Lauro joined SMC in 2021 as a Senior Operating Executive. He is focused on acquisition and industry due diligence, enhance management talent, and providing hands-on operational and strategic support to portfolio companies and management teams.Lauro founded in 2016 and currently leads Bravar Strategic Management Co. (BSM). BSM provides advisory, management, and business development services to companies in the construction sector. Working with a small, agile team of senior associates, Lauro helps foreign construction companies establish themselves in North America and expand their activities by acquiring or creating alliances/joint ventures with local companies, participating in bids, and starting up new business units.Prior to founding BSM, Lauro was CEO of OHL USA, a global construction and infrastructure services provider with more than 1,000 employees, where he oversaw a ~$1 billion P&L. As a recognized expert in structuring, and integrating construction and infrastructure services M&A transactions, he was selected to lead negotiations for OHL’s expansion into the U.S. through the simultaneous acquisition of two local companies, followed by the integration into OHL USA of several other companies.Together with an executive team that later joined him at BSM, Lauro expanded the affiliates’ businesses by negotiating joint venture agreements, diversifying their activities, and enlarging their market share. Lauro’s knowledge of design-build-finance and infrastructure public-private partnership projects, along with his ability to effectively negotiate with financial institutions and bonding companies, resulted in enormous success for OHL USA and its affiliates. During Lauro’s term as CEO, he grew revenue of OHL’s affiliates by more than 400% while substantially increasing profit margins.Lauro obtained a master’s degree in civil engineering in Trieste, Italy, and went on to earn a Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis in less than four years. After joining the world of private industry, he opted to enhance his career by enrolling in the MBA program at IESE Business School, which was ranked by The Economist as the No. 1 MBA program in the world.