolio investment decisions, M&A strategy and execution, and commercial topics. Before McKinsey, James spent seven years at Deloitte Consulting, where he guided large teams through major global transformations, including a $10B+ life sciences divestiture and a $50B+ healthcare merger. Raised in South Texas in a multigenerational family of entrepreneurs, James developed an early appreciation for business grit and a “the buck stops with me” approach to problem-solving in the face of operational complexity.
Felipe and James are excited to find a business that demonstrates the hallmarks of long-term, defensible value. They are seeking an SME with a strong financial profile, predictable or recurring revenue, and EBITDA between $2–12M with margins above 15%, operating in a large and fragmented market with favorable customer and supplier dynamics.
